Brain Games

Do you exercise your brain? If you enjoy doing puzzles and other brain games, you are doing just that. Scientists say that mental stimulation and physical exercise are both good for keeping your mind healthy and fit.

The Brain Challenges below require a mix of wisdom, worldliness, and brain power. Do you have what it takes to answer the challenges?

Warning: these questions were inspired by graduate-level test information. I recommend that you read the questions and then do a little research before looking at the solutions. The categories provide a hint.

• Challenge 1: History
• Challenge 2: Social Science
• Challenge 3: Language

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