TeachersFirst's Middle School Brain Twisters

Week of November 22, 2020

1.The nation's deepest cave is 1,593 ft deep and is located at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. What state will you travel to when you visit this cave?

Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Kentucky

2.Why do many Alaskan car and truck windshields have cracks?

Because everyone drives electric cars.
Because it gets dark early, and everyone drives with their lights on.
Because sled dogs send flying booties into the roads.
Because gravel provides good traction when temperatures are too low for road salt to work. Because of this, gravel gets thrown up by tires.
Because oil fumes crack glass.

3.Which would be used in a similar way in a sentence to the old-time expression, "Lo"?

Aha
But
Never
As if
And

4.When someone is between a rock and a hard place, he...

can't win for losing
has stars in his eyes
is wearing rose colored glasses
wears his heart on his sleeve
is a chip of the old block

5.During World War II, rationing in the United States involved

Glass, plastic, and newspapers
Water, sugar, and flour
Sugar, gasoline, and meat
Gasoline, film, and shoes
Newspapers, chocolate, and disks

6.If a stuffed turkey must roast for approximately 25 min. per pound, which approximate pair below is WRONG?

11.5 lbs. - about 4 hrs. 45 min.
16 lbs. - about 6 hrs. 45 min.
20 lbs. - about 8 hrs. 15 min.
18 lbs. - about 7.5 hours
13.75 lbs. - about 6.5 hrs.

7.In the nineteenth century, an iron horse was:

a wagon
a strong horse
a breathing machine
a locomotive
a blacksmith

8.This state's nickname is The Palmetto State

Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Mississippi
North Carolina

9.Which two are land-locked?

Bolivia and Chile
Brazil and Peru
Columbia and Argentina
Paraguay and Venezuela
Bolivia and Paraguay

10.Miniscule is to small as

Quiet is to silent
Evil is to dangerous
Reticent is to shy
Omnipotent is to strong
Tall is to slender

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