Riddles
What has a head and a tail but no body, and is found in pockets all over the world?
Coin
What is the hardest natural substance in the world?
Diamond
What is the formula for (a+b)2?
a2+2ab+b2
This common household item, sometimes called a binky or a dummy, is used to soothe an infant's sucking reflex.
Pacifier
This process, performed by plants and algae, uses sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create glucose (sugar) for energy and releases oxygen as a byproduct.
I’m white when I’m dirty, and black when I’m clean. I am boiled, mashed, or fried. I have eyes but cannot see. What am I?
Potato
The chemical symbol 'Au' on the periodic table represents which precious metal
Gold
The sum of the interior angles of any triangle is always this many degrees.
180
What is one word a kid would say with utmost confidence?
No
This term describes animals that eat both plants and other animals
Omnivores
I have keys but no lock, space but no room, and you can enter, but cannot go inside. What am I?
Keyboard
Which famous playwright wrote the tragedy "Macbeth"?
William Shakespeare
A self-taught genius from India with almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he collaborated with G.H. Hardy at Cambridge and is celebrated for his profound insights into continued fractions, elliptic functions
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Sing the rest of it: "Itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout....."
Itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
Then the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again
This tough, fibrous connective tissue connects muscles to bones, allowing movement when the muscle contracts.
I am always with you in the light, but vanish as soon as darkness falls. I have no weight and cannot be touched. What am I?
Shadow
What major historical event began on July 28, 1914
World war 1
What is 12 multiplied by 24?
288
This Disney princess wears pants rather than a dress.
Jasmine
To determine the amount of carbohydrates, protein, and fat in a packaged food item, this is the first thing you should look at on the Nutrition Facts label.
Serving size
What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and white when you throw it away?
Charcoal
What is the capital city of Canada, which was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1857 as a compromise between rival cities Toronto and Quebec City?
Ottawa
Named after an ancient Greek philosopher, this theorem states that for any right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Pythagorean theorem
The reason given by a three-year-old for why they absolutely cannot wear the red sock today.
Because it is too red
This general term describes diseases that can be spread from one organism to another, either through direct contact, vectors like mosquitoes, or contaminated surfaces.
Communicable diseases