9th Grade Riddles Jeopardy

Food

100

This fruit is curved in shape and grows in a bunch. It is yellow and sweet and grows in hot countries. What is it?

Banana

200

A hamburg steak is placed between two pieces of round bread. What do you call this food item?

Hamburger

300

This fruit tastes sweet and sour, and it is the seed of the cherry tree. What is it?

Cherry

400

This bird can hardly fly and has a red comb on its head. You can eat its meat and eggs. What is it?

Chicken

500

This is a long, thin vegetable with green, spotty skin. It is part of the melon family, and you make it into pickles or add it raw into a salad. What is it?

Cucumber

Stationary

100

When you write letters or draw a picture and want to erase them, you rub this rubber tool on the paper. What is it? 

Eraser 

200

On an envelope/card, you attach a tiny paper. You pay money to get it. What is it called?

Stamp

300

You put a letter into this paper bag when you have to send it. What is it?

Envelope

400

You add a U-shaped needle through the sheets of paper to join them. What do you call the device that does this?

Stapler

500

This transparent tape has glue on one side so you use it to fix a torn paper or attach one piece of paper to another. What do you call this stationery item?

Cellotape

Animal

100

I have a long nose and tusks and large ears. Among the land animals, I am the biggest one. Who am I?

Elephant

200

This animal hops and skips, has long ears, red eyes, and a short, round tail. What is it?

Rabbit

300

I am an animal with white and black stripes, and I belong to the horse family. Who am I?

Zebra

400

I carry my baby in a pocket around my stomach. I am good at jumping. Who am I?

Kangaroo

500

This animal has humps on its back and carries people and their bags when they travel in the desert. What is this animal called?

Camel

Vehicle

100

What is a car with a siren and used by policemen called?

Police car

200

This vehicle (vessel) carries people and things on and across water bodies. What is it?

Ship

300

This vehicle uses electric power and carries people and things on a railroad track. What is it?

Train

400

This vehicle flies into space at high speed. What is it?

Rocket

500

This vehicle is pulled by one or more horses. It carries people and things on road. What is it called?

Horse wagon(carriage, coach)

In the Sea

100

I am an animal and have a hard shell on my back, so I walk slowly but swim fast. I can hide my head and limbs (legs) in the shell. Who am I?

Turtle

200

What animal has 8 legs with suckers, lives at the bottom of sea, and vomits ink when it sees its enemies?

Octopus

300

I am an animal that lives in the sea, has a soft body with 10 legs, and squirts ink at my enemies. Who am I?

Squid

400

This flat, star-shaped animal living at the bottom of sea eats things like shellfish and urchin. What is it called?

Starfish

500

I am light and float and swim in the sea. My body is soft and shaped like an open umbrella. Who am I?

Jellyfish