TeachersFirst's Elementary School Brain Twisters
Week of November 29, 2024
1.Which is least likely to improve the performance of an athlete? (10 points)
- fudge
- rice
- apples
- rest
- meat
2.Which is not a sensory organ? (5 points)
- tongue
- ear
- eye
- elbow
- nose
3.Which of the following is a percussion instrument? (5 points)
- trombone
- bassoon
- triangle
- trumpet
- tuba
4.Santa Claus is stocking up on reindeer chow to feed his reindeer during the Christmas holiday. If each reindeer eats 1.5 pounds of chow per day, how many 25-pound bags will he need to feed (all 8 of) his reindeer for the 12 days of Christmas? (20 points)
- 4
- 7
- 6
- 2
- 8
5.Mr. Perrymeter's bulletin board is 24 inches by 68 inches. How many rolls of candy cane border does he need to buy if each roll has 50 inches? (10 points)
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 3
- 2
6.Ashley is wrapping a present that is 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches high. If she puts ribbon around both the length and width of the box, how many inches of ribbon will she need, not counting what she uses for the bow? (10 points)
- 72 inches
- 60 inches
- 84 inches
- 120 inches
- 48 inches
7.In the Christmas song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," how many total items does "my true love" give (if you count each item only once)? (10 points)
- 44
- 78
- 134
- 65
- 33
8.This important base was attacked on December 7, 1941: (20 points)
- Okinawa
- Guantanamo Bay
- Pearl Harbor
- Iwo Jima
- Midway
9.Erosion cannot be caused by: (5 points)
- snow
- rain
- tidal waves
- sunlight
- wind
10.Which of the following is a shade of a secondary color? (5 points)
- Kelly
- Lemon
- Azure
- Crimson
- Navy
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