It is unknown, difficult, and puzzling to figure out or explain.
What is a mystery?
100
To win
What is the object of the game?
100
I thought I knew a better way to get to India. I needed a lot of money to pay for ships and supplies to try to prove my idea was right. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella gave me money for my voyage. I set sail with three ships.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
100
Sidney jogged for 24 minutes on Monday, 35 minutes on Tuesday, and 46 minutes on Wednesday. If she continues in this same pattern, how many minutes will Sidney jog on Thursday? Explain.
What is 57 minutes? You add 11 more minutes to each day.
100
Someone who is sad lacks happiness. Someone who is weak, lacks ______.
What is strength?
200
People usually commit crimes because of anger, hatred, love or greed.
What is a motive?
200
What did Sydelle lose in Chapter 8?
What is a notebook of shorthand notes?
200
We traveled to an island off the coast of Canada. We called this new land Vinland because of all of the grapes. Almost five hundred years later, old ruins turned up in this area proving our exploration and that there was possibly a small village there.
Who are the Vikings?
200
What is the smallest four-digit number you can make using the digits 7,2,9,5,0?
What is 2057?
200
Something that is safe is not dangerous. Something that is silent is not ____.
What is noisy?
300
Something that proves who committed the wrongdoing. Name 4 examples
What are fingerprints, hairs, fibers, blood, footprints, or handwriting.
*Note: Any 4 would be correct.
300
Turtle begins to notice that her mother is treating her nicely for a change in chapter 9. Grace wanted something...
What are your clues?
300
We had high-tech ships that could store plenty of fresh water for the crew. The ships grew gardens on the dock. About 1,000 men could travel on these ships during our explorations.
Who are the Chinese?
300
Tracy sings for 20 minutes, paints for 30 minutes, and dances for one hour. If she starts at 4:10, when does she stop?
What is 6:00?
300
What two things can you never eat for breakfast?
What is lunch and breakfast?
400
An excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere else than at the scene of the crime.
What is an alibi?
400
Sydelle is disappointed that Angela changed out of her clothes for the party. She wanted them to look like...
What is a twin?
400
In 1957, the Vinland map was discovered. The carbon dating of the parchment paper dates it back to medieval times. It was a detailed map that proves that the ____ had arrived in the Americas during the early 1400's.
Who are the Viking explorers?
400
If Ling ate 3/4 of a sandwich and her brother ate 1/4 of the same sandwich, what fraction of the sandwich is left?
What is zero or nothing left?
1 - 1/4 - 3/4= 0
400
Give me food, and I will live.
Give me water, and I will die.
What am I?
What is fire?
500
The detective forms a ___ about how the wrongdoing was committed and who did it based on evidence.
What is a hypothesis?
500
I could be a heir because...Uncle Sam was my father's oldest brother, or was he the youngest brother of my father's father?
Who is J. J. Ford?
500
Menzies' discovery of America theory was based on ___ DNA remains of people that were found in the New World. Menzies believed the remains of the ____ maps prove they may have explored America first. Unfortunately, written history may never tell because the maps were destroyed when the new emperor came to power.
Who are the Chinese explorers?
500
Figure out the sum of 3 and 6
Multiply that number by 3
Add 138 to that number
Subtract 71 from that number
The mystery number is 2 more than that number
The mystery number is ____
What is 96?
500
I am the beginning of the end, the end of every place.
I am the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space.