Science
World Geography
July 4th
Facts
Riddles
100

This planet is known as the Red Planet

Mars

100

This is the second-largest country in the world by land area

Canada

100

This document declared America’s independence from Britain.

Declaration of Independence

100

This is the tallest land animal.

giraffe

100

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?

an Echo

200

Water boils at this temperature on the Celsius scale

100 degrees Celsius

200

The equator passes through this South American country known for its biodiversity.

Ecuador

200

This city is where the Declaration of Independence was signed

Philadelphia

200

This part of the body never stops growing.

ears or nose

200

What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

"short"

300

The periodic table element with the chemical symbol “Fe.”

Iron

300

This river flows through Egypt and is considered the longest in the world.

Nile River

300

This famous landmark in New York Harbor was a gift from France and is a symbol of freedom.

Statue of Liberty

300

This is the only letter not found in any U.S. state name.

Q

300

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

the letter "m"

400

This is the center of an atom.

nucleus

400

This Asian country is landlocked and borders both China and Russia.

Mongolia 

400

This war was fought between 1775 and 1783, leading to American independence.

American Revolutionary War

400

This U.S. state has more lakes than the rest of the country combined.

Alaska

400

The more of me you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

footsteps

500

The number of bones in the adult human body.

206

500

The Strait of Gibraltar separates Spain from this African country.

Morocco

500

This famous American president was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson

500

This is the only letter not used in the name of any U.S. state capital.

Z

500

I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?

a map