TeachersFirst's Middle School Brain Twisters

Week of April 26, 2024

1.Your bird bath holds 100 ounces of water. If 10% evaporates each day and you start with a full bird bath, how much water (to the nearest ounce) will be left after 4 days? (10 points)

66 oz.
55 oz.
60 oz.
70 oz.
64 oz.

2.An important sentence from the Declaration of Independence tells of things that are self-evident and unalienable. This sentence has how many nouns? (10 points)

3.The central issue in the famous Scopes "monkey" trial in the 1920's was: (10 points)

whether science and the Bible could co-exist
whether teachers could teach evolution in Tennessee's public schools
the actual age of the earth
whether man descended from apes
when man first appeared on earth

4.If you put the following ancient civilizations in order from oldest to most recent, which would come last? (20 points)

Greeks
Egyptians
Aztecs
Romans
Babylonians

5.What crashed in 1929? (5 points)

547 airplanes
the Titanic
the steel industry
Henry Ford's first car
the stock market

6.If a baseball player hits a home run in Denver, why is it likely to go farther than it would in Chicago? (5 points)

The temperature is cooler.
The food's better in Denver.
The fans scream louder.
The bats in Denver are stronger.
The air is thinner.

7.Which sentence is correct? (5 points)

We've gots lots of homework.
They even expect me to know which one of these sentences are correct.
Some lets us do it in class.
It's not fare so close to the end.
None of my teachers is easing up.

8.The current Democratic president hails from the state with this capital city. (20 points)

Springfield
Harrisburg
Columbus
Dover
Frankfort

9.A key assumption of American law is: (5 points)

You are considered innocent until proven guilty.
All of these
You cannot be tried twice for the same crime.
Anyone accused of a crime should have a lawyer.
You have the right to confront the person accusing you.

10.If you are standing at the point on the globe that is 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude, you are: (10 points)

at the north pole
in Washington, DC
on the equator, due south of London
in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
on the equator

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