TeachersFirst Elementary School Brain Twister Answers
Week of November 14, 2009

On the Celsius scale, water freezes at this temperature.
    -15
    0
    10
    32
    -5

Which one has gills?
    Porpoise
    Octopus
    Tuna
    Starfish
    Dolphin

Predators need this to survive.
    Oxygen
    Prey
    all of these
    Water
    Habitat

Which would not be part of a poem?
    Refrain
    Verse
    Title
    Glossary
    Stanza

Which is a linear measure?
    Meter
    Teaspoon
    Acre
    Liter
    Bushel

Megan has three dogs to take care of for a week. If Megan's payment is three dollars a day for each dog, how much money will she have earned at the end of the week?
    $33
    $63
    $75
    $21
    $27

Which is not part of the circulatory system?
    Aorta
    Esophagus
    Vein
    Capillary
    Artery

How many hours elapse between 10:30 am in New York and midnight on the same date in San Francisco?
    22.5 hrs.
    7.5 hrs.
    15 hrs.
    4.5 hrs.
    16.5 hrs.

Looking ahead from now, which is in a correct sequence?
    Presidents, Martin Luther King Jr, Columbus, Veterans, vernal equinox
    Valentines, Martin Luther King Jr, vernal equinox, Labor, Flag
    winter solstice, Martin Luther King Jr, vernal equinox, Memorial, Independence
    Veterans, autumnal equinox, Columbus, Labor, winter solstice
    Columbus, Martin Luther King Jr, winter solstice, vernal equinox, Labor

If you count the number of syllables in just the words to the starting with “p” in a famous rhyme about a man who eats pumpkins, you would get:
    A palindrome
    A multiple of two
    A two-digit prime
    A square number
    A multiple of five

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