Riddles
What kind of band never plays music?
A rubber band
Which U.S. Presidents are honored in February?
Washington and Lincoln
What ere most fire hoses made of in the early 19th century - Leather, plastic or rubber?
Leather
What's the largest of the New England states?
Maine
What flashing, noisy coin-gobblers attract kids to arcades before video games came along?
Pinball machines
What can travel all around the world without leaving its corner?
A Stamp
Which country celebrates Constitution Day in February?
Mexico
What did our ancestors call "hairy stars"?
Comets
What continent would you be on if you were standing in the Great Rift Valley?
Africa
Who takes the rat, in Farmer in the Dell?
The cat
What do Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common?
Their middle names "the"
Why do we have a leap year?
It takes approximately 365.25 days for Earth to orbit the Sun — a solar year. We usually round the days in a calendar year to 365. To make up for the missing partial day, we add one day to our calendar approximately every four years. That is a leap year.
What activity in the home uses the most water in a year -
1. doing the laundry
2 flushing the toilet
3 watering the lawn
Flushing the toilet
They account for about 24% of indoor water use in an average household.
How many children did President William Henry Harrison have, more than any other?
Ten
What does Congo Bongo do in the video game to make the hunter mad?
He burns down the hunter's hut
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?
The letter "R"
February 3, 1959, is considered “The Day The Music Died” as Big Bopper, Roger Peterson, Ritchie Valens, and what other musician died when their plane crashed?
Buddy Holly
What word in the 80's describes the process of preparing a new disk for use on a computer
Formatting
Who was exiled to the island of Elba in 1814?
Napoleon
What is pottery called before it's fired in a kiln?
Biscuit
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map
In Vermillion, Ohio, what creature is used for the annual weather forecast instead of the groundhog?
The Woolly Bear Caterpillar.
These caterpillars are known for their ability to predict the severity of winter weather based on the width of their black bands. Wider bands are believed to indicate milder winters, while narrow bands suggest harsher conditions. They are commonly found in North America.
Is a "jetty" man-made or natural?
Man - made, it's a wharf.
What American President had been President of Princeton University?
Woodrow Wilson
What are immies, mibs, steelies and milkies?
Marbles