Riddles and Brain Teasers
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
What is the name of the streaming platform that released Stranger Things?
Netflix
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milly Way
What are the two deserts that cover most of Egypt?
Eastern Desert & Western Desert
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
Pacific Ocean
What has hands but can’t clap?
A Clock
Who is the most-followed person on Instagram as of 2024?
Christiano Ronaldo
What type of energy is produced from the sun?
Solar Energy
What is the name of the ancient Egyptian sun god?
Ra
What country has the most pyramids in the world?
What has a head, a tail, is made of metal, but has no body?
a coin
Which actress played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies?
Emma Watson
What is the atomic number of oxygen?
8
What modern-day country was once part of Ancient Egypt’s kingdom to the south and has many pyramids?
Sudan
What is the only planet in our solar system that rotates on its side?
Uranus
A girl fell off a 20-foot ladder but didn’t get hurt. How?
She fell off the bottom step.
What is the highest-selling video game of all time?
Minecraft
What is the most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen (78%)
What two continents does Turkey belong to?
Europe and Asia
What color is a polar bear’s skin underneath its fur?
Black
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter M
What is the name for an organism that can make its own food using sunlight?
A producer or autotroph
Which African country was never colonized by a European power?
Ethiopia
What was the first living creature sent to space?
a) a beatle
b) a dog
c) a mouse
A dog named Laika (Soviet Union, 1957)
What has keys but can’t open locks?
a piano
Who is known as the king of POP
Michael Jackson
What is the boiling point of water in degrees Celsius?
100°C
What country has the most natural lakes in the world?
Canada
How many sides does a hexagon have?
6
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
Who was the first rapper to become a billionaire?
Jay-Z
What is the process called when water turns into gas?
Evaportation
What is the second-largest continent in the world?
Africa
What color is a giraffe’s tongue?
Blue/Black
What is full of holes but still holds water?
What is the name of the main villain in The Lion King?
Scar
What is Newton’s Third Law of Motion?
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is the capital city of South Africa?
South Africa has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial).
*any of these answers will be correct
How many teeth does an adult human typically have?
32