Memorable Mnemonics Quiz

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Mnemonic devices are little tricks — like acronyms and phrases — that help us memorize important info. Our quiz will test your knowledge of everything from geography to music scales. But there's a twist: Every single answer has a fun mnemonic attached.

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Question 1 of 10

Which is the smallest of North America's Great Lakes?

Erie

Ontario

To help you remember, here's a mnemonic that lists the lakes from biggest to smallest: Super Heroes Must Eat Oats. (Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, Ontario.)

Huron

Question 2 of 10

Let's say you're working on a mathematical expression. Which operation should you calculate first?

parentheses

Think "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" (parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction.)

division

exponents

Question 3 of 10

Calling all band geeks! On the treble staff, what note comes after "B"?

Repeat after us: "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge." (E, G, B, D, F.)

Question 4 of 10

Which of the following countries is not located in Central America?

Guatemala

Nicaragua

Colombia

You're gonna love this one. The mnemonic is "Big Gorillas Eat Hotdogs, Not Cold Pizza." (Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama.)

Question 5 of 10

Moving on to climate science, what's the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere?

thermosphere

troposphere

exosphere

From lowest to highest, Earth's atmospheric layers are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere. To remember the rankings, say "The Strong Man's Triceps Exploded."

Question 6 of 10

Who's on the U.S. fifty-dollar bill?

Ulysses S. Grant

Here's your handy, dandy currency portrait mnemonic: "When Jeff Left Home, Jack Got Fat." (Washington $1, Jefferson $2, Lincoln $5, Hamilton $10, Jackson $20, Grant $50, Franklin $100.)

Warren G. Harding

Franklin Pierce

Question 7 of 10

In the biological classification system, what rank falls between a species and a family?

order

class

genus

It goes "domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species." ("Do Kings Play Cards On Fat Green Stools?")

Question 8 of 10

Of the three elements listed below, which one is diatomic?

neon

chlorine

Hydrogen, nitrogen, fluorine, oxygen, iodine, chlorine, and bromine are "diatomic," meaning they've only got two atoms each. Keep saying "Have No Fear Of Ice-Cold Beer" and you'll never forget which elements made the cut.

copper

Question 9 of 10

Complete this sentence: Venus is the ______ planet from the sun.

second

The eight planets in our solar system are — in order — Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. (Think "My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos.")

fourth

fifth

Question 10 of 10

To close out the quiz, we're switching things up a bit. "ROY G. BIV" is a famous mnemonic. What is it supposed to help you remember?

the colors of the rainbow

Say it with us: The colors of the rainbow are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Thanks, Roy!

assorted poop consistencies

Henry VII's ill-fated wives

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