TeachersFirst's Middle School Brain Twisters

Week of November 28, 2024

1.Which month is likely to have the lowest average HIGH temperature in Capetown?

April
January
November
September
July

2.Which word is not the same part of speech as the others?

ambulatory
exploratory
predatory
congratulatory
laboratory

3.Which would have the least effect on a motorboat's ability to accelerate?

The size and number of waves in the water
The number of illuminated running lights
The direction of the wind
The size and number of passengers in the boat
The amount of gas in the tank

4.Critics of past Congressional spending frown on these:

muckrakers
coattails
earmarks
whistle blowers
grass roots

5.This founder of one of the world's largest technology companies earned a perfect score of 1600 on his SAT's.

Paul Allen
Pierre Omidyar
Bill Gates
Steve Jobs
Larry Page

6.According to the CDC, which of these is the final step in the development of new vaccines?

clinical development
regulatory review and approval
quality control
manufacturing
exploratory stage

7.Early December brings the anniversary of a "day that will live in infamy" because

the winners of Dancing with the Stars were announced.
Lindbergh landed in 1927.
the stock market crashed in 1929.
Kennedy was shot in 1963.
ships were sunk and many were killed in a surprise attack in 1941.

8.Which would not affect the surface air temperature at a given location?

Rotation of the earth
Season of the year
Barometric pressure
Jet stream
Elevation

9.Although viral videos come in many different forms, experts have identified several key components that make a video go viral. Which of these is not one of these identified components?

short and simple
universal appeal
emotion
scripted content
surprising

10.Which is different from the others when you change its form to make it a noun?

solve
revolve
resolve
involve
evolve

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