TeachersFirst Brain Twisters

TeachersFirst Printable Middle School Brain Twisters
Week of October 10, 2008

Which has the greatest effect on the candidates' abilities to wage a successful campaign?
    their websites
    their wardrobes
    their warchests
    their watchwords
    their waistlines

If you traveled by river from Tom Sawyer’s home to Laura Ingalls Wilder’s house in the big woods, which river would give you the best route?
    Colorado
    Ohio
    Missouri
    Columbia
    Mississippi

Which country does not border Iraq?
    Kuwait
    Israel
    Turkey
    Saudi Arabia
    Iran

Which is NOT true about sound?
    It can travel through water
    It can be reflected and refracted
    It is a form of energy
    It travels in waves
    It cannot be measured

Which word is similar in meaning to “superfluous.”
    extraneous
    epitome
    equitable
    epicenter
    effervescent

Which of these composers lived in the 20th century?
    Mozart
    Bach
    Handel
    Beethoven
    Gershwin

Which are female parts of a flower?
    petal, pistil, stamen
    stem, pollen, vein
    Stem, leaf, root
    stigma, pistil, leaf
    stigma, style, ovary

These two nations are currently raising international concern due to their nuclear “activities.”
    Germany and Iraq
    North Korea and Mexico
    Iran and North Korea
    Iran and France
    Canada and Indonesia

Which pair goes together?
    serpentine-winding
    doggerel-canine
    gadfly-incestuous
    catty-feline
    bullish-cowardly

Which of the following is true about the chorus from “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”?
    Has an ABCBABAB rhyme scheme
    Has 7 prepositions
    Has five contractions
    Has two alliterations
    Has no linking verbs