Riddles
Alabama Facts
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Current Events
100
What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
What is your name?
100
The famous Iron Bowl is held in Birmingham between which two renowned college football teams?
What is Alabama and Auburn?
100
What two world famous parks are entered through Main Street, U.S.A?
What is Disney World in Florida, and Disneyland in California?
100
What is in seasons, seconds, centuries and minutes but not in decades, years or days?
What is "n"?
100
Demi Lovato has a popular song out called "Let it Go". What recent Disney movie does this song come from?
What is Frozen?
200
What does this mean? HURRY
What is HURRY UP!
200
What polluted steel town had the nickname Pittsburgh of the South?
What is Birmingham? Like Pittsburgh, Birmingham, is now a very pretty clean and breathable city.
200
Disney's EPCOT center is a popular attraction. What does EPCOT stand for?
What is Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.
200
What sluggish, marshy outlet of a lake or river takes its name form the Choctaw work bayuk?
What is Bayou?
200
What year will your class graduate from High School?
What is 2020?
300
Two boys wish to cross a river. The only way to get to the other side is by boat, but that boat can only take one boy at a time. The boat cannot return on its own, there are no ropes or similar tricks, yet both boys manage to cross using the boat. How?
What is the boys start on opposite sides of the river.
300
What port city has a Mardi Gras second only to the one in New Orleans?
What is Mobile, which, like New Orleans, has a rich French heritage.
300
A bus driver was heading down a street in Delhi. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a 'no left turn' sign and he went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the left side of the road past a cop car. Still - he didn't break any traffic laws. Why not?
What is He was a Driver by Profession. But, he wasn't driving any Bus at that point of time.
300
What king can you make if you take the head of a lamb the middle of a pig the hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon ?
What is A lion, king of the jungle! (the head of a Lamb, the middle of a pIg, the hind of a buffalO and the tail of a dragoN)
300
The United States is concerned about Russia's aggression towards what country which use to be part of the USSR?
What is Ukraine?
400
Through your logical capabilities, can you make 7 an even?
What is remove the "s" from seven and it becomes even?
400
Tuskegee University is connected with which noted African American scientist?
What is George Washington Carver, who helped develop peanut and sweet potato products.
400
What comic strip/cartoon youngster frequently used the expression "Good Grief"?
What is Charlie Brown?
400
Texas congressman Maury Maverick coined a term to describe meaningless government chatter. The word sounds like a turkey call. What is it?
What is Gobbledygook?
400
The recent disappearance of Malaysian Flight 370 has affected this country the most as the majority of its passengers were from this country.
What is China?
500
Alexander is stranded on an island covered in forest. One day, when the wind is blowing from the west, lightning strikes the west end of the island and sets fire to the forest. The fire is very violent, burning everything in its path, and without intervention the fire will burn the whole island, killing the man in the process. There are cliffs around the island, so he cannot jump off. How can the Alexander survive the fire? (There are no buckets or any other means to put out the fire)
What is Alexander picks up a piece of wood and lights it from the fire on the west end of the island. He then quickly carries it near the east end of he island and starts a new fire. The wind will cause that fire to burn out the eastern end and he can then shelter in the burnt area.
500
1. Name the city in Alabama which is considered the birthplace of the U.S. space program. 2. Name the famous rocket scientist who made his home there.
1. Huntsville 2. Wernher von Braun.
500
5+3+2 = 151023 9+2+4 = 183652 8+6+3 = 482470 5+4+5 = 202543 THEN ; 7+2+5 =
What is 143547 (7*2 , 7*5 , 7*2 + 7*5 -2)
500
During an interview, the interviewer ordered hot coffee for the candidate to relieve the stress. The coffee was kept before him. After a minute, the interviewer asked him, 'What is before you?' He replied 'Tea'. The candidate was selected immediately. Why?
What is By saying you he meant the alphabet 'U' and as 'T' comes before U, he was impressed by the answer and selected the candidate.
500
SURPRISE! NUMBERS ARE ALWAYS CURRENT EVENTS! What are the next two numbers in this sequence? 7, 14, 17, 21, 27, 28, 35, 37, ?, ?
What is 42, 47.