TeachersFirst's Middle School Brain Twisters

Week of April 20, 2024

1.The continental divide separates...

• the Pacific watershed from the Atlantic watershed
• the U.S..from Canada
• the Rocky Mountains from the Appalachian Mountains
• the great plains from the mountains
• the U.S. from Mexico

2.Which provides the best aerobic exercise?

• Ping pong
• Golf
• Sprinting
• Wii
• Swimming

3.Two human parents have the following genes: Mom: BB; Dad: Bb What are the chances of their babies having blue eyes, assuming B(brown) is dominant and b(blue) is recessive?

• Two in four
• Three in four
• None
• 100%
• One in four

4.Which pair does not match?

• cape - South Africa
• lagoon - Nebraska
• isthmus - Panama
• archipelago - Hawaii
• panhandle - Florida

5.If a lemonade recipe calls for 1/4 cup of lemon juice per quart of water, how much lemon juice will you need to make a batch that uses three gallons of water?

• 1.5 pints
• 1 quart
• 2.5 cups
• 3.5 cups
• 4 cups

6.What is the name of a witty poem 5-line poem with a syllable pattern of 8-8-5-5-8 and a rhyme scheme of AABBA?

• Sonnet
• Haiku
• Limerick
• Stanza
• Couplet

7.What U.S. state boasts the following rivers: the Guadalupe, Trinity, Rio Grande, Brazos, and Colorado?

• The Sooner State
• The Golden State
• The Lone Star State
• The Treasure State
• The Centennial State

8.Choose the best pair to finish this analogy: "Garnish is to entree as..."

• lace is to blouse
• clock is to time
• order is to menu
• carpenter is to router
• eat is to dinner

9.This painter is famous for colorful boxes and black lines,

• VanGogh
• Picasso
• Renoir
• Schultz
• Mondrian

10.Which one do the Joint Chiefs of Staff work for?

• The FBI
• The U.S. Supreme Court
• The U.S. Department of Defense
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture
• The U.S. Department of the Interior

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