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Riddles
100

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

Walk on the moon

100

What is the term for a word that is similar in meaning to another word?

Synonym

100

What causes tides?

The moon

100

How many states make up the United States of America?

50

100

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Footsteps 

200

Which war was fought between the north and south regions in the United States?

The Civil War

200

Is the following statement a metaphor or a simile:

Her smile was as bright as the sun

Simile

200

What is H2O also known as?

Water

200
Is Massachusetts on the east or west coast?

East

200

What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?

A Penny 

300

What country did Mexico gain its independence from in the 1800s?

Spain

300

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

The Climax

300

 What phenomenon might be felt on the surface when two tectonic plates rub against each other?

Earthquake

300

What state is furthest north?

Alaska

300

What runs around the whole yard without moving?

A fence 

400

Name one of the original thirteen colonies

Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island

400
What do we call the message or a lesson of a story

Theme

400

Why do you see often see lightning before you hear the thunder?

Light travels faster than sound

400

How many continents are there?

400

You are my brother, but I am not your brother. Who am I?

Your Sister 

500

Who made the “I have a dream” speech?

Martin Luther King (MLK.)

500

The person in a novel who tells the story from a third-person perspective is called a what?

A narrator.

500

Earth is located in what galaxy?

Milky Way 

500

How many oceans are there? 

Five: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, and Arctic.

500

I'm normally under you. Take away my first letter and I'm normally above you. Take away my first 2 letters and you normally can't see me. What am I?

A chair