Riddles & Brain Teasers
What has hands but cannot clap?
A clock.
What fruit is traditionally used to make guacamole?
Avocado
How many players does a football (soccer) team have on the field at the start of a match?
11
What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide.
What does "WWW" stand for?
World Wide Web.
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
Which Nigerian soup is traditionally prepared using ground melon seeds?
Egusi soup.
Which country won the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
Argentina.
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The skin.
Which social media platform was originally known as Musical.ly before merging into another app?
TikTok.
What has many keys but cannot open a single lock?
A piano or keyboard
What is the primary ingredient used to make hummus?
Chickpeas.
Which Nigerian footballer is popularly known as "Jay-Jay"?
Austin Okocha
Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for balance and coordination?
The cerebellum.
Who co-founded Microsoft alongside Paul Allen?
Bill Gates.
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many sheep are left?
9 sheep.
What is the most expensive spice in the world by weight?
Saffron.
Which African country became the first to reach the semifinals of the men's FIFA World Cup?
Morocco, in 2022.
What is the chemical formula for table salt?
NaCl (sodium chloride).
What does the abbreviation "CPU" stand for?
Central Processing Unit.
Two fathers and two sons go fishing. Each catches one fish, but they only catch three fish in total. How is this possible?
They are a grandfather, father, and son.
Which French culinary term describes cooking food slowly in its own fat at a low temperature?
Confit
Which athlete won eight gold medals at a single Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008?
Michael Phelps
What is the name of the boundary around a black hole beyond which light cannot escape?
The event horizon.
Which computer scientist is widely credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989?
Tim Berners-Lee.