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Riddles
Spelhouse Trivia
Home is Where the Heart is
IS THIS PLAY ABOUT US?
100

Solids, liquids, & gases that cannot be broken down any further are categorized as

What is elements
100

What has a head and tail but no body?

What is A coin

100

The full date of when Spelman and Morehouse were founded

What is April 11th, 1881 & February 14th, 1867 

100

How many things are included in a "Baker's dozen"?

What is 13

100

We watched these throwback disney movies during our first sleepover.  

What is Cars & Let it Shine

200

The interior angles of a triangle always sum to what degree?

What is 180 degrees

200

What can you hold in your right hand but never in your left?

What is Your left hand

200

The year the institutions were renamed Spelman and Morehouse

What is 1924 & 1913

200

This common pantry ingredient puts out a grease fire

What is Baking soda

200

These duos (2) dominated in their rounds as mafia

Who is Ethiopia and Caleb & Lyndsey and Landen

300

"FANBOYS" stands for...

What is For And Nor But Or Yet So 

(Conjunctions)

300

When does 5+9 = 2?

What is On a clock

300

The name of the organizations comprised of Spelman Alumnae and Morehouse Alumni?

What is The National Alumnae Association of Spelman College (NAASC) and Morehouse College National Alumni Association (MCNAA)

300
How many ounces are in a pound?

What is 16

300

This person has the most unread messages

Who is Lyndsey (507)

400

The first Black American Supreme Court Justice

Who is Thurgood Marshall

400

What’s in seconds, minutes, seasons, and centuries, but not in decades, years, or days? 

What is The letter “n”

400

The total number of acres for Spelman and Morehouse

What is 100 acres (39 for Spelman & 61 for Morehouse)

400

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), your smoke detector batteries should be replaced how often?


What is once a year

400

This location is where we took our first group photo (hint: it was just us)

What is The Promenade (powerpoint)

500

Name the Five Great Lakes

What is Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario

500

You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?

What is All the people were married

500

In the 1920s - 30s, Morehouse College Admitted women. This number of them went on to become full graduates.

What is 33

500

What is the safe internal temperature for a chicken?

What is 165 degrees

500

The date our groupchat was created

What is January 20th 2025

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