Riddle Me This
I am not alive, but I can grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
What is fire?
What two things can you never eat for breakfast?
What are lunch and dinner?
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
What is an echo?
I am a famous ancient structure, built with massive stones, and known for my alignment with the sun. What am I?
What is Stonehenge?
In this classic Gothic novel, a young woman encounters the brooding and mysterious Mr. Rochester.
What is “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë?
I have keys but open no locks; I have space but no room; you can enter, but you can’t go inside. What am I?
What is a keyboard?
What never asks a question but gets answered all the time?
What is a cellphone?
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 every person. What am I?
What is lead/graphite?
I am an ancient city in Italy, famously buried by volcanic ash. Which city am I?
What is Pompeii?
This epic poem tells the tale of a hero’s journey to the underworld and his encounter with the shades of the dead.
What is “The Odyssey” by Homer?
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
What is a candle?
I’m a word of letters three; add two, and fewer there will be. What word am I?
What is few?
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
What is the letter M?
I am a legendary city of gold sought by Spanish conquistadors in the Americas. What city am I?
What is El Dorado?
In this dystopian novel, a totalitarian regime is led by Big Brother, and the protagonist seeks rebellion through a forbidden diary.
What is “1984” by George Orwell?
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
What are footsteps?
What starts with “e” and ends with “e” but only has one letter in it?
What is an envelope?
I can fly without wings. I can cry without eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?
What is a cloud?
I am an ancient wonder of the world, built as a tomb for a pharaoh. What am I?
What is The Great Pyramid of Giza?
This Shakespearean tragedy features a Moorish general, his ensign Iago, and themes of jealousy and betrayal.
What is “Othello” by William Shakespeare?
I’m not alive, but I can die. I’m not solid, but I can be melted. What am I?
What is ice?
You spot a boat full of people but there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
Everyone on board is married
I'm not a fruit, but you can squeeze me. I'm not a liquid, but I can pour. What am I?
What is an orange (referring to the action of squeezing an orange for juice)?
I am an ancient Greek city-state, the birthplace of democracy and philosophy. What city-state am I?
What is Athens?
In this children’s fantasy series, a young wizard attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
What is “Harry Potter” by J.K. Rowling?