Riddle Me This!
Astrophysics
Cup of Joe
Geography
Business
100
What has many keys but can't open a single lock?
A Piano
100
What is the name of the force that keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?
Gravity
100
Which coffee roast has the most caffeine?
Light roast, because the longer a bean is roasted, the less dense it becomes and the less caffeine it has.
100
In which state can you find the Grand Canyon?
Arizona
100
What food manufacturing company headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan, uses several animal mascots to sell its cereals, such as Newton the Owl, Tony the Tiger, and a rooster named Cornelius?
The Kellogg Company (Kellogg's)
200
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?
A Bank
200
What is a light-year a measure of?
Distance
200
What does "espresso" mean in Italian?
"Fresh pressed"
200
What is the highest point on Earth?
Mount Everest
200
Fair Isaac Corporation came up with a way to calculate your creditworthiness, but you probably know the company as what four-letter acronym that's associated with your credit score?
FICO
300
What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and rivers, but no water?
A map
300
Which planet rotates on its side?
Uranus
300
New Orleans' Café du Monde is famous for its café au lait made with coffee that's been mixed with the root of what plant, developed by Louisiana Creoles when coffee was in short supply?
Chicory
300
What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily
300
What three-letter network has made home shopping into a multi-billion dollar business?
QVC
400
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The Letter M
400
The life cycle of a massive star can end in a powerful explosion. What is this explosion called?
A supernova
400
What district of Hawaii's "Big Island" is famous for the coffee grown on the slopes of volcanoes like Mauna Loa?
Kona
400
What is a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above adjacent land on at least one side?
Plateau
400
Which “F” term describes the year as it pertains to figuring out your business’s annual budget and other finances? For example, looking at quarterly statements and getting your taxes in order.
Fiscal
500
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, and a bed but never sleeps?
A River
500
What Famous equation, developed by Albert Einstein, describes the relationship between energy (E), mass (m), and the speed of light (c)?
E=mc2 (E=mc squared)
500
Buddy happens upon a NYC shop that claims to have the "World's Best Cup of Coffee" and excitedly congratulates the staff about it in what classic Christmas movie?
ELF
500
What is the highest mountain in Africa?
Mount Kilimanjaro
500
What company, started in South Grafton, Massachusetts and named after its founder, has become world famous for plastic containers with the infamous "burp", plates, bowls, and other household items?
Tupperware