Riddles 1
Riddles 2
Idioms
Riddles 3
100
What goes up and down but doesn't move?
a.) An elevator
b.) A pogo stick
c.) An escalator
d.) A staircase
d.) A staircase
100
Bill needed lemonade...NOW!! He wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat in the green grass to cool off and rest. The sky was blue, and the sun was bright. Bill was excited to go to the lake later on. He'd cool off and enjoy his time away from the school. What season is it?
SUMMER!
100
That dog is a couch potato! He just lays around all day.
What does this idiom mean?
a.) Lazy
b.) Sick
c.) Glued to the couch
a.) Lazy
200
I can be dangerous. I might blow my top. I am part of the Earth. I can be hot. I can be explosive. Mount Fuji is one of me. I can be found in Hawaii. What am I?
a.) An angry person who lives in Hawaii
b.) A pressure cooker
c.) A volcano
d.) A mountain
c.) A volcano
200
I am not a magician, but I make things disappear. I come in all shapes and sizes, but am most often found in pink. I can be a writer's best friend. What am I?
a.) Flamingo
b.) Pencil
c.) Eraser
d.) A trash can
c.) Eraser
200
You can't come to school under the weather if you want to do a good job! No one is at their best when they aren't feeling well.
What does this idiom mean?
a.) When the weather is bad
b.) In the rain
c.) Sick
c.) Sick
200
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
a.) He had a hat
b.) He had an umbrella
c.) He was bald
d.) He has a waterproof head
c.) He was bald
300
What has 4 wheels and flies?
a.) a garbage truck
b.) an airplane
c.) a racecar
d.) a helicopter
a.) a garbage truck
300
I am round. I am made by the government. I am made of copper. People make a wish on me. I get thrown in fountains. A president’s face is on me.
a.) A dollar bill
b.) A quarter
c.) A dime
d.) A penny
d.) A penny
300
James' room was so messy! Trying to find his keys was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
What does this idiom mean?
a.) An impossible task
b.) A big mess
c.) A quick and easy task
a.) An impossible task
300
What has many keys but can't open a single lock?
a.) A piano
b.) A radio
c.) A key ring
d.) A duck
a.) A piano
400
What has legs but cannot walk?
a.) A dog
b.) A chair
c.) A person
d.) A clock
b.) A chair
400
What goes through cities and towns, but never moves?
a.) A train
b.) A bus
c.) The wind
d.) A street
d.) A street
400
Allison's friend told her to "break a leg" before she went on stage to perform for the talent show. What did Allison's friend mean when she said this?
a.) She was wishing Allison good luck
b.) She hopes Allison trips and breaks her leg
c.) She was making a joke
a.) She was wishing Allison good luck
400
You can play me with cards, but don’t burn me. Rest glasses on me, or walk across me. What am I?
a.) A bridge
b.) A table
c.) A coaster
a.) A bridge
500
What starts with a P, ends with an E, and has thousands of letters?
a.) A printer
b.) A dictionary
c.) A post office
d.) A package
c.) A post office
500
I can travel at nearly 100 miles per hour, but never leave the room. You can cover me up, but that doesn’t slow me down. You will not know if I come only once or again and again and again. What am I?
a.) A ceiling fan
b.) A hiccup
c.) A sneeze
d.) An echo
c.) A sneeze
500
He is between a rock and a hard place! He doesn't know what he's going to do.
What does this idiom mean?
a.) to choose between two equally difficult things
b.) stuck and can't climb down
c.) rock climbing
a.) to choose between two equally difficult things
500
I sometimes run but cannot walk. What am I?
Hint: I'm a body part.
A nose!