Riddles
What gets wet while drying?
A towel
What US landmark in New York Harbor was a gift from France and is a famous symbol of freedom?
The Statue of Liberty
What is the world’s largest island that is not a continent?
Greenland
Who is the first president of India?
Radhakrishan
What famous ship sank in its maiden voyage in 1912 after hitting an iceberg?
The Titanic
What never asks questions but is always answered?
Doorbell
Which US state was the first to ratify the Constitution?
Delaware
Which country has the largest population in the world?
India
Where was Mahatma Gandhi born?
Porbander
Who is the famous scientist who developed the theory of relativit?
Albert Einstein
In a circular house a person is murdered. The police question all the suspects. These are their alibi:
-butler: I was taking a shower
-maid: I was cleaning the corners of the house
-butcher: I was cooking the meat
Who’s the killer?
The maid because there are no corners in a circular house
What US state is largest by area and purchased from Russia in 1867?
Alaska
Which US state has the most active volcanos?
Alaska
Who is the legendary Indian cricketer who is known as the “God of Cricket”?
Sachin Tendulkar
What is the word for the fear of spiders?
Arachnophobia
The person who makes me has no need for me. The person who buys me never uses me. The person who uses me never sees me. What am I?
A coffin
What US state is known has the “Windy City”?
Chicago
Which country is made up of over 17000 islands?
Indonesia
The Indian cricket team won against the West Indies in the ICC Cricket Worla Cup, in which year?
1983
Which phrase means Mesopotamia?
“Land between the rivers”
I’m the beginning of eternity, end of time and space, the beginning of every end, and the end of every place.What am I?
The letter E
Which US president issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, freeing enslaved people in Confederate states?
Abraham Lincoln
Which landlocked country in Central Asia is the largest by area without a coastline?
Kazakhstan
Which ancient civilization, one of the world’s earliest, developed in the Indus Valley around 2500 BCE?
Indus Valley Civilization
What is the ancient wonder, built in Egypt, was originally covered in polished white limestone and was the tallest man made structure for thousands of years?
The Great Pyramid of Giza