TeachersFirst Brain Twisters

TeachersFirst Printable Middle School Brain Twisters
Week of November 6, 2009

John wants to put up a fence around his house. Each fence post costs $2.35. John only has $34.35 How many fence posts can John buy?
    18
    12
    22
    14
    32

“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is
    A sculpture by Andrew Remington
    A short story by O. Henry
    A poem by Robert Frost
    A painting by Andrew Wyeth
    A song by Irving Berlin

Which word does not have a prefix with the same meaning as the others?
    bicameral
    bicentennial
    binding
    duet
    bicyclist

Which sentence is grammatically correct?
    It's a shame we didn't stay home to watch it on TV.
    The first floats was so big they had to bend to go around the corner.
    By the time it was over, the spectators we're completely soaked.
    We spent ours in line waiting for the parade to start.
    Most of the bands wore there hats in the rain.

Which does not use renewable energy source?
    Solar powered street lights
    A geothermal heat pump
    A propane fireplace
    A wind-powered grist mill
    A biodiesel forklift

Supreme Court Justices are:
    Chosen by lottery
    Selected by Congress
    Appointed by other judges
    Elected every 4 years
    Appointed by the President

The holiday celebrated at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month was originally called
    Armistice Day
    Eleventh Day
    Veterans’ Day
    Soldiers’ Day
    Victory Day

What number comes next in this sequence? 1,2,4,3,4,4,5,6,4
    4
    8
    7
    3
    12

Peter Piper picked a peck of peppers. The peppers were planted in 10 rows. The first row had 10 plants, and each successive row had 3 more plants than the previous row. (10, 13, 16, etc.) How many pepper plants did Peter pick?
    137
    235
    267
    75
    344

This span was recently closed for several days due to structural concerns.
    The Brooklyn Bridge
    The Tacoma Narrows Bridge
    The St Louis Arch
    The Hoover Dam
    The Bay Bridge