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Riddles
100

What makes a square a square?

Four Equal Sides

100

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first two men in the entire world to do what?

Walk on the moon

100

What's a person, place or thing? 

Noun

100

What kind of rock forms from a volcano?

Igneous rock

100

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

Mt. Everest

100

How many months of the year have 28 days?

All of them!

200

On a class field trip there are 4 buses taking 36 students to the zoo.  Each bus has the same number of each student.  How many students are on each bus?

9 students on each bus

200

What constellation is on the Australian flag?

The Southern Cross

200

Dad went outside and (sweep, swoop, sweeped, swept) the deck.

Swept

200

How are metamorphic rocks created?

Heat and pressure

200

How many continents are there?

7

200

What goes up but never down?

Your Age

300

If it’s 5:30 when you leave for the store and 6:15 when you get there, how long did it take?

45 minutes.

300

Which ancient people built pyramids?

The Egyptians

300

What do you call the part of the story with all the action or the big twist?

Climax, complication

300

What characteristics do scientists use to identify rocks?

Composition and texture

300

What continent is Egypt part of? 

Africa

300

What has 2 hands and a face but is not alive?

A clock

400

Out of the fractions below, which is greatest?

3/20

3/9

3/5

3/5

400

Which language is the most widely spoken in South America?

Spanish 

400

How many different vowels are in the word "ocean"?

3

400

Name TWO differences between intrusive and extrusive rocks.

Intrusive: Form in Earth's interior AND solidify much slower (forming crystals)

Extrusive: Form on Earth's surface (through volcanoes) AND solidify quickly (no crystals, often have pores)

400

What continent is Nepal a part of?


Asia

400

If you don't keep me, I will break. What am I?

A Promise

500

If a football field is 100 meters long, how many centimeters long is the football field?

10000

500

The first fireworks were invented in what country during the seventh century?

China.

500

The main series of events in a story is called a what?

A plot

500

What is the difference between chemical and physical sedimentation?

Chemical sedimentation: water carries dissolved sediment which travels and precipitates 

Physical sediment: sediment doesn't dissolve into water, sediment is displaced by physical weathering

500

Which country gave America the Statue of Liberty?

France

500

It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?

Your name