Riddles
What months of the year have 28 days?
All of them
How many days does it take for the Earth to orbit the Sun?
365
What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
What is a half as a fraction?
1/2
What is the largest star in our solar system?
The Sun
There’s a one-story house where everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow furniture, etc. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.
What's the biggest animal in the world?
Blue Whale
What are the names of the five oceans of the world?
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and the Antarctic
X is an odd number. Take an alphabet away from X and it becomes even. Which is that number?
Seven
(Seven-S=Even)
True or False: The sunset on Mars is blue
True
A man was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat and didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
He was bald
What’s the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
What country has pyramids older than Egypt?
A: Sudan
B: Alaska
C: Netherlands
A: Sudan
You know 2 + 2 is the same as 2 x 2. Now find a set of three different whole numbers whose sum is equal to their total when multiplied.
The three different whole numbers whose sum is equal to their total when multiplied are 1, 2, and 3.
Their sum is 6 and when multiplied they are also 6.
How many elements are there on the periodic table?
118
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map
What is the most common color of toilet paper in France?
A: Pink
B: White
C: Blue
A = Pink
What is the largest desert in the world?
I add six to eleven, and get five. Why is this correct?
Hint: time
Adding 6 hours to 11 pm on a clock gives you 5 pm
What is the smallest unit of matter?
The Atom
What type of food doesn't mold?
Honey
Until 1981, Greenland was a colony of which country?
A: France
B: Spain
C: Denmark
C = Denmark
How many time zones does Russia have?
11
How do you go from 98 to 720 using just one letter?
Add an "x" between "ninety" and "eight". Ninety x Eight = 720
Which blood type is the rarest in humans?
AB negative