The Warm-up Round
OK.....Riddles
Ordinary Questions
True......or Not
Guess what?
100
I get wetter the more I dry. What am I?
A towel
100
Kate's mother has 3 children. Snap, Crackle and......
Kate!
100
What can you put between 7 and 8, to make the result greater than 7, but less than 8?
A decimal point.
100
Henry VIII had 4 wives.
False, he had 6 wives.
100
I go all around the world but never leave the corner. What am I?
A stamp.
200
What has hands and a face but is not human?
A clock
200
What 2 things can you never eat for breakfast?
Lunch and dinner.
200
Tom was asked to paint the number of plates on 100 apartments which means he will have to paint numbers 1 through 100. Can you figure out the number of times he will have to paint the number 8?
20 (8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 98)
200
A giraffe has the same amount of vertebrae in its neck as a human.
True!
200
You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?
The letter 'r'
300
2 fathers and 2 sons went fishing. They caught 3 fish. This was enough for 1 each. How is this possible?
They were a grandfather, father and son.
300
You’re running a race and at the very end, you pass the person in 2nd place. What place did you finish the race in?
2nd place
300
A farmer is travelling with a fox, a goose, and a bag of beans. During his journey, he comes across a river with a boat to cross it.
The farmer can only fit one thing in the boat with him at a time. If left alone together, the fox will eat the goose or the goose will eat the beans. How does the farmer get everything across the river safely?
Take the goose first, leaving the fox and the beans.
Row back.
Next take the fox over, put the goose in the boat and row back with it.
Swap the goose for the beans and take them over. Finally go back for the goose.
300
Cinderella was the first Disney princess.
False. Snow White was the first Disney princess.
300
It’s the only place in the world where today comes before yesterday. Where is it?
A dictionary.
400
It belongs to you but your friends use it more. What is it?
Your name.
400
Which word becomes shorter when you add 2 letters to it?
Short
400
87
400
Sharks are mammals.
False. Sharks are classified as fish.
400
Zoey has a very big family. She has 20 aunts, 20 uncles and 50 cousins. Each of her cousins has an aunt who is not Zoey’s aunt. How is this possible?
She is Zoey's mum.
500
Which month has 28 days?
Um.....they all do!
500
Mrs. Brown has 5 daughters. Each of these daughters has a brother. How many children does Mrs. Brown have?
6
500
How many squares can you see?
14
500
Minecraft was originally called Cave Game.
True
500
What can jump higher than a building?
Anything. Buildings can't jump!