Riddles
The more you take away from me, the bigger I get. What am I?
What is a hole?
These tiny, colorful balls are often sprinkled on ice cream for a crunchy, sweet topping.
What are Sprinkles?
A penny saved is a penny ___.
What is earned?
Before smartphones, people commonly used this to store phone numbers.
A) Rolodex
B) Ledger
C) Address book
D) Notebook
A) Rolodex
This game involves buying properties and collecting rent to bankrupt your opponents.
Monopoly
I go up but never come down. What am I?
What is your age?
This fruit has a fuzzy skin, green flesh, and tiny black seeds, often eaten in fruit salads.
What is a Kiwi?
You can’t have your cake and ___.
What is eat it too?
People used to make copies of documents with this office machine, before digital printers became common.
A) Xerox machine
B) Typewriter
C) Fax machine
D) Scanner
A) Xerox machine
This game has suspects, weapons, and rooms; players solve a mystery.
Clue
I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
What is a joke?
This Japanese dish features vinegared rice, raw fish, and sometimes seaweed, often rolled or in a bowl.
What is Sushi?
Strike while the ___ is hot.
What is iron?
Before modern refrigerators, people often kept perishable foods cool in this.
A) Icebox
B) Pantry
C) Cellar
D) Cupboard
A) Icebox
In this classic board game, players race to get all their pieces home, sometimes sending others back.
Sorry
I’m always moving, but I have no legs. You can’t hold me, but you can feel me. What am I?
What is the wind?
This fruit is known as the “alligator pear.”
What is an avocado?
A stitch in time saves ___.
What is nine?
Before calculators, people often used this tool to perform math quickly.
A) Abacus
B) Slide rule
C) Ruler
D) Compass
B) Slide rule
In Scrabble which letters are worth the most points
X and Q
I follow you all day long, but when the night or rain comes, I disappear. What am I?
What is a shadow?
This tiny fruit is actually a seed, and its name comes from the Latin word for “berry.”
What is a grape?
All that glitters is not ___.
What is gold?
This popular candy from the 1950s was a chocolate-covered caramel treat often sold at movie theaters.
A) Milk Duds
B) Snickers
C) Cracker Jack
D) Tootsie Roll
C) Cracker Jack
This 1957 3D game has players carefully removing sticks while trying not to let marbles fall.
What is KerPlunk?