Riddles
True or False: This statement is false
This is a paradox
In Norse mythology, this god is the son of Odin and the god of thunder.
Thor
This term refers to a group or chain of islands
archipelago
The temperature at which water boils in degrees Celsius
100 degrees Celsius
This military leader, one of history's greatest conquerors, conquered the Persian Empire, India, and Egypt.
Alexander the great
A man rides into town on Wednesday. He stays for two nights and leaves on Wednesday.
His horse is named wednesday
This first artificial satellite was launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957
Sputnik 1
In which American city is the Golden Gate Bridge located?
San Francisco
This is the total number of bones in an adult human body
206
Which number comes next in the sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13?
21 (add the two proceeding numbers)
What has to be broken before you can use it?
Egg
This country was the first to use paper money
China
This is the deepest known point in the Earth's oceans, located in the western Pacific.
Mariana Trench
This is the largest internal organ in the human body, responsible for filtering blood and producing bile
Liver
The name of the supercontinent that scientists hypothesize existed before breaking apart into the continents we know today.
Pangea
I have cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish.
A map
This 15th-century invention revolutionized communication and the spread of information across Europe
Printing Press
These giant stone statues, known as Moai, can be found on this remote Pacific island
Easter Island
This is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere
Nitrogen
This person, a French peasant girl, became a military leader and a saint after claiming divine guidance during the Hundred Years' War.
Joan of Arc
A doctor's son's father is not a doctor.
The doctor is the mother
Name the three branches of American government
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
This country is the smallest country in the world by land area.
Vatican City
This blood type is known as the "universal donor."
O negative
This unique mammal, native to Australia, lays eggs but also produces milk to feed its young.
Platypus