Famous People (Who)
Places (Where / Which)
Objects (Which / That / Whose)
Events & Times (When / That)
Riddles
100

This is a scientist who developed the theory of relativity changed physics forever.

Albert Einstein

100

This is a city where a famous wall divided East and West until 1989 is now a symbol of reunification.

Berlin

100

This is a device which you use every day to make calls, take photos, and connect to the internet.

smartphone

100

This is the year when humans first landed on the Moon

1969

100

What is something that belongs to you but is used more by other people?

your name

200

A person who was a civil rights leader and gave the “I Have a Dream” speech and became a symbol of peaceful protest.

Martin Luther King Jr.

200

This is an island which is home to the Great Barrier Reef and attracts millions of tourists each year. Kangaroos live there.

Australia

200

This is an object that people carry in their pockets and it is where they put their cards.

wallet

200

This is a period when the internet became widely available and changed how people communicate and share information.

the 1990s (or the 1990s dot-com era)

200

Something that has many keys but cannot open a single lock?

A piano

300

This is the author who wrote about a boy wizard. Her book helped revive interest in reading among children worldwide.

J. K. Rowling

300

This is a river which flows through Cairo and has been central to Egyptian civilization for thousands of years.

the Nile

300

This is an invention which transformed long-distance communication and was developed in the 19th century by Bell and others.

the telephone

300

This is a festival which takes place every four years and brings together nations to compete in many sports.

the Olympic Games

300

What is the thing that gets sharper the more you use it?

your brain

400

This is the artist who painted the Mona Lisa and lived and worked during the Italian Renaissance.

Leonardo da Vinci

400

This is a mountain where climbers face extreme altitude and weather and is the world’s tallest mountain

Mount Everest

400

This is a tool whose blade folds into its handle and is popular for camping and everyday tasks.

pocketknife or folding knife or swiss knife

400

This is an event that is observed on December 25th and is celebrated by many people around the world.

Christmas

400

What is something that has hands but cannot clap?

A clock

500

This is the woman who became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and led the country in the 1980s.

Margaret Thatcher

500

This is the country which is known for tulips, windmills, and canals and has Amsterdam as its capital.

the Netherlands

500

This is an item that photographers use to make images come closer.

camera lens

500

This is a day when many countries remember soldiers who died in wars and falls on November 11th.

Remembrance Day (or Armistice Day / Veterans Day)

500

What is it that has a head, a tail, but no body?

A coin