Riddles
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light
What is the tallest building in the world?
Burj Khalifa
What is the largest land predator in the world?
Polar Bear
What country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
In 1929 what ingredient was removed from Coca-Cola?
Cocaine!
In his formula, Pemberton used extraction of the coca leaf, a raw form of cocaine, and it also contained kola nuts (which contain caffeine).
Trivia Question: How many signs are there in the Zodiac?
12
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence
Which bone are babies born without?
kneecap
What shark is thought to be the largest to have ever lived on Earth?
Megladon
What is the world’s biggest island?
Greenland
This is used to measure the spicy heat of peppers.
The Scoville scale
What was the original purpose of the tiny pocket in jeans?
To store pocket watches
What belongs to you but everyone else uses it?
Your name
How many stars are on the European Union Flag?
12
What is the color of the most poisonous frog in the world?
a. green
b. red
c. yellow
c. yellow
What country first used tinsel as a holiday tree decoration?
a. Germany
b. Poland
c. England
b. Poland
Which condiment was used as medicine during the 1830s?
a. mustard
b. mayonnaise
c. ketchup
c. ketchup
Which country are you visiting if you are in the Taj Mahal?
India
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive in the wind. What am I?
an echo
What is the tiny piece at the end of a shoelace called?
Aglet
What bird cannot move their eyeballs?
Owl
What season does Australia experience in December?
Which vegetable was the first to be grown in space?
a. potato
b. tomato
c. lettuce
a. potato
In what year was the internet opened to the public?
a. 1981
b. 1975
c. 1993
d. 1995
c. 1993
What begins with an "e" and only has one letter?
An envelope
How many ribs are in a human body?
What is the name of the second tallest (standing) bird on the planet? This animal is found only in Australia and is related to the ostrich.
Emu
What country is known to have the best quality tap water?
a. Denmark
b. Switzerland
c. Australia
b. Switzerland
Vodka is made from which vegetable?
Potato
What creature with an equine name has no teeth or stomach, mates for life, and is the only species on Earth where the male carries the unborn offspring? What is the plural of sheep?
Seahorse
You see me once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May, what am I?
The letter E
What is the hardest rock?
Diamond
The largest living lizard can't breathe fire, but it does have a venomous bite that inhibits blood clotting. What creature is this?
Komodo Dragon
What is the only country that borders the United Kingdom?
Ireland
In a pinch, this can be used as a substitute for blood plasma?
a. salt water
b. coconut water
c. almond milk
b. coconut water
The line "To be or not to be" comes from which Shakespeare play?
a. Romeo & Juliet
b. Hamlet
c. Othello
Hamlet