FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
RIDDLES
TRIVIAS
GENERAL SCIENCE
CULTURE & GEOGRAPHY
100

 "She is as busy as a bee." What figurative language is used?

"Simile"

100

What has hands but cannot clap?

"Clock"

100

How many days are in a leap year?

"366"

100

What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?

"Gravity"

100

What U.S. state is known as the "Aloha State"?

"Hawaii"

200

"The classroom was a zoo." What figurative language is used?

"Metaphor"

200

What has keys but can't open locks?

"Piano"

200

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

"Jupiter"

200

What part of the plant absorbs water from the soil?

"Roots"

200

What is the longest river in the world?

"Nile River"

300

 "The wind whispered through the trees." What figurative language is used?

"Personification"

300

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

"Footsteps"

300

Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?

"France"

300

What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

"Diamond"

300

What country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?

"Japan"

400

"I've told you a million times to clean your room!" What figurative language is used?

"Hyperbole"

400

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?

"Echo"

400

Which scientist developed the three laws of motion?

"Sir Isaac Newton"

400

What process do plants use to convert sunlight into food?

"Photosynthesis"

400

What U.S. state is home to the largest Filipino population?

"California"

500

"The sizzling bacon sounded like music to my ears."

"Imagery"

500

I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and water but no fish. What am I?

"Map"

500

 Which ocean is the deepest in the world?

"Pacific Ocean"

500

What galaxy contains our solar system?

"Milky Way"

500

 What U.S. state capital is known as the "Crossroads of the Pacific"?

"Honolulu"