Happiness!

Question 1

Name this famous actor who played the lead in Deadpool

Accepted Answer

Ryan Reynolds

Question 2

In a nutshell, what does the Easterlin Paradox say about rich people?

Accepted Answer

They're happier than poor people

Question 3

Can you name the actor who plays Alan Partridge (TRIVIA FACT - born in Middleton!)

Accepted Answer

Steve Coogan

Question 4

Which comedy actor voices Gru in the Despicable Me films

Accepted Answer

Steve Carell

Question 5

Which of these sights is proven to trigger brain chemicals that make you feel happy?

Accepted Answer

Flowers

Question 6

Studies have shown that pets make people feel happier?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Mr. Bean's real name is...

Accepted Answer

Rowan Atkinson

Question 8

Exercise can make you happy by lowering levels of this hormone, which is associated with stress.

Accepted Answer

cortisol

Question 9

Who becomes happier as they age: men or women?

Accepted Answer

Men

Question 10

Happy music stimulates our brain to release this chemical, the same one released by chocolate and sex

Accepted Answer

dopamine

Question 11

Who plays opposite Jackie Chan in the Rush Hour movies?

Accepted Answer

Chris Tucker

Question 12

Hospitalized children are often made happiest by this kind of therapy

Accepted Answer

music

Question 13

Which country ranked as the happiest in the world in 2020?

Accepted Answer

Finland

Question 14

How many kinds of smile are there?

Accepted Answer

19

Question 15

Can you name this comedy actress who starred in the 2015 film 'Spy'

Accepted Answer

Melissa McCarthy

Question 16

According to the Pew Global Attitudes Project, who's happier - men or women?

Accepted Answer

Women

Question 17

According to one study, happy people are surprisingly prone to what kind of behaviour?

Accepted Answer

prejudicial

Question 18

Name this American comedian who wrote and starred in the 2015 film 'Trainwreck'

Accepted Answer

Amy Schumer

Question 19

Who starred as Ron Burgundy in the Anchorman films?

Accepted Answer

Will Ferrell

Question 20

What is the 'hippocampus’?

Accepted Answer

An area in the brain for happiness & positive memory

Question 21

What did Easterlin find made people happier than individual income?

Accepted Answer

their income compared to their friends

Question 22

Approximately how many years longer can happy people be expected to live than unhappy people?

Accepted Answer

20

Question 23

What's the branch of psychology that studies what makes people happy?

Accepted Answer

positive psychology

Question 24

Which of these jobs has been ranked as being one of the world's happiest professions?

Accepted Answer

Gardener

Question 25

Can you name this American comedy actor?

Accepted Answer

Jack Black

Question 26

According to a New York Times happiness study, "marriage makes people happy but _________ doesn’t"

Accepted Answer

having children

Question 27

Which is the happiest colour?

Accepted Answer

Yellow

Question 28

Which US founding document promises "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" to the American people?

Accepted Answer

Declaration of Independence

Question 29

Exercise can also increase happiness by causing your body to release which mood-boosting chemicals.

Accepted Answer

Dopamine, Serotonin, Oxytocin, Endorphin

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