TeachersFirst's Elementary School Brain Twisters

Week of April 12, 2024

1.Which tells you how well a sunscreen will work?

• AAA
• AVA
• USB
• SPF
• FTSB

2.An artistic creation with many objects hanging from a moving wire frame is called a:

• stringer
• mobile
• flipper
• wheel
• hanger

3.Who has the longest trip home after the Boston Marathon?

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

4.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?

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

5.This vehicle helped to settle the West...

• SUV
• Conestoga
• Snowmobile
• Chariot
• Packard

6.Which is not a good way to prevent illness?

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

7.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?

• 3/4
• 11/12
• 9/12
• 7/8
• 1/4

8.The tallest mountains in the United States are in this state.

• Montana
• Washington
• Alaska
• California
• Hawaii

9.Which was invented first?

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

10.Which major river is formed in Pittsburgh?

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

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