TeachersFirst's Elementary School Brain Twisters
Week of March 6, 2026
1.Using the 24-hour clock, what time is 1530 hours? (5 points)
- 4:30 PM
- 5:30 PM
- 3:30 PM
- 3:30 AM
- 5:30 AM
2.Which shares the same type of error as "TeachersFirst," according to your Language Arts teacher? (10 points)
- American iDol
- YouTube
- ChatGPT
- The Voice
3.Which of the following does not belong? (20 points)
- Haiti: January, 2010
- Barometric pressure
- Richter scale
- Chile: February, 2010
- Tectonic plate
4.Two numbers add up to 81. One is divisible by 7. The sum of the digits of one number is the same as the sum of the digits of the other. One number is less than 20. What is the smaller number? (20 points)
- 19
- 18
- 14
- 24
- 17
5.Your cat eats half the food in his dish every 4 hours. If there is 1 cup of food left at 5 PM, how much did you leave for him at 9 AM? (10 points)
- 4 c.
- 3.5 c.
- 6 c.
- 2.5 c.
- 3 c.
6.March madness is: (5 points)
- A bad feeling about winter
- A parade in New York
- A kind of flu
- A sports tournament
- A way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day
7.Which is most closely related to a brown recluse? (5 points)
- Crab
- Earthworm
- Lady Bug
- Ant
- Butterfly
8.Which is a man most likely to figuratively try when he really wants his friend to do something? (10 points)
- arm-twisting
- ear-bending
- ear-splitting
- hand-wringing
- neck-craning
9.Which volume of the encyclopedia would I use to learn about the childhood of Wilbur and Orville, the bicycle shop owners? (10 points)
- Vol. 12 - N-O
- Vol. 3 - Ca-Ci
- Vol. 22 - WXYZ
- Vol. 1 - A
- Vol. 21 - UV
10.Which is largest? (5 points)
- Ounce
- Liter
- Quart
- Gallon
- Pint
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