Brain Teasers
What has hands and a face but cannot smile or clap?
A clock
A pair of sisters must repair their relationship after an unusual winter threatens their kingdom.
Frozen
What do we call a word that means the opposite of another word?
An antonym
How many sides does an octagon have?
Eight
How many items are in three dozen?
36
What has many teeth but cannot bite?
A comb
An arcade character leaves his own game to prove he can be more than the role assigned to him.
Wreck-It Ralph
What figurative language compares two things using like or as?
A simile
Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What punctuation mark ends a direct question?
A question mark
I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and water but no fish. What am I?
A map
A child's complicated holiday travel plans lead to an unexpected test of independence—and some inventive defenses.
Home Alone
Unscramble this word: RACTHCARE
Character
What is the largest mammal in the world?
The blue whale
What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide
Two fathers and two sons each catch one fish, but only three fish are caught. How?
They are a grandfather, a father, and a son.
A teenager caught between rival social groups struggles with identity, loyalty, and the idea that people may share more than they realize.
The Outsiders
What English word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
Which is heavier: one pound of feathers or one pound of bricks?
They weigh the same
What is 12 times 12?
144
A girl falls off a 20-foot ladder but is not hurt. How?
She fell from the bottom step.
A major move turns one girl's inner world upside down as several competing forces try to guide her.
Inside Out
What type of word imitates a sound, such as buzz, hiss, or crash?
Onomatopoeia
What is the only continent located in all four hemispheres?
Africa
What is the only letter that does not appear in the name of any U.S. state?
Q