TeachersFirst's Middle School Brain Twisters

Week of September 6, 2026

1.Evidence of human life in Guatemala dates back to 12,000 BC. Today, about half of this country's residents are descendants of what ancient civilization? (0 points)

Inca
Mesopotamian
Mayan
Indus Valley
Aztec

2.The word Hispanic refers to persons with a historic or cultural relationship to Spain. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Hispanic or Latino as a person from which of the following geographic areas? (20 points)

Central America, Cuba, Virgin Islands, and Bermuda
Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Mexico
Mexico, Honduras, Cuba, and Guatemala
Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and South or Central America
South America, Mexico, and Central America

3.Which is not a part of the U.S. government? (0 points)

USAF
ICE
ISIS
CDC
IRS

4.Which two countries in South America are land-locked? (0 points)

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

5.Benny played in his first baseball playoff game. He batted 2 for 6. What was Benny's batting average? (0 points)

.333
.600
.500
.003
.300

6.The island of Alcatraz sits in the middle of the bay named for this major California city. (20 points)

Montego
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
Santa Barbara

7.Which sentence is correct? (0 points)

My taxes are to high.
Susan and my mom is going to vote in November.
No one can sea what the future will be.
None of his ads has any impact on my opinions.
I don't care which of the candidates are elected.

8.The rate at which an object's speed increases is called: (0 points)

velocity
gravity
depression
compression
acceleration

9.Which has the least cholesterol? (0 points)

steak
eggs
peanut butter
chicken
shrimp

10.If a train leaves the station at 2:00, traveling at 60 mph, what time will it be after it has gone 150 miles? (0 points)

4:15
5:30
4:30
4:45
3:30

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