Exercise your head

March 10 to 16 is International Brain Awareness Week. 

Why not treat your gray matter to a little work-out?

Go ahead.  What'll it hurt?

 

Are the rows in this image parallel?
If no, in which direction do they slant?
If yes, any idea why they don't look it?
(image from SharpBrains)

The answers to the following clues are two-word rhymes. 

Example: The monsters under my bed stay there because of my...
            night light.

1. Birthmark on a person from Copenhagen...

___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

2. Gastropod residue...

___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

3. Eating a diet low in cholesterol and fats...

___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

4. To enjoy festivities in a big way...

___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

5. What Wallace might see after treating his pup to too much cheese...

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Bonus.  Lite, underground reading material for a female impersonator...

___ ___ ___ ___     ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ - ___ ___ ___ ___

(Puzzle modeled after that found on the Dana Foundation website.  Answers on Thursday!)