Riddles
I am loved, for I am sweet
I come in many forms
but I’m always a treat
before apple and after cotton
dentists contend that I’ll
make your teeth rotten.
What am I?
candy
How did the first submariner see inside the dark craft?
He used rotten wood / glowing fungi
Someone who studies living things (b)
biologist
The abbreviation of Saturday (must explain perfectly)
Sat.
What does "Abuela" mean?
Grandma
I am yellow and I write, and my mate is white.
A pencil
What are some effects of scurvy? (besides possibly dying)
Teeth fall out / Arms and legs swell up
A group of computer bits (b)
byte
Fix this sentence:
In the last game of the season, Ted our star quarterback broke his leg.
In the last game of the season, Ted (our star quarterback) broke his leg.
In "There's No Sweet Revenge", the annoying new boy played what instrument?
The trumpet
What do you find at the end of a rainbow?
The letter "w"
An alternative to butter
Margarine
The head of a school (p)
principal
; <- What is this punctuation called?
semicolon
A story's ________ is its central idea.
theme
If you threw a yellow stone into a blue sea, what would it become?
wet
Which state is round at both ends and high in the middle?
Ohio
An unpleasant or difficult situation (p)
predicament
The abbreviation of "pounds"
lbs
Of the 16 water-tight compartments on the Titanic, what is the maximum number that could be filled with water and still allow the ship to float?
4
I can travel at nearly 100 miles per hour, but never leave the room. You can cover me up, but that doesn’t slow me down. You will not know if I come only once or again and again and again. What am I?
A sneeze
The lowest point in the United States and the hottest place in America.
Death Valley
A military operation where you surround the enemy and wait for their surrender. (s)
siege
The abbreviation of Hawaii (must be perfect)
HI
What type of figurative language is in this sentence?
The people played peacefully near the river.alliteration