riddles
what gets wetter as it dries?
what is a towel?
How many heart chambers can a cockroach have?
What is 12?
true or false? the center of the Earth is extremely hot.
what is true? The temperature of Earth's core is an estimated 10,800 degrees Fahrenheit — as hot as the surface of the sun.
who was the first president of the U.S?
who is Peyton Randolph? George Washington was the country's first elected president. But he was by no means the country's first president.During the Revolutionary War, in 1775, Peyton Randolph was the first (and third) president of the Continental Congress. In 1783, Thomas Mifflin, an aide to Washington during the war, served as president, and ratified the Treaty of Paris
The 1956 Summer Olympics held its equestrian events in Stockholm, Sweden due to quarantine regulations in what country where the rest of the events occurred?
where is Australia?
what two things can you never eat for breakfast?
what is lunch and dinner?
a group of lions is known as _______.
What is a pride?
true or false? all radioactivity is man-made?
what is false. The sun and stars emit cosmic radiation that interacts with Earth's atmosphere. There's also natural radioactive material in soil, water, and vegetation.
what species did Benjamin Franklin want for our national bird?
What is nothing? In a 1784 letter to his daughter, Benjamin Franklin wrote, "For the Truth, the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America… He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on."
As of November 2015, how many U.S. states lack a major league team in baseball, football, basketball, soccer or hockey?
what is 24 U.S states?
What word is spelled incorrectly in every single dictionary?
what is incorrectly?
for the first few weeks, baby mice feed on what?
what is mother's milk?
are electrons smaller than atoms?
what is ture? Electrons are much less massive than the protons and neutrons that make up the nucleus of an atom.
what happened after Pocahontas met John Smith?
What is Pocahontas married John Rolfe? That whole story about Pocahontas and John Smith falling in love is just a fabrication of Disney movie magic. In reality, Pocahontas was just 11 or 12 years old when Smith showed up. And while she may have saved him from being killed by her powerful father, there's no evidence that the two fell in love or lived happily ever after.
NFL dictates halftime of a regular game as what length of time?
what is 12 minutes?
what goes up but never goes down?
what is your age?
What animal is considered a symbol of peace all around the world?
What is a dove?
true or false? lasers work by focusing on sound waves.
What is false? "Laser" stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Lasers concentrate light waves, not sound waves.
What happened to those convicted at the Salem witch trials?
what is they were hanged at the gallows? If you thought that burning witches at the stake was a part of the Salem witch trials, then you'd be wrong. While those who were persecuted did suffer horrible fates, they either died by hanging—like the 19 people who met their sad end on Gallows Hill—or, in the case of Giles Corey, were pressed to death with large stones.
What early 20th-century baseball great had his autograph burned into the barrel of his bat before any other player?
who is Honus Wagner?
A girl leaves home and turns left three times, only to return home facing two guys wearing masks. Who are the two guys?
who are the catcher and the umpire?
Which animal has the most blood pressure?
What is a giraffe?
true or false? the universe began with a huge explosion.
what is unknown? scientists are unsure if the big bang theory was true or false. Although scientists do know that the universe had a bit of an expansion.
What started the Great Chicago fire of 1871?
What is it remains uncertain? If you thought it was a cow kicking over a lantern, you've been believing a widespread rumor that was sparked way back when the fire first occurred. When some local boys started saying that the blaze was caused by a woman named Catherine O'Leary who had supposedly been milking her cow in her barn, the newspapers picked up the story and printed it.
What event ranks as the first and shortest running event of a decathlon?
what is 100m dash?