Mr. S: Fun Friyay

Riddles

100

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?

Echo

200

What has to be broken before you can use it?

Egg

300

I have cities, but no houses; rivers, but no water; and roads, but no cars. What am I?

Map

400

The more of me you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Footsteps

500

I am not alive, but I grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. What am I?

Fire

Guess the Song

100

“I’m working late, ’cause I’m a singer…”

“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter

200

“I’m acting like it’s nothing, but it’s everything to me…”

👉 Answer: “Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan

300

“They not ready for the real conversation…”

👉 Answer: “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar

400

“I’m so depressed, I act like it’s my birthday…”

👉 Answer: “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” – Taylor Swift

500

“You treat your mouth as if it’s heaven’s gate…”

👉 Answer: “Too Sweet” – Hozier

Spot the Lie

100

• You should drink water regularly, even if you’re not thirsty

• The human body is mostly made of water

• Energy drinks hydrate you better than water

Energy drinks hydrate you better than water (FALSE)

200

• Your phone can track your location even without Wi-Fi

• Public Wi-Fi can be risky to use

• Incognito mode makes you completely anonymous online

Incognito makes you completely anonymous (FALSE)

300

• Lack of sleep affects memory and focus

• Teenagers need around 8–10 hours of sleep

• You can fully “catch up” on sleep just by sleeping in on weekends

You can fully catch up on sleep (FALSE)

400

• Multitasking usually lowers the quality of your work

• Listening to music always improves focus for everyone

• Your brain can get distracted by notifications even if you don’t check them

Music always improves focus (FALSE)

500

• Stress can have physical effects on your body
• The brain stops developing after childhood
• Exercise can improve mental health

Brain stops developing after childhood (FALSE) 

Are You Smarter Than a 5th–9th Grader

100

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Jupiter

200

What is 15% of 200?

30

300

What is the main idea of a story?

The central message or theme

400

What is the square root of 144?

12

500

What literary device compares two things using “like” or “as”?

Simile

Random Brain Busters

100

How many months have 28 days?

All 12

200

If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become?

Wet

300

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

M

400

You see me once in June, twice in November, but not at all in May. What am I?

E

500

A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many are left?

9