TeachersFirst Brain Twisters

TeachersFirst Middle School Brain Twister Answers
Week of November 14, 2008

Which sentence contains a punctuation error?
    Do you want to come with us?
    Check with your mom, just in case.
    We’ll snowboard and ski, but we’ll stay warm.
    Soon school will have a break and we’ll go to the slopes.
    Sarah, Sam, and I will probably stay on the slopes all day.

The continental divide separates:
    rivers that flow to the Atlantic from those than flow to the Pacific
    the U.S. and Canada
    the north from the south
    the great plains from the mountains
    the Rocky Mountains from the Appalachian Mountains

What is the next number in this sequence? 5, 25, 250, 3750, 75000
    7,500,0000
    187,500
    1,875,000
    750,000
    1,875

A degree of Fahrenheit measurement:
    measures only liquids
    is smaller than a degree of Celsius measurement
    is the same as a degree of Celsius measurement
    is larger than a degree of Celsius measurement
    measures only solids

If a stuffed turkey must roast for approximately 25 min. per pound, which approximate pair below is WRONG?
    11.5 lbs. – about 4 hrs. 45 min.
    13.75 lbs. – about 6.5 hrs.
    18 lbs. – about 7.5 hours
    16 lbs. – about 6 hrs. 45 min.
    20 lbs. – about 8 hrs. 15 min.

Henry Ford revolutionized automobile production by introducing:
    the Model T
    rubber tires
    the assembly line
    automatic transmission
    freeways

Which of the following pairs does not belong?
    Inconsistent – steadfast
    Treacherous – dangerous
    Fizzy – effervescent
    Gregarious – friendly
    Embellish – decorate

This major American industry, once headquartered solely in a rust belt state, is hoping for financial help for its "big three."
    the retail clothing industry
    the auto industry
    the alternative fuel industry
    the real estate industry
    the banking industry

Which is the middle value from this list?
    The number of senators from Hawaii plus the number of years Jimmy Carter was in office.
    The number of years since Neil Armstrong’s famous walk minus the number of justices on the Supreme Court.
    The number of years of bad luck superstition associates with breaking a mirror and the number of New England states.
    The number of states that border Canada plus the number of states that border Mexico.
    The number of Wonders of the Ancient World plus the number of hooves hitched at one time in a famous St-Louis-based Clydesdale team.

This famous American suggested that the national bird should be the turkey - not the bald eagle.
    Paul Revere
    Benjamin Franklin
    Betsy Ross
    Thomas Jefferson
    George Washington