Riddles
What gets wetter as it dries?
Towel
Which of these is the Capital city of a country?
A) Rio De Janeiro
B) Toronto
C) Wellington
D) Mumbai
Wellington
What household item is this?
HPNOE
Phone
Ohio:
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Columbus
Botanically speaking, which of the following common foods is actually classified as a true Berry, while a strawberry is not?
A) Banana
B) Blackberry
C) Raspberry
D) Cherry
Banana
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
Damask is a variety of what flower?
A) Lily
B) Hyacinth
C) Rose
D) Primrose
Rose
What household item is this?
ABLTE
Table
Arizona:
Tucson
Scottsdale
Phoenix
Phoenix
Per 100 grams, which of these common foods actually contains significantly more vitamin C than a raw orange?
A) Green Apple
B) Ripe Banana
C) Red Bell Pepper
D) Iceberg Lettuce
Red Bell Pepper
What comes down but never goes up?
Rain
Which English county has a border with only one other?
A) Devon
B) Norfolk
C) Cornwall
D) Kent
Cornwall
What household item is this?
KETLANB
Blanket
Pennsylvania:
Scranton
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Fresh cranberry farmers and harvest traditionally test whether their fruits is firm, fresh, and fully ripe by verifying if the berries can do what?
A) Float in salt baths
B) Bounce
C) Glow under ultraviolet light
D) Change color from pink to deep blue when squeezed
Bounce
What has one eye but can't see?
A Needle
The Hindu God Ganesh is traditionally depicted as having the head of which animal?
A) Elephant
B) Tiger
C) Rhinoceros
D) Cobra
Elephant
What place is this?
POTRIRA
Airport
Tennessee:
Chattanooga
Memphis
Nashville
Nashville
according to a persistent historical myth, which traditional holiday food was supposedly banned in 17th century England under Oliver Cromell's Puritan rule?
A) Roast Goose
B) Plum Pudding
C) Hot Cross Bun
D) Mince Pies
Mince Pies
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A Stamp
Which of these historical events did not take place in the 1700s?
A) Jane Austen is born
B) American Revolutionary War begin
C) Napoleon 1 is crowned Emperor
D) Last Stuart monarch dies
Napoleon 1 is crowned Emperor
Who is this?
RSEPDEINT
President
Florida:
Jacksonville
Orlando
Tallahassee
Tallahassee
In 18th century Europe, pineapples were such an exorbitant status symbol that wealthy socialites would do what with them at parties?
A) Rent them just to carry them as a fashion accessory
B) Wear them mounted on elaborate, towering wigs
C) Use them as a bowling balls in door parlor games
D) Carve them into personal family crests and throw them into the fireplaces
Rent them just to carry them as fashion accessory