Riddles
I am a three-digit number. My tens digit is five more than my ones digit, and my hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit. What number am I?
194
I am thinking of a number. If you multiply me by 4 and subtract 6, you get 42. What number am I?
12
What gas do plants absorb from the air during photosynthesis?
Carbon Dioxide (Co2)
What is the largest high school in Maryland?
Blair....
What is the state bird of Maryland?
The Baltimore Oriole
A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but nine run away. How many sheep does he have left?
9
A function f(x) satisfies f(a) + f(b) = f(a+b) + ab for all real numbers a and b. If f(1) = 2, what is f(0)?
0
What is the name of the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What city is Blair located in?
Silver Spring
What is the only U.S. state with a one-syllable name?
Maine
I have two arms, but fingers I have none. I have a face, but no eyes. What am I?
A clock
A farmer is taking eggs to the market. He counts them in groups: when divided by 3, there is 1 left; when divided by 4, there is 2 left; and when divided by 5, there is 3 left. What is the smallest number of eggs he could have?
23
What letters represent the four nitrogen bases in DNA?
A,T,G,C
Name one of Blair's MAGNET teachers.
Schwartz, Schafer, Kirk, Glenn, Lodal, etc.
Which U.S. state has the longest coastline?
Alaska
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "m"
A triangle has sides of length 13 and 14. The third side is an integer. What is the greatest possible perimeter?
40
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
What is the official mascot of Montgomery Blair High School?
Blazer
Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Saturn
I have keys but open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter but never leave. What am I?
A keyboard
I am a three-digit number. My digits multiply to 36, and my hundreds digit is twice my ones digit. What number am I?
236
What type of energy is stored in an object due to its position, such as a ball held above the ground?
Potential Energy
Approximately how old is Montgomery Blair High School?
~100 years
A certain word is spelled the same forwards and backwards and also describes something that can race on water. What word is it?