Riddles
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
What is the capital of Poland?
Warsaw
Alex and Kyle made 27 paper planes.
Kyle made half as many as Alex.
How many planes did Kyle make?
9
Which planet has the most moons?
Jupiter
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
What was the most downloaded app of 2020?
Tik tok
Greg and Peter bought a large pizza to share. Greg ate 5/8 of the pizza.
What fraction of the pizza was left for Peter?
3/8
Who was the ancient Greek god of medicine?
Ascepius
A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible?
He was born on February 29
How many countries still have the shilling as currency?
Four - Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia
A fence post in Tina's garden is 4 feet tall.
When she measured the fence post’s shadow, she found that it was 12 feet long.
A tree in Tina’s yard had a shadow of 72 feet.
How tall is the tree?
24 feet
What is the part of the eye called that's coloured and surrounds the pupil?
Iris
Three doctors said that Bill was their brother. Bill says he has no brothers. How many brothers does Bill actually have?
None. He has three sisters.
What is the name of the highest mountain in Africa?
Mount Kilimanjaro
Tim is buying a DVD player from Deal of the Day.
The usual cost of the player is $180.
Today's discount is 20%.
How much money will Tim save?
$36
What type of sugar does the brain need for energy?
Glucose
Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How?
They are a grandfather, father and son.
Brothers Richard and Maurice founded which company in 1940?
McDonald's
Doug built a tent in the shape of a regular pentagon.
Its perimeter is 60 feet.
What is the length of each side of the tent.
12 feet
In computer science, what does USB stand for?
Universal Serial Bus