Q 01/05

Which book hero, a son of Poseidon, learns that his ADHD is really a demigod's battlefield reflexes?

A) Harry Potter

B) Percy Jackson

C) Artemis Fowl

D) Katniss Everdeen

Answer · why

B) Percy Jackson

Percy Jackson began as bedtime stories that author Rick Riordan made up for his son Haley, who has ADHD and dyslexia.

Q 02/05

Which American swimmer, diagnosed with ADHD as a boy, took up the sport partly as an outlet for his energy?

A) Matt Biondi

B) Ryan Lochte

C) Michael Phelps

D) Caeleb Dressel

Answer · why

C) Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps was bullied at school over his ADHD, then grew up to win a record 23 Olympic gold medals.

Q 03/05

Which American gymnast spoke up about her ADHD after hackers leaked her Olympic medical records in 2016?

A) Simone Biles

B) Gabby Douglas

C) Aly Raisman

D) Shawn Johnson

Answer · why

A) Simone Biles

Simone Biles replied that having ADHD was no cause for shame, and she went on to become the most decorated gymnast in history.

Q 04/05

A tongue-in-cheek 2000 paper by Canadian paediatricians diagnosed which fictional bear with inattentive-type ADHD?

A) Paddington Bear

B) Fozzie Bear

C) Yogi Bear

D) Winnie-the-Pooh

Answer · why

D) Winnie-the-Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh was not the only patient: the same doctors weighed a stimulant for bouncy Tigger and an antidepressant for gloomy Eeyore.

Q 05/05

Which Simpsons character is put on the made-up drug Focusyn after a diagnosis of attention deficit disorder?

A) Milhouse

B) Nelson

C) Bart

D) Ralph

Answer · why

C) Bart

Bart goes on a rampage in a stolen army tank in the 1999 episode Brother's Little Helper, a satire on the misdiagnosis of children's behaviour.