Riddles
Trees/Plants
Movies
School Subjects
Troop Scouters
Sports
100
What lets you look right through a wall?
A window.
100
Which is the only fruit that has seeds on the outside?
Strawberries.
100
Elsa is the snow queens from what Disney movie series?
Frozen.
100
Mathematics
2*(3+4) = ?
14
100
How many of your Troop Scouters wear glasses?
Bonus: Who wears them?
6 Scouters wear glasses.
Bonus answer (+50): Scouter Jamie, Scouter Jen, Scouter Travis, Scouter Zoe, Scouter Paul, and Scouter Cindy.
100
How long is a marathon?
26.2 miles/42 kilometers.
200
A woman stood in the rain without an umbrella, hat or shelter, but did not get a hair on her head wet.
Why not?
She is bald.
200
Which fruit has more sugar, lemons or strawberries?
Lemons.
Lemons are 70% sugar, strawberries are 40% sugar.
200
What is the colour of Belle's dress when she dances with the Beast?
Gold.
200
Science - Biology
All living things are composed of what?
Cells.
200
How many of your Troop Scouters have been registered in Scouting for 10+ years?
Bonus: Which Scouter is the longest registered?
4
Bonus answer (+50): Scouter Paul for 50+ years
200
What is Canada's official national sport?
Lacrosse.
300
What disappear as soon as you say its name?
Silence.
300
What is the name of this plant?
Milkweed.
300
What character sings "The Bare Necessities" in Disney's The Jungle Book?
Baloo.
300
Social Science - Geography
The North Pole is on what Continent?
None.
300
How many of your Troop Scouters have food allergies/intolerances?
Bonus: Name 2 of them.
4 Scouters have food allergies/intolerances.
Bonus answer (+75 each):
- Scouter Jen: Hazelnuts
- Scouter Cindy: Spicy, black pepper and caffeine
- Scouter Zoe & Paul: Melon
300
What sportsman can be referred to as an "angler"?
A fisherman.
400
What is seen in the middles of March and April that cannot be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
The letter "R".
400
Where is 85% of plant life on Earth found?
In the oceans.
400
What did Dash place on his teacher's chair as a joke in The Incedibles?
A thumbtack.
400
Science & Technology
Why can you not hear the sound an exploding star makes?
Space is a vacuum. There is nowhere for the sound to travel.
400
Which Scouter(s) have/are completing their Masters degree?
Bonus: What is/are their Masters in?
Scouter Jamie: Defense Studies
Scouter Paul: Library Science
Bonus (+100 each)
400
In what year were women allowed to compete in every sport at the Olympics?
2012.
500
I have cities, but no houses.
I have mountains, but no trees.
I have water, but no fish.
What am I?
A map.
500
Are mushrooms plants?
No.
They are Fungi which is a separate Kingdom from Plants and Animals. Fungi are ore closely related to Animals than Plants!
500
Disney Pixar's film Coco teaches the story of which holiday originating in Mexican culture?
The Day of the Dead.
500
Social Science - History
What are some reasons why the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe nations came into conflict?
Many reasons, but some include:
- Access to trading
- Alliances made with settlers
500
What is the sum of the current ages of all of your Troop Scouters? (+/- 15 years).
Bonus: Get the exact number
60+62+22+23+40+41=248
(range: 233 - 263)
Bonus (+200)
500
In which sport are the terms "stale fish" and "mulekick" used?
Snowboarding.