Riddles
I’m bought by the yard but worn by the foot.
What is carpet?
“The Garden State.”
What is New Jersey?
“Born to be wild, get your motor runnin’, head out on the…”
Highway.
This lobe helps you understand sounds and language.
What is the temporal lobe?
The humpback whale is the official marine mammal of this New England state.
What is Massachusetts?
I speak in numbers, born at 1, I die at 2, yet I live between them. What am I?
What is a decimal point?
“The Volunteer State.”
What is Tennessee?
“It’s just another brick in the…”
Wall.
This part of the brain helps regulate hunger, thirst, and body temperature.
What is the hypothalamus?
The American alligator is the state reptile of this southeastern state.
What is Louisiana?
You throw me out when you use me, but take me back in when you’re done.
What is an anchor?
“The Evergreen State.”
What is Washington?
“Don’t stop believin’, hold on to that…”
Feelin’.
This liquid cushions the brain and spinal cord.
What is cerebrospinal fluid?
The elk is the state animal of this Rocky Mountain state.
What is Utah?
A man looks at a portrait and says, “Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the portrait?
What is his son?
“The Land of Enchantment.”
What is New Mexico?
“We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after…”
Year.
This “bridge” connects the two halves of the brain.
What is the corpus callosum?
The dairy cow is the state animal of this northeastern state.
What is Vermont?
A traveler comes to a fork with two guards: one always lies, one always tells the truth. You can ask one guard one question to find the road to the city. What do you ask?
Ask either: “Which road would the other guard say leads to the city?” Then take the opposite.
“The Natural State.”
What is Arkansas?
“It’s only rock ‘n roll, but I…”
Like it.
This outer covering of the brain is where most complex thinking happens.
What is the cerebral cortex?
The desert bighorn sheep is the state animal of this southwestern state.
What is Nevada?