Are You Smarter Than a 6th Grader?
Riddles
Dad Jokes
School Year Time Capsule
Word Play & Gibberish
100

If a triangle has sides of 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm, what is its perimeter?

12cm

100

What has hands but cannot clap?

A clock

100

Why did the math book look so sad?

Because it had too many problems.

100

What is the name of our school mascot?

Stormy

100

What is the term for a word that sounds like the noise it makes? (Example: "Boom!" or "Sizzle")

Onomatopoeia

200

Which planet in our solar system is known for its massive, beautiful rings?

Saturn

200

The more of them you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

Footsteps
200

What do you call a fake noodle?

An impasta.

200

Which month of the school year has the fewest number of days?

February

200

Unscramble this school-related word: C L S A S

CLASS

300

What are the three states of matter?

Solid, liquid and gas

300

What belongs to you, but other people use it way more than you do?

Your name

300

Why can't a nose be 12 inches long?

Because then it would be a foot.

300

What viral meme was everyone obsessed with in the cafeteria this year?

67
300

"I’m so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of which literary device?

Hyperbole

400

In grammar, what do we call a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb? 


(Hint: They often end in "-ly").

An adverb

400

What has a head and a tail but no body?

A coin
400

Why did the teacher wear sunglasses to school?

Because the students were so bright.

400

True or False: This school year lasted exactly 365 days.

False (A school year is typically around 180 days).

400

What is a palindrome?

A word that is spelled the same backward and forward (like "racecar" or "kayak").

500

What is the term for the top number in a fraction?

The numerator

500

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?

An echo

500

What do you call an astronaut's cavity?

A black hole.

500

What is the official date of the very last day of school this year?

May 28, 2026

500

Solve this "rebus" puzzle: MCE MCE MCE

Three Blind Mice (Three "mice" with no "eyes/I's")