Math
Can you add one mathematical symbol in between 55555 to equal 500?
555-55=500
Jeff's dad has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and ___?
Jeff
Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
They are the same!
What is the Capital of the USA? What continent do we live on?
Washington DC & North America
f every month had exactly 30 days instead of some with 29, some with 30, and some with 31, would each year be longer or shorter?
Shorter (360)
I have hands, but I cannot clap. What am I?
A Clock
Ten copycats were sitting in a boat. One jumped out. How many were left?
None, they're all copycats
If only these letters were written down—J FM AM J JAS OND—what would they mean?
The first letter of every month in a year
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps
A butterfly lays an egg. The egg hatches into a larva. The larva becomes a pupa and then changes into a butterfly. This process is called ______.
Life Cycle
Cara leaves New York at eight in the morning, driving 35 mph. Nancy starts driving to New York at a speed of 50 mph. When they meet, which one will be farthest away from New York?
When they meet, they'll be the same distance away from New York.
If the red house is on the right side and if the blue house is on the left side, where’s the white house?
Washington D.C.
75 divided by 5
15
What is the name of the place where a story takes place?
Setting
What five-letter word gets shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
If a plane crashed on the border of England and Scotland, where would they bury the survivors?
You don't bury survivors
Maggie lives on a street with 10 houses. The houses are numbered 1 to 10. If Maggie adds up all the house numbers that are lower than hers, the total is three times her actual house number. What number is Maggie’s house?
7
What is Rupert the Bear’s middle name?
The
115/5
23
A cowboy rode to an inn on Wednesday. He stayed two nights and left on Wednesday. How could that be?
His Horse is named Wednesday
What is the end of everything?
The letter "g"
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
New York City
Seven brothers were born two years apart. The youngest brother is seven. How old is the oldest brother?
19
Rico the Rabbit eats 1 carrot on Sunday, 2 carrots on Monday, 4 carrots on Tuesday, and so on. How many carrots does he eat every week?
127
If I had a quarter, a dime, 3 nickels, and 2 pennies. How much money would I have?
52 cents
True or false: Text evidence helps you determine the correct answer?
True
Laura says that she can throw a ball so that it flies away from her, will change direction suddenly, and then come right back to her all by itself. Is that even possible?
Yes, if she throws it straight up in the air.
You’re a bus driver. At the first stop, 4 people get on. At the second stop, 8 people get on. At the third stop, 2 people get off, and at the fourth stop, everyone gets off. What color are the bus driver’s eyes?
Whatever color your eyes are.
If you rolled a single die just once, would you be least likely to roll an odd number, a number larger than three, or a number smaller than three?
A number smaller than 3
There was a pink one-story house in a cozy neighborhood. Everything in it was pink—the walls, the carpets, the furniture, even the cat! What color were the stairs?
There were no stairs. It's a one-story house.
I am an odd number, but if you take away just a single letter, I become even. Can you guess my number?
Seven
Four friends are racing. Lisa finishes four hours ahead of Tony, with Pete finishing eight hours ahead of Max. Max needed six more hours to finish than Lisa. What order do they cross the finish line in?
Pete, Lisa, Tony, Max
Mother’s Day is always the second Sunday in the month of May. When is the earliest day it could be?
May 8
Do you know the name of the invention that lets you look instantly right through any wall you want?
A window
A city bus sets out for the morning with no passengers on board. At the first stop, two people get on. At the next stop, five more. The one after that, seven people get on and three people get off. At the following stop, five people get on and six people get off. The last stop has three people getting on and one person getting off. How many stops were made?
Five Stops
What two numbers make a one-digit number when you multiply them but a two-digit number when you add them together?
1 & 9