Riddles
What goes up when the rain comes down?
What is an umbrella?
“What do the X’s and O’s in XOXO stand for?”
X's = Kisses
O's = Hugs
What is Earth's largest continent?
A) Europe
B) Asia
C) Africa
D) Antarctica
What is Asia?
Where did King deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech?
A) Memphis, TN
B) Atlanta, GA
C) Jackson, MS
D) Washington, D.C.
What is Washington D.C.?
Hurricanes only form over ________?
A) Cold land
B) Warm land
C) Cold water
D) Warm water
What is warm water?
Where do penguins keep their money?
What is a snowbank?
How many U.S. states have a city named Valentine? Is it 3, 4, 5, or 7?”
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What country is home to Kangaroo Island?
A) Great Britian
B) France
C) Japan
D) Australia
What is Australia?
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
A) Satchel Paige
B) Ernie Banks
C) Jackie Robinson
D) Larry Doby
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Where are your taste buds located?
A) Esophagus
B) Cheek
C) Tongue
D) All the above
What is all the above?
The more you take, the more you leave. What am I?
What are footsteps?
Who are Shakesphere's "Star-crossed Lovers?
Who are Romeo and Juliet?
Death Valley is located in what U.S. state?
A) Nevada
B) Utah
C) California
D) Texas
What is California?
With the 15th Amendment ratification in 1870, what did African Americans gain in the United States?
A) Voting rights
B) Right to citizenship status
C) Freedom from slavery
D) Right to sit anywhere
What is voting rights?
What hormone does the pancreas produce?
A) Adrenaline
B) Insulin
C) Estrogen
D) Testosterone
What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
What is a penny?
What animal will the Bronx zoo let you name after your lover on Valentine's Day?
A) Butterfly
B) Dove
C) Cockroach
D) Rabbit
What is a dove?
What U.S. state is home to Yellowstone National Park?
A) Coloroda
B) Wyoming
C) Nebraska
D) Utah
What is Wyoming?
Sarah Goode was the first African American woman to receive a patent. What did she invent?
A) Dry-cleaning process
B) Folding bed
C) Lipstick
D) Hair straightening system
What is a folding bed?
What is the symbol for silver?
A) AG
B) SI
C) AU
D) PB
What is Ag?
I have lakes but no water,
No cars but I have streets;
Many places and borders,
But I'm in one piece.
What am I?
What is a map?
What percentage of roses purchased on Valentine's Day are red?
A) 69%
B) 86%
C) 78%
D) 94%
What is 69%
How many countries are there in Africa?
A) 42
B) 63
C) 39
D) 54
What is 54?
What was the first African American owned-and-operated newspaper?
A) Birmingham Times
B) The Mississippi Enterprise
C) Freedom's Journal
D) Our Times
What is Freedom's Journal?
What percentage of the cells in your body are bacteria?
A) 90%
B) 15%
C) 2%
D) 68%
What is 90%?