Math (w/ variables)
Riddles
History
Science
Randoms (not school)
100

What is x+1 when x=5?

6 (six) (seis)

100

You are playing with a tennis ball, and you miss a catch. The tennis ball falls into a storm drain. You can't fit in, and the ball is too far down. You see a pole on your right, and you see a tap on your left. All you have is an empty plastic bottle. How do you get the tennis ball?

The pole is useless, it may fit into the drain, but it won't get the tennis ball out. What you should do, is keep filling the storm drain with water by filling the bottle and pouring the water in. Continuously do this until you can reach the tennis ball with your bare hands. Ta-da!

100

Who just got a free 100 points?

You did!

100

What is surface tension?

Property of a liquid surface that can resist an external force.

100

Name one country on the southern hemisphere and one country on the northern hemisphere.

*Answer varies*

200

What is x+y when x=15 and y=17?

32 (thirty-two) (treinta y dos)

200

You and your school are playing Escape Room. You are on the last level and you need to unlock a vault to get a key to escape. You see a note on the ground. It's a riddle. "The more you look for me, the more you will hurt. Sometimes I can be seen, sometimes I can't. What am I?"

A splinter.

200

What was the Great Depression and how long did it last?

Economic stock market crash, etc. Lasted 1929-1933.

200

What are clouds?

Large masses of water droplets/ice crystals

200

What are all 8 planets in the Solar System? (naming the dwarf planet adds an extra one hundred points)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (Pluto).

300

What is 1,055 + 959 + 800,978,954 x Y when y is equal to 0?

0 (zero) (cero)

300

You are on a school trip to the beach. You see a group of police officers searching through a purse next to an unconscious woman. There has been a theft. You decide to do your own searching, and find a dark blue piece of cloth lying in the sand. You head back to the group of officers and you see an officer with ripped pants. You came just in time to hear the conclusion of the investigation. "...So the woman was attacked by her husband who stole nothing from her purse." However, you know this isn't true. What really happened?

The police officer with the ripped pants had a fight with the woman. He tried to steal something from her purse. Right before she got knocked out, she ripped his clothing. The wind must have blown the piece away so the officer couldn't hide it in time.

300

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence, and when was it signed?

Thomas Jefferson wrote it, and it was signed on August 2, 1776.

300

Name the 3 steps of the water cycle.

Evaporation, condensation, precipitaion

300

What is the oldest college in the world?

Harvard University, dating back to 1636

400

what is 90+y+x+z+t when y = 10, x = 17, z = -17, t = -10

90 (ninety) (noventa)

400

Your school is evacuating due to a fire. However, 3 people are stuck in 3 rooms. Behind you, you see a teacher, who is old, stuck due to the collapsing of her desk. On your right, you see your best friend who is surrounded by a ring of fire. On your left, the gym teacher is stuck in the biology room, stuck under a shelf. There is a fire extinguisher on the wall. Who do you save?

The gym teacher gets saved first. You can help lift the shelf and then the gym teacher will extinguish the fire surrounding your best friend and together, you can save the old teacher. Good Job!

400

Who led the 13 Colonies during the Revolutionary War? (Hint: it was one of the presidents)

George Washington.

400

What is erosion

Gradually destruction of something caused by water, wind, or anything natural.

400

What is the most modern iPhone?

The iPhone 12.

500

what is x^2/y+t x=4 y=1 t=3

4 (four) (cuatro)

500

I am your water, I am your land, I am your sea, I am your trees, I am your life. What am I?

Nature.

500

How long did WWI last?

1914-1918 (4 years)

500

Name 2 conductors of electricty

*Answer varies*

500

yay, free 500. But name one video game that me and Anika both play and earn one hundred more!

Roblox, Fortnite.