Rocky Riddles 1
I'm hard as a rock but I'm not stone. I can be used to build but I'm not a bone. What am I?
Mineral
Who is the author of the book we read for February's Book Blasters?
Sally Warner
I produce ash but I’m not a bonfire
I can throw rocks great distances but I’m not a slingshot
I’m often a mountain but I’m not in the Himalayas
I have a crater but I’m not the moon
I erupt but I’m not someone with a bad temper
What am I?
Volcano
The name of a large mountain range found on the Western portion of the United States of America.
The Rocky Mountains
What is the first word on page 85?
Everything's
Lying deep beneath the land, I’m mined and burned to warm your hand. Black or brown, I fuel furnaces around. What am I?
Coal
What is the name of the main character's teacher?
Ms. Sanchez
I look like wood.
I used to be wood.
But I’m not wood anymore. What am I ?
Petrified Wood
This actor, also a professional wrestler, has appeared in movies like Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and has voiced animated characters like Maui from the movie Moana
Dwayne the Rock Johnson
What does the main character get thrown on them while in class on Wednesday?
Mud, or components of soil
Fast and furious is my pace, I can rock and shake the place. What am I?
Earthquake
Where does the main character's father promise to take them if they can behave for 1 week?
Disneyland
I come after sea and rock, epsom, bath and table. What am I?
Salt
This rock encased a sword that could only be pulled by the true king
The Sword in the Stone
What does the name Alfleta mean?
Beautiful elf
I have roots that nobody sees, I am taller than trees, Up, up I go, And yet never grow. What am I?
Mountain
What is the main character's full name?
Lancelot Raymond Jakes
Once a living animal or plant
Buried long ago I grant.
A glimpse into prehistory’s past
As a firmly preserved in a cast. What am I?
Fossil
This prehistoric ring of large rocks found in England is still a mystery as to who built it and why.
Stonehenge
Why does the main character think the Eustace B. Pennypacker Memorial Park is a terrible park?
There is no playground or because "it's mostly just boring green grass with clover and bees, and a bunch of trees."
Walks in the wind,
But stand where there's moist,
Counts time, stops clocks,
Swallows kingdoms, gnaws rocks. What am I?
Sand
How old is the main character's younger sister?
4 years old
Twisting, spiraling, and twirling I go, Sculpting canyons and valleys below. What am I?
River
The highest point in this rocky outcropping in the Iberian Peninsula that is home to the only wild monkey species in Europe
The Rock of Gibraltar
What does the teacher tell the class to do when no one knows the meaning of the word silt?
Bonus 100 points: What does the word silt mean?
Look it up in a dictonary
Bonus Point: fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbor (dictionary.com)