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100

If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?

zero

100

What did one slice of bread say to the other before the race?

Youre toast 

100

I have keys but no locks, I have space but no room. You can enter but can’t go outside. What am I?

Keyboard

100

I fly without wings and cry without eyes

cloud

100

I have nine branches and light up each night of Hanukkah. What am I?

menorah

200

I add 5 to 9 and get 2. The answer is correct, so what am I

A clock. When it is 9 a.m., adding 5 hours would make it 2 p.m.

200

What did the bison say to his son when he left the ranch

Bi-son

200

I’m not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?

Fire

200

I can be cracked, told, and played.

a joke

200

I’m the song sung at midnight holy, ancient and new — sometimes called a carol; name one famous one.

Silent Night

300

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

seven

300

Why did the computer go to the Doctor?

Because he had a virus!

300

I build up castles; I tear down mountains. I make some men blind; I help others to see. What am I?

sand

300

What word of five letters has only one left when two letters are removed?

stone

300

I’m red and green, prickly and bright; in December, I’m often put under the light. I’m not a tree, but I sit beneath one. What am I?

A poinsettia

400

A tree doubled in height each year until it reached its maximum height over the course of ten years. How many years did it take for the tree to reach half its maximum height?

9 years

400

Why did the invisible man turn down a job offer

He couldn't see himself doing it!

400

Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it?

The letter R

400

Which English word contains three consecutive double letters?

bookkeeping

400

The Maccabees were fighting to keep people free to practice their _________. Fill the blank.

faith

500

Rachel goes to the supermarket and buys 10 tomatoes. Unfortunately, on the way back home, all but 9 get ruined. How many tomatoes are left in a good condition?

9

500

What starts with P and ends with E and has over 1,000 letters

The Post Office

500

I am something people love or hate. I change peoples’ appearances and thoughts. If a person takes care of themself I will go up even higher. 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

500

Take away my first letter and I still sound the same. Take away my last letter and I still sound the same. Take away my middle letter and I’ll still sound the same. — What is the word?

Empty 

500

I’m red and green, prickly and bright; in December, I’m often put under the light. I’m not a tree, but I sit beneath one. What am I?

An Advent wreath / Advent candles