TeachersFirst Brain Twisters

TeachersFirst Elementary School Brain Twister Answers
Week of September 30, 2008

On the Celsius scale, water freezes at:
    10 degrees
    -10 degrees
    -32 degrees
    32 degrees
    0 degrees

Kelly’s family drives from Dallas to Denver for a ski trip. Assuming they don’t waste time, which state would they surely not pass through.
    Texas
    Ohio
    Colorado
    New Mexico
    Oklahoma

If today is the 29th of September, how many days are left in the year, not counting today?
    90
    95
    92
    93
    99

Which word would not be on the dictionary page with these guide words: intellect and irritate
    intuition
    intelligence
    ire
    isthmus
    intrinsic

Mozart did not write music for this instrument.
    flute
    clarinet
    violin
    Piano
    electric guitar

Which craftsperson/professional is not matched with the correct part of the body on which his product is used?
    milliner-head
    farrier-hoof
    seamstress-torso
    optician-eye
    cobbler-arm

What number comes next in this sequence? 100, 95, 105, 90, 110
    115
    85
    120
    80
    75

Which game does not have the same central piece of equipment that all the others do?
    ping pong
    volleyball
    tennis
    hockey
    badminton

The island of Alcatraz sits in the middle of the bay named for this major California city.
    Los Angeles
    Montego
    San Francisco
    San Diego
    Santa Barbara

Which of the following would earn you the largest total?
    A penny a day for a millenium
    A quarter a month for a year
    A dollar a year for a decade
    A nickel a week for a century
    A dime a fortnight for a year