History
Caribbean island's
Riddles
Christmas
Difficult
100

Who discovered America

Christopher Columbus!

100

This island was the first land that Christopher Columbus encountered during his voyage to the Americas.

The Bahamas

100

What goes up but never comes down. 

Your age! 

100

This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure children are being good.

The elf on the shelf

100

What is the bright ring on a black hole called.

The event horizon

200

How many original colonies were there in the United States?

Thirteen

200

This island is the largest in the Caribbean. 

Cuba

200

What has a neck but no head? 

A bottle

200

Children who misbehave may find a lump of this black rock in their stockings on Christmas morning.

Coal

200

What 2 things can you never eat for breakfast.

Lunch and dinner!

300

When did the United States declare independence

1776

300

This island is known for its cuisine "moros de guandules con coco."

the Dominican Republic

300

What has a head but no brain. 

Lettuce 🥬

300

This giggling red monster was the hit of the holidays as the best-selling Christmas toy of 1996.

Tickle me Elmo!

300

What type of goat falls down whenever it's startled?

Fainting goat 🐐

400

In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

1803

400

This island is the only one to feature a drive-in volcano.

St. Vincent & the Grenadines

400

I have no life but I can die. What am I? 

A battery

400

What color was Santa originally wearing before red? 

Green 🟢

400

What is the atomic value for lithium?

Three

500

What year did the French Revolution begin?

1789

500

the largest natural deposit of asphalt in the world is found on which island?

Trinidad

500

Throw away the outside and cook the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?

Corn on the cob.

500

Popping tubes used in the U.K. to hold gifts and small treats go by this explosive name.

Christmas crackers.

500

What can go up a chimney down, but not down a chimney up. 

An umbrella. (Extra points for explanation.)