MIM Trivia Night - Q&A

Question 1

What is the name for using music to help people feel better?

Accepted Answer

Music Therapy

Question 2

Patients in a coma cannot process music.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Music therapy can replace traditional medical treatments.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

Which bodily function has been shown to synchronize with the tempo of music?

Accepted Answer

Heart rate

Question 5

Listening to your favorite music releases which 'feel-good' brain chemical?

Accepted Answer

Dopamine

Question 6

What type of music is often played in hospitals to help patients relax?

Accepted Answer

Classical or Calm Music

Question 7

Which musical instrument has been linked to enhanced neuroplasticity in the brain?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Question 8

Which part of the brain is most active when we listen to music?

Accepted Answer

Auditory Cortex & Memory Areas

Question 9

Music can help stroke patients regain speech through a technique called Melodic Intonation Therapy.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What is music therapy most commonly used to help treat?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 11

Which part of the nervous system is affected when listening to calming music, slowing heart rate and reducing stress?

Accepted Answer

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Question 12

Music has no impact on chronic pain conditions.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

Which famous scientist played the violin and believed that music helped him with his scientific discoveries?

Accepted Answer

Albert Einstein

Question 14

How does music help people with Alzheimer's?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 15

Which famous composer continued to create music after becoming deaf?

Accepted Answer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Question 16

Which brainwave frequency is linked to deep relaxation and can be influenced by certain types of music?

Accepted Answer

Alpha

Question 17

Playing an instrument engages almost every part of the brain, making it a full-brain workout.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Newborn babies can recognize music they heard while in the womb.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

When a song gets 'stuck' in your head, what is it called?

Accepted Answer

Earworm

Question 20

When was the Canadian Association for Music Therapy established?

Accepted Answer

1974

Question 21

What is the role of music therapy in Parkinson’s disease treatment?

Accepted Answer

Improves motor function

Questions 21