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

If you add up the number of sides on 7 rectangles, 8 hexagons, 5 octagons, and 4 pentagons, you get
    144
    166
    182
    136
    205

Which instrument makes the lowest notes in the marching band?
    trumpet
    baritone horn
    flute
    tuba
    clarinet

Which is not part of the water cycle?
    precipitation
    erosion
    snow
    condensation
    evaporation

When the Pilgrims landed in America, the Native Americans introduced them to this unfamiliar vegetable.
    peas
    green beans
    carrots
    turnips
    corn

To go from Miami, Florida to Havana, Cuba, you need to fly
    northeast
    east
    southwest
    north
    northwest

Susan buys a sandwich that costs $3.45. She pays with a $5 bill. What is the fewest number of coins she can receive in her change if she receives no bills?
    two
    three
    four
    six
    five

Which song has purple mountains?
    The national anthem
    America
    The Battle Hymn of the Republic
    Yankee Doodle
    America the Beautiful

Carpenter is to saw as
    Horse is to cart
    Judge is to gavel
    Thread is to needle
    President is to election
    Cheddar is to cheese

Which of the following fairy tales was not written by Hans Christian Andersen?
    The Emperor's New Clothes
    The Little Mermaid
    The Ugly Duckling
    Snow White
    The Snow Queen

Which word is not in the predicate of the first sentence of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?
    constitution
    America
    people
    establish
    ordain

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