RIDDLES
I will fill a room, but take up no space. What am I?
Light
What event marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere?
Vernal equinox
Actor Anthony Daniels is best known for playing what 'Star Wars' character?
C3P0
Who was elected President of the United States in 1860, triggering Southern secession?
Abraham Lincoln
Mostly found shifting around under its water, what ocean is the namesake of Earth's largest tectonic plate?
Pacific Ocean
When things go wrong, what can you always count on?
Your fingers
In which region can you experience nearly uninterrupted daylight during spring due to its high latitude?
North Pole
Billy Dee Williams is best known for playing what Star Wars character?
Lando Calrissian
Which President of the Confederate States led the South during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Normal, reverse, strike-slip, and oblique are the four types of what things found in the Earth's crust?
Faults
Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Neither, they’re both a ton
What natural phenomenon affects spring rainfall patterns?
Ocean currents and ocean temperatures
Who flies the Millennium Falcon?
Han Solo
Which Union General led his soldiers to victory at the Siege of Vicksburg?
Answer: Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
What type of rock is formed by the accumulation of mineral at the Earth’s surface?
Sedimentary
What has many rings but no fingers?
A phone
What marks the beginning of spring in the traditional Chinese calendar?
Lichun (February 3rd to 5th)
Who loses a hand at the end of 'The Empire Strikes Back'?
Luke Skywalker
Where did the first shots of the American Civil War occur?
Fort Sumter
What is the name of this dark igneous rock, nicknamed “nature's glass,” that forms when molten lava cools at a rapid speed?
Obsidian
What does a man do only once in his lifetime, but women do once a year after they are 29?
Turn 30
Which flower is an indicator of prevernal season, blooming even with snow cover?
Crocus
In 'Star Wars: Episode IV,' Princess Leia hides the Death Star plans in what droid?
R2D2
What battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
On May 18, 1980, what Washington State volcano erupted, killing more than 50 people and darkening the skies for hundreds of miles?
Mount Saint Helens