TeachersFirst's Middle School Brain Twisters

Week of November 27, 2020

1.Early December brings the anniversary of a "day that will live in infamy" because (10 points)

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

2.Which month is likely to have the lowest average HIGH temperature in Capetown? (10 points)

January
September
November
April
July

3.Which would not affect the surface air temperature at a given location? (10 points)

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

4.Critics of past Congressional spending frown on these: (20 points)

muckrakers
grass roots
whistle blowers
earmarks
coattails

5.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? (5 points)

short and simple
scripted content
emotion
surprising
universal appeal

6.Which would have the least effect on a motorboat's ability to accelerate? (5 points)

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

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

Paul Allen
Steve Jobs
Bill Gates
Pierre Omidyar
Larry Page

8.Which word is not the same part of speech as the others? (5 points)

predatory
exploratory
ambulatory
congratulatory
laboratory

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

resolve
involve
revolve
solve
evolve

10.According to the CDC, which of these is the final step in the development of new vaccines? (20 points)

quality control
exploratory stage
manufacturing
clinical development
regulatory review and approval

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