TeachersFirst's Middle School Brain Twisters

Week of April 19, 2024

1.What is the name of a witty poem 5-line poem with a syllable pattern of 8-8-5-5-8 and a rhyme scheme of AABBA? (10 points)

• Sonnet
• Haiku
• Couplet
• Stanza
• Limerick

2.Two human parents have the following genes: Mom: BB; Dad: Bb What are the chances of their babies having blue eyes, assuming B(brown) is dominant and b(blue) is recessive? (10 points)

• One in four
• Two in four
• None
• 100%
• Three in four

3.If a lemonade recipe calls for 1/4 cup of lemon juice per quart of water, how much lemon juice will you need to make a batch that uses three gallons of water? (10 points)

• 1.5 pints
• 1 quart
• 4 cups
• 2.5 cups
• 3.5 cups

4.This painter is famous for colorful boxes and black lines, (20 points)

• Renoir
• Mondrian
• VanGogh
• Picasso
• Schultz

5.Which pair does not match? (5 points)

• isthmus - Panama
• lagoon - Nebraska
• archipelago - Hawaii
• cape - South Africa
• panhandle - Florida

6.The continental divide separates... (5 points)

• the Pacific watershed from the Atlantic watershed
• the U.S..from Canada
• the U.S. from Mexico
• the Rocky Mountains from the Appalachian Mountains
• the great plains from the mountains

7.Choose the best pair to finish this analogy: "Garnish is to entree as..." (5 points)

• carpenter is to router
• lace is to blouse
• eat is to dinner
• order is to menu
• clock is to time

8.Which one do the Joint Chiefs of Staff work for? (10 points)

• The FBI
• The U.S. Department of the Interior
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture
• The U.S. Supreme Court
• The U.S. Department of Defense

9.What U.S. state boasts the following rivers: the Guadalupe, Trinity, Rio Grande, Brazos, and Colorado? (20 points)

• The Centennial State
• The Lone Star State
• The Sooner State
• The Treasure State
• The Golden State

10.Which provides the best aerobic exercise? (5 points)

• Sprinting
• Ping pong
• Golf
• Swimming
• Wii

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