TeachersFirst's Elementary School Brain Twisters

Week of April 12, 2024

1.An artistic creation with many objects hanging from a moving wire frame is called a: (5 points)

• flipper
• stringer
• wheel
• mobile
• hanger

2.Which is not a good way to prevent illness? (5 points)

• wiping off a shared cup with your hand
• washing dishes in a dishwasher
• covering sneezes with a tissue
• throwing away used tissues
• washing hands with warm water and soap

3.Who has the longest trip home after the Boston Marathon? (20 points)

• Someone whose state makes him a Nutmegger
• Someone who lives in the Sunshine State
• Someone who might be known as a Cheesehead
• Someone who lives along Old Man River
• Someone who lives near the Space Needle

4.The tallest mountains in the United States are in this state. (10 points)

• California
• Alaska
• Washington
• Hawaii
• Montana

5.If you had 12 pairs of socks in your drawer and three of the socks got lost in the laundry, what fraction would you have left? (10 points)

• 3/4
• 7/8
• 1/4
• 9/12
• 11/12

6.Which major river is formed in Pittsburgh? (10 points)

• The Potomac
• The Mississippi
• The Columbia
• The Ohio
• The Nile

7.Which was invented first? (5 points)

• satellite
• postage stamp
• cell phone
• telephone
• telegraph

8.This vehicle helped to settle the West... (5 points)

• SUV
• Chariot
• Packard
• Conestoga
• Snowmobile

9.Dan is older than Carly and April, who is two years younger than Walker. Manuel is older than Walker and Carly. The sum of the ages of the youngest and the oldest is six, and no two are the same age. Which two are the youngest? (20 points)

• Walker and Dan
• Walker and Carly
• April and Carly
• Manuel and April
• April and Walker

10.Which tells you how well a sunscreen will work? (10 points)

• SPF
• USB
• AVA
• AAA
• FTSB

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