TeachersFirst's Middle School Brain Twisters

Week of February 5, 2012

1.In January, 1986, schoolchildren and adults were shocked by the sudden loss of a large rocket-propelled vehicle and its occupants, especially

• a woman who "touched the future"
• a man who "had not yet begun to fight"
• a man who challenged "give me Liberty or give me death"
• a woman who suggested "just say no"
• a man vowing "fifty-four forty or fight"

2.Who is known for working with dominance?

• Michaelangelo
• Gregor Mendel
• Winton Marsallus
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Amadeus Mozart

3.Slaves could always:

• vote
• none of these
• be paid for their work
• live with their families
• own property

4.Which is longest?

• 100,000 cm
• 1000 yards
• 1/2 mile
• 5280 inches
• 200 meters

5.During World War II, rationing in the United States included

• Glass, plastic, and newspapers
• Water, sugar, and flour
• Sugar, gasoline, and meat
• Newspapers, chocolate, and disks
• Gasoline, film, and shoes

6.Which major river formed the eastern border of the Louisiana Purchase?

• The Hudson
• The Colorado
• The Mississippi
• The Rio Grande
• The Ohio

7.The population of mosquitoes in a pond doubles every month. If there are 1,500 mosquitoes on the first of May, how many will there be on the first of September?

• 12,000
• 24,000
• 30,000
• 150,000
• 18,000

8.If you multiply two numbers whose smallest place value is the hundredths, what will the smallest place value of the answer be?

• ones
• ten thousands
• ten-thousandths
• tens
• hundredths

9.An appendix is

• something to help you find your way
• something that comes first
• something additional or extra
• something musical
• something old

10.Marian Anderson was a gifted:

• Singer
• Mathematician
• Politician
• Writer
• Painter

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