Difficult Riddles
What is it that given one, you'll have either two or none?
A choice
Who was the first woman to be in the supreme court justice?
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
What is Michigan's state tree?
White Pine
I'm so fast you can't see me, though everyone else can see straight through me. I don't stop until the day you die. What am I?
The blink of an eye
What room do ghosts avoid?
The living room
George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee. Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda. Using logic, is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda?
Elizabeth is drinking coffee. The letter E appears twice in her name, as it does in the names of the others that are drinking coffee.
Who was the 37th president?
Richard Nixon
What is the state reptile?
Painted turtle
I'm the part of the bird that's not in the sky. I can swim in the ocean and yet remain dry. What am I?
A shadow.
Why is Europe like a frying pan?
Because it has Greece at the bottom
Lighter than what I am made of, More of me is hidden Than is seen. What am I?
An Iceberg
Who was the first person to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Henry Dunant
What is Michigan's state fish?
Brook Trout
I always have one eye open.
What am I?
A needle
Which part of a road do Ghost's love to travel to the most?
My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick. Fat, I am slow. Wind is my foe. What am I?
I am a candle
How long did the Great Depression last?
About ten years
What year did Michigan become a state?
January 26, 1837
The things I bite, they don't bleed,
I don't bite until you push me;
I bring my victims together each time I bite,
But they'll come undone if you pull it just right.
What am I?
A stapler
When is it bad luck to see a black cat?
When you are a mouse
I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody. What am I?
Pencil lead
How long did the Civil war last?
Four years
What year did Michigan get discovered?
1688
I am the ruler of shovels, I have a double. I am as thin as a knife, I have a wife. What am I?
The King of Spades (from a deck of cards)
What do snowmen like to eat for breakfast?
Frosted Flakes!