TeachersFirst Brain Twisters

TeachersFirst Middle School Brain Twister Answers
Week of November 13, 2008

Where would you find a firewall?
    Between a CPU and the Internet.
    Between sparklers and children.
    Between a hearth and a chimney.
    Between a back seat and a trunk.
    Between an email and an attachment.

The phrase, “Fate reared its ugly head.” uses what literary device?
    Personification
    Hyperbole
    Simile
    onomatopoeia
    Metaphor

Which term does not belong?
    verdict
    upset
    referendum
    electoral
    landslide

The Supreme Court’s main function is:
    reviewing decisions by lower courts
    checking up on the president
    setting taxes
    reviewing every law congress passes
    settling lawsuits

Which of these phrases is least likely to have been used by the media during the discussion of the 2008 election results?
    historic day
    poor turnout
    battleground state
    electoral vote
    energized electorate

The price of oil has been plummeting. For each decrease of $1.00 per barrel, pump prices should drop 2.4 cents. If the price of a barrel of oil was $61.55 last week and is $58.15 this week, about how much should the prices drop at your local gas station?
    about $.08
    about $.07
    about $.12
    about $.10
    about $.15

Which state was not a destination during the gold and silver mining rushes of the 1800s?
    California
    Nevada
    Colorado
    Alaska
    Texas

Who does not belong?
    Picasso
    Wagner
    Monet
    Whistler
    Cezanne

Which is closest to Tiananmen Square?
    The Mason Dixon Line
    The Alyeska pipeline
    The home of the Long Gray Line
    The International Date Line
    The BART Blue Line

If all of the angles of a regular polygon are greater than 90 degrees, what is the minimum number of sides the polygon must have?
    6
    8
    5
    4
    12