Science
What is the nearest planet to the sun?
Mercury
The capital of Massachusetts
Boston
How many weeks in a year?
52
What is the only flying mammal?
bat?
I am an odd number. Take away one letter, and I become even. What number am I?
Seven (remove the “s” to make it “even”).
What 2 planets have rings around them?
Saturn, and Uranus
Which continent is China in?
Asia
If a rooster lays an egg on top of a barn, which side will it roll down?
Neither. Roosters don’t lay eggs.
Trivia question: What is the largest animal in the ocean?
Blue whale
What is the next number in the sequence: 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221
312211. Each term describes the previous term. (One 1, two 1s, one 2 one 1, etc.)
What do you call it when rocks break down and get carried away?
Erosion
Capital city of the United States?
Washington D.C
How many times can you subtract five from 25?
The answer is once. This is because when you subtract five from 25 it becomes 20. So, from here on, you are no longer subtracting from 25.
What is a spider's web made of?
Silk
You have a fishbowl with 10 fish. 2 drown, and 4 swim away. How many are left?
10 fish. (Fish don’t drown, and they can’t swim away from a fishbowl.)
The Richter scale is used to measure the magnitude of what natural phenomenon?
Earthquakes
What is the name of the large mountain range in the Western part of the United States?
The Rocky Mountains or The Rockies
DAILY DOUBLE! A clerk at the butcher shop is six feet tall and wears size 10 shoes. What does he weigh?
Meat
What is the maximum number of eggs hens lay per day?
One egg
DAILY DOUBLE! A man has 4 daughters. Each of his daughters has a brother. How many children does he have?
5 children. All daughters share the same brother.
What is the force called that slows rolling objects down on flat land?
Friction
Which is heavier, a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers?
The same – a pound is a pound!
DAILY DOUBLE! Billy’s mother had five children. The first was named Lala, the second was named Lele, the third was named Lili, the fourth was named Lolo. What was the fifth child named?
Billy
From which part of a dog's body does sweat get excreted?
Their paws
A man builds a house with four sides. Each side has a southern exposure. A big bear walks by. What color is the bear?
White. The house is at the North Pole, so the bear is a polar bear.