Riddles
Bob has a 1-story house, in his house is yellow. What color are the stairs?
None (A 1-story house doesn't have stairs).
Evaluate 2026^2-2025^2 without using a calculator *.
4051
What is the capital of New York?
Albany
Who is the most famous sports player (Global-wide)?
Cristiano Ronaldo
Which movie is Macaulay Culkin most known for playing in?
Home Alone
The person who makes it, sells it. The person who buys it doesn't use it. The person who uses it, doesn't know they're using it. What is it?
A coffin.
What is the sum of the exterior angles in a 2026-gon
360 (The sum of the exterior angles in any polygon).
What is the most populated state?
California
Double points!!!
What jersey number was shared by two of the most legendary basketball players of all time? And by which 2 people?
Jersey number 23 by Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
How many bones are in the human body?
206
A census taker is trying to find out the ages of 3 daughters. He is presented with these hints.
1. The product of our ages is 64
2. My oldest daughter likes dogs , but my youngest likes Cats.
3. The oldest and middle child fight all the time, even though one is twice the age of the other.
After these 3 statements, the census taker was able to figure out the ages of all 3 children. What were the ages of each sibling from youngest to oldest?
(Inspired from census taker problem in Art and Craft of problem solving).
2,4, and 8 respectively.
What is the units digit of 67^67.
3
Double points!!!
Who are the 16th and 17th presidents of the U.S?
Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Johnson.
Which two players in soccer, are known for having a great 'rivalry' and both known as one of the best players of their time.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
When did the New Years eve ball drop in NYC first begin?
December 31, 1907 to welcome 1908
or January 1, 1908 are both acceptable.
Hi, I am Dave. My parents are weird and they have 4 children, 3 of whom are named Up, Down, and Right. What is the 4th child's name?
Dave
Which Mathematician made the famous discover that e^[(pi)(i)]+1=0
Euler
Which presidents were under the triple alliance?
Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Emperor Franz Josef I.
Emmanuel III.
Which basketball, NBA team won the most championships?
The Boston Celtics.
In what year was the first barbie doll introduced?
1959
Two guards stand above 2 doors: one leads to death and doom, while the other leads to freedom and treasures. One guard will always tell the truth, while the other always lies. You have no other information about the guards, or doors. The guards, themselves, know that the person to their left is a liar or truth teller and know which door leads to freedom and which door doesn't. You are only allowed one question. What question should you ask to be certain that you will go through the door that leads to freedom/treasures?
If I were to ask the other guard which door leads to freedom which door would he point to? Then you would simply go through the other door. (This is an example of an acceptable question, but others may be acceptable to).
In Mathematics a statement is either ______ or ________.
True, False
What is the capital of New Guinea?
Port Moresby
List at least 3 of the olympic sports that start with an "A".
Any 3 chosen from this set are acceptable:
Acrobatic Gymnastics
Alpine Skiing
Archery
Artistic Gymnastics
Artistic Swimming
Athletics
Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains