Brain Boost Jeopardy

🧩 Riddle Me This

100

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

candle

200

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?

echo

300

What has hands but can’t clap?

clock

400

The more of me you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

footsteps

500

I’m not alive, but I grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?

fire

🐾 Animal Logic

100

I’m a mammal, but I lay eggs. I have a beak, webbed feet, and live in water. What am I?

platypus

200

I can live in the ocean or a tank, have no brain, heart, or bones, and I can sting you. What am I?

jellyfish

300

I'm known for my neck that's taller than most people. What am I?

giraffe

400

I use echolocation to find my way, and I'm the only flying mammal. What am I?

bat

500

I’m a large mammal, but I spend most of my life under water. I breathe air, not water. What am I?

whale

🍽️ Food for Thought

100

I’m a fruit, but people often confuse me for a vegetable. I'm red, juicy, and often used in sauce. What am I?

tomato

200

I’m a grain that puffs when heated, often eaten at the movies. What am I?

popcorn

300

I’m a dairy product that can be shredded, sliced, melted, or cubed. Mice supposedly love me. What am I?

cheese

400

I’m a type of nut butter, but some schools ban me due to allergies. What am I?

peanut butter

500

I’m cold, sweet, and come in many flavours. I’m made by freezing a mixture of cream and sugar. What am I?

ice cream

🎓 School Stuff

100

I help you measure angles, and I look like part of a circle. What am I?

protractor

200

I contain a year’s worth of learning and assignments. You carry me every day. What am I?

backpack

300

I guide your learning. You sit in front of me, and I stand at the front of the room. What am I?

teacher

400

I’m used to solve math problems. I’m full of buttons and can add, subtract, multiply, and divide. What am I?

calculator

500

I contain questions that test what you’ve learned. I might include multiple choice, short answer, or essays. What am I?

test or exam

🧠 Tricky Trivia

100

What is the only planet in our solar system that spins sideways?

Uranus

200

What number do you get when you add all the angles of a triangle?

180 degrees

300

Which is heavier — a kilogram of bricks or a kilogram of feathers?

neither — they weigh the same

400

What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

diamond

500

You see me once in June, twice in November, and never in May. What am I?

the letter “E”