Science Riddles
Which weighs more, a ton of concrete or a ton of feathers?
What is "Neither they weigh the same"?
If two's company and three's a crowd, what are four and five?
What is "Nine"?
(4+5)
What goes up but never goes down?
What is "Age"?
How many letters are there in the alphabet?
What is "26"?
What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world?
What is " Mount Everest"?
What can be measured but has no length, width, or height?
What is "The Temperature"?
You ran a race and passed the person in third place. What place are you in now?
What is "Third Place"?
There's only one word in the dictionary spelled wrong. What is it?
What is "W-r-o-n-g"?
What is a three-letter word for mousetrap?
What is "Cat"?
Which state is Mount Rushmore located in?
What is "South Dakota"?
You will find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?
What is "The letter R"?
I add five to nine and get two. The answer is correct but how?
What is "Time"?
When it is 9 am, add 5 hours to it and you will get 2 pm.
What is full of holes but still holds water?
What is "A Sponge"?
Name the fastest human sense.
What is "Hearing"?
Which planet is closest to Earth?
What is "Venus"?
I can fill a room, but I take up no space. What am I?
What is "Light"?
How many sides does a circle have?
What is "2"?
What is it that no one wants to have, but no one wants to lose either?
What is "A Lawsuit"?
What can jump higher than a building?
What is "Anything that can jump"?
How many countries are there located in the United Kingdom?
What is"4"?
(England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland)
I have cities, but no houses. I have forests, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
What is "A map"?
A merchant can place 8 large boxes of 10 small boxes into a carton for shipping. In one shipment, he sent a total of 96 boxes. If there are more large boxes than small boxes, how many cartons did he ship?
What is "11 cartons total"?
7 large boxes (7x8 = 56 boxes)
4 small boxes (4x10 = 40 boxes)
11 total cartons and 96 boxes
What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat?
What is "Chicago"?
Chi-ca-go
I go all around the world but never leave the corner. What am I?
What is "A stamp"?
How many US states share a border with Canada?
What is "13"?
(Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Alaska)