Riddles & Brain Teasers
What has hands but can't clap?
A clock.
What is transportation?
The movement of rock, soil, or sand from one place to another by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
What should you include to support your opinion?
Reasons, evidence and examples.
I wear round glasses and attend a school for witches and wizards.
Harry Potter
A spinner has 8 equal sections. Two sections are green. What is the probability of landing on green?
2/8 or 1/4
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Steps
Name two things that can cause erosion.
Water, wind, ice, or gravity (any two).
Why is the bear alone?
The ice has melted, leaving him stranded and unable to return home.
I carry a shield and am known as a superhero from Marvel.
Captain America
A six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a 3?
1 out of 6 (1/6)
The more you take away from me, the bigger I get. What am I?
A hole
Why can floods cause erosion?
Fast-moving floodwater can carry away soil, rocks, and sand, changing the shape of the land.
What is one important theme in The Last Bear?
Friendship, courage, conservation, climate change, or protecting animals.
I discover that I am a demigod, the son of a Greek god. I attend Camp Half-Blood and go on dangerous quests with my friends.
Percy Jackson
A book costs $32. Lucy buys 6 books. How much does she spend altogether?
$192
I have a head and a tail, but no body. What am I?
A coin
Which natural disaster brings strong winds, heavy rain, and can form over warm ocean water?
A cyclone.
Both The Last Bear and Cyclone feature characters facing challenges. What character trait helps the main characters overcome these challenges?
Courage, perseverance, resilience, determination, or bravery.
I am known for saying, "To infinity and beyond!"
Buzz Lightyear
What number am I? I have a 5 in the ten-thousands place, a 2 in the hundreds place, and a 9 in the ones place.
50,209.
What word, when written in capital letters, is the same backward, frontward, and upside down?
NOON
What does a Cyclone get its strength from?
Warm ocean water
What literary device gives human qualities to animals or objects?
Personification
I am a boy who finds a golden ticket and visits a magical chocolate factory.
Charlie
If 4 × ▲ = 76, what is ▲?
19