Riddles
What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?
Your left hand
I'm something extra.
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Who was the Greek goddess of wisdom?
A. Hestia
B. Hera
C. Athena
Which river is known as the "Father of Waters"?
A. Mississippi
B. Nile
C. Colorado
A. Mississippi
What is the only rock that floats?
A. Pumice
B. Limestone
C. Granite
A. Pumice
Which U.S. president is featured on the $2 bill?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Andrew Jackson
B. Thomas Jefferson
What has one eye, but can’t see?
A needle
I can guide by night, but by day I am useless. What am I?
Who was the Norse god of thunder?
A. Eros
B. Thor
C. Helios
B. Thor
In which country would you find the Great Barrier Reef?
A. Turks and Caicos
B. Belize
C. Australia
C. Australia
What is the term used for a massive ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake?
A. Landslide
B. Tsunami
C. Hurricane
B. Tsunami
Who was the first actor to portray James Bond?
A. Barry Nelson
B. Sean Connery
C. Daniel Craig
A. Barry Nelson
What is red, and smells like blue paint?
Red paint
I'm quite a leaper.
Hare
What was the name of Zeus’s father?
A. Kronos
B. Poseidon
C. Morpheus
A. Kronos
Bow bridge is located in which U.S. city?
A. Chicago
B. New York
C. Seattle
B. New York
Which natural disaster involves the sudden and rapid collapse of earth’s surface?
A. Avalanche
B. Landslide
C. Sinkhole
C. Sinkhole
Area 51 is located in which U.S. state?
A. New Mexico
B. Arizona
C. Nevada
C. Nevada
When is a door no longer a door?
When it is ajar
I am not the same as morning, nor night, but I stay the same whether you put me forward or backwards, what am I?
Noon
Nike was the Greek God of what?
A. Fire
B. Victory
C. Youth
B. Victory
90% of Earth’s population lives in which hemisphere?
A. The Northern Hemisphere
B. The Western Hemisphere
C. The Eastern Hemisphere
A. The Northern Hemisphere
In which country did the rose originate?
A. Holland
B. Italy
C. China
C. China
Which alcoholic beverage is made from juniper berries?
A. Rum
B. Gin
C. Mezcal
B. Gin
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?
A bank
Take away 3 and you still get 5. What am I?
Five
What kind of works were written by Hesiod?
A. Poetry
B. Storytelling
C. Ancient algorithms
A. Poetry
In which U.S. state can the tallest trees be found?
A. Oregon
B. Colorado
C. California
C. California
Which single river is responsible for about 20% of the world’s river flow?
A. Amazon River
B. Nile River
C. Yellow River
A. Amazon River
What’s the technical term for hashtag (#)?
A. Ampersand
B. Aterisk
C. Octothorpe
C. Octothorpe
I have cities, but no houses, mountains, but no trees, water, but no fish. What am I?
A map
I come at night without being called and get lost in the day without being stolen. What am I?
Star
Which Greek figure was the tutor to Alexander the Great?
A. Hercules
B. Aristotle
C. Osiris
B. Aristotle
Which country is considered to be the only island-city-state in the world?
A. The Vatican
B. Singapore
C. New Guinea
B. Singapore
What is the deepest natural bay in the world?
A. Banderas Bay
B. Guanabara Bay
C. Bonavista Bay
B. Guanabara Bay
What are the first 22 out of 78 cards in a standard Tarot deck called?
A. The Major Arcana
B. The Minor Arcana
C. The Pentacles
A. The Major Arcana