Riddles
What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
a towel
How many years between each world cup?
4 years
Mount Everest is located in what mountain range?
The Himalayas
The head of what kind of animal is front-and-center in an infamous scene from The Godfather?
a horse
What is the capital of Ireland?
Dublin
What can you catch but not throw?
a cold
The number of players on a soccer field
11 per team
This artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
Percy Jackson is the son of which god?
Poseidon
What are the 3 colors on the Irish flag.?
Green, white, and orange
I have holes in my top and bottom, my left and right, and in the middle. But I still hold water. What am I?
a sponge
The height (in ft) of a basketball hoop from the ground in professional basketball.
10 feet
The year WW1 started
1914
What flavor of Pop-Tarts does Buddy the Elf use in his spaghetti in Elf?
Chocolate
What is the other language spoken in Ireland besides English?
Gaelic
What has hands but cannot clap?
a clock
In what year were women allowed to compete in the modern Olympic games?
1900
What is the most populous city in the world?
Tokyo
In Percy Jackson's first quest in "The Lightning Thief" what are the names of his two companions?
Grover Underwood and Annabeth Chase
What is the animal that Saint Patrick drove out of Ireland according to legend.
Snakes
What word contains 26 letters but only has three syllables?
alphabet
What country has competed the most times in the Summer Olympics yet hasn’t won a gold medal?
The Philippines
What year did Constantinople fall?
1453
Who voiced Mushu in Mulan?
Eddie Murphy
Which US city boasts the largest St. Patrick's day parade in the world?
New York City