TeachersFirst's Elementary School Brain Twisters

Week of February 10, 2012

1.During most U.S. parades, bands play marches. Who is the most famous American composer of marches? (20 points)

John Williams
John Lennon
Sousa
Mozart
Beethoven

2.Which of these is an adverb? (10 points)

Quickly
Run
Largest
Green
Curly

3.If you take the number of different people who have served as President of the U.S., including the current one, and subtract 8, you will get: (10 points)

a factor of 75
an odd number
a perfect square
a three digit number
a number divisible by 7

4.If you are "on top of the world," you are: (5 points)

in Alaska
very happy
on a tall chair
the boss of many people
confused about something

5.Where will some very talented people be in this summer, thinking "Swifter, Higher, Stronger"? (20 points)

Salt Lake City
Singapore
London
Paris
Sidney

6.Which sentence uses an incorrect idiom? (10 points)

Our principal will throw the book at us if we misbehave.
Arthur thinks the test was a piece of cake.
I could argue with my mom until I was redhanded, but she'd never change her mind.
I chickened out when my friend asked me to ride the roller coaster.
Sammy told the teacher it was my fault without batting an eye.

7.Which is smallest? (10 points)

15/80
4/9
31/82
7/18
5/36

8.Which is least likely to be a cause of water pollution? (5 points)

Planting wildflowers along a highway
Rinsing your gasoline can in the garden hose
Fertilizing fields
Making paper in a factory
Washing your car in your driveway

9.Which pair of numbers shares a common factor? (5 points)

15,11
29,28
35,36
63, 49
51,16

10.Which of these is the least inclusive group? (5 points)

mammals
beagles
living things
dogs
animals

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