Brain Teasers
How many minutes are in 3 hours?
180 minutes
What is the process where liquid turns into gas?
Evaporation
Figurative Speech:
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
Personification
The value of 2 in 523,000 is 20,000. True or false?
What is the capital of Florida?
Tallahassee.
What is the only continent without spiders?
Antarctica
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What is the point of view when the narrator uses “I”?
First Person
What is 0.4 x 0.4?
0.16
What branch of government makes laws?
Legislative
What has hands but cannot clap?
A clock
What is the fourth planet from the sun?
Mars
Listen for the word, spell it!
Miscellaneous
If one pencil costs $0.75, how much do 7 pencils cost?
$5.25
What is the tallest land animal?
A giraffe.
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
What state has the most shoreline?
Alaska.
This word describes words that imitate sounds (like buzz or boom).
Onomatopoeia
How many feet are in a mile?
5280 ft
What are the first ten amendments called?
Bill of Rights
I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. What am I?
A keyboard
What process do plants use to turn sunlight into energy?
Photosynthesis
Who were the United States first three presidents?
George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jerfferson.
If the short hand is on the 3 and the long hand is on the 9, what time is it?
3:45
A rope is 20 feet long. If you cut off 3 pieces that are each 4 feet long, how much rope is left?
8 feet