TeachersFirst Elementary School Brain Twister Answers
Week of November 14, 2008

If you add up the number of sides on 7 rectangles, 8 hexagons, 5 octagons, and 4 pentagons, you get
    182
    144
    166
    205
    136

Which instrument makes the lowest notes in the marching band?
    trumpet
    baritone horn
    flute
    tuba
    clarinet

Which is not part of the water cycle?
    snow
    erosion
    condensation
    precipitation
    evaporation

When the Pilgrims landed in America, the Native Americans introduced them to this unfamiliar vegetable.
    corn
    green beans
    turnips
    carrots
    peas

To go from Miami, Florida to Havana, Cuba, you need to fly
    southwest
    north
    east
    northeast
    northwest

Susan buys a sandwich that costs $3.45. She pays with a $5 bill. What is the fewest number of coins she can receive in her change if she receives no bills?
    five
    six
    three
    two
    four

Which song has purple mountains?
    The Battle Hymn of the Republic
    America
    Yankee Doodle
    The national anthem
    America the Beautiful

Carpenter is to saw as
    Horse is to cart
    Thread is to needle
    President is to election
    Judge is to gavel
    Cheddar is to cheese

Which of the following fairy tales was not written by Hans Christian Andersen?
    The Ugly Duckling
    The Emperor's New Clothes
    The Little Mermaid
    The Snow Queen
    Snow White

Which word is not in the predicate of the first sentence of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?
    people
    establish
    constitution
    ordain
    America

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