Riddles 1
If two's company and three's a crowd, what are four and five?
Nine.
What has keys but can't open locks?
A piano.
What does the word "Dinosaur" mean?
Terrible lizard.
Latin root meaning 'live'
examples: vivisection, vitamin
viv-
This large wind instrument is used for cultural music by the indigenous people of Australia.
Didgeridoo.
What has a tail, a head, and no body?
A coin.
I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I?
Breath.
What did Ankylosaurus have on the end of its tail?
A club.
Greek root meaning 'animal, living being'
examples: Mesozoic, ectozoon
zo-
As the oldest musical instrument in existence, this instrument also requires far more bodily coordination than others – especially if you’re playing on a modern set-up.
Drums.
How can the number four be half of five?
IV, the Roman numeral for four, is half (two letters) of the word five.
I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven.
Which extinction event wiped out the dinosaurs?
Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event.
Latin root meaning 'city'
examples: suburbanite, urbanize
urb-
Alicia Moore is known for her edgy music and unique punk rock style that pushes the boundaries of how women should look and act. She’s loved for her emotionally charged songs that aren’t only fun to listen to but also aim to strengthen women to fight against the stigma that they’re weaker or subservient to men. What is her stage name?
Pink.
I am something people love or hate. I change people's appearances and thoughts. If a person takes care of them self I will go up even higher. To some people, I will fool them. To others, I am a mystery. Some people might want to try and hide me but I will show. No matter how hard people try I will Never go down. What am I?
Age.
It can't be seen, can't be felt, can't be heard, and can't be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after, Ends life, and kills laughter. What is it?
The dark.
In what country were dinosaur fossils thought to be dragon bones?
China.
Latin root meaning 'disturb'
examples: perturb, turbulent
turb-
Beyonce is one of the most successful women of color to dominate the world stage of pop music. She’s a multi-awarded singer, performer, and showstopper that’s fiercely beloved by her fans. But despite her success in her career, Beyonce claims that she’s actually very shy in person. That said, she uses an alter ego on stage to help her feel more comfortable around an audience. What is the name of this alter ego?
Sasha Fierce.
What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?
Queue. Remove the "ueue" and you are left with "Q".
There came a bird featherless and sat on the trees leafless. There came a maiden speechless and ate the bird featherless, from off the trees leafless. What is it?
Snow.
Who outbid Leonardo DiCaprio in an auction for a dinosaur skull?
He bought a 70 million years old Tyrannosaurus bataar skull for $276,000. Later, when he found out that the skull had been stolen, he agreed to return it to the Mongolian government.
Nicolas Cage.
Sub-, su-, suf-, sug-, sup-, & sus- are all Latin roots that mean the same thing. What do they mean?
Below.
The Grammy Awards are given to artists who move above and beyond our expectations, putting their best foot forward to birth art through their music. One award – the Best Spoken Word Album – was won by this unlikely candidate twice. Once in 2006, and another in 2008. Who was he?
Barack Obama.