Riddles that make you think
Musical Knowledge
Sports
Science
Oil and Gas
100

I'm tall when I'm young, and I'm short when I'm Old.  What am I?

What is a Candle.

100

What was Freddie Mercury's real name?

Who is Farrokh Bulsara

100

How many holes are typically in a round of golf?

What is 18
100

At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal?

What is -40 degrees.


100

What is the size of a standard barrel of oil in gallons?

What is 42 gallons.

200

What can you never answer yes to?

What is are you asleep.
200

Who was the first American Idol Winner?

Who is Kelly Clarkson.

200

What was the first Major League Baseball stadium to use Astroturf?

What is the Astrodome.

200

Roughly how long does it take for the sun's light to reach Earth?

What is 8 Minutes.

200

What country was the top oil producing country in 2021?

What is the United States.

300

There is a one-story house in which everything is yellow.  Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture.  What color are the stairs?

What is there are no stairs.  It's a one-story house.

300

Which member of the Marvels Avengers had a brief stint as a pop star?

Who is Brie Larson

300

What term is used to indicate that a player has zero points in a game of tennis?

What is Love

300

What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?

What is Mercury.


300

About how many gallons of gasoline are produced from one barrel of crude oil?

what is 19 gallons of gasoline.

400

The more there is the less you see.  What is it?

What is darkness.

400

What rock icon was founder of The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-Haired Men?

Who is David Bowie.

400

What are the 5 colors of the Olympic Rings?

What is Blue, Yellow, Black, Green, and Red.
400

What is the largest desert on Earth?

What is Antarctica

400

What state in the United States has the most operating oil refineries as of 2022?

What is Texas.

500

It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do.  What is it?

What is your name.
500

In the Big Lebowski, The Dude can't stand which band?

Who are The Eagles.

500

What is the "Mets" in New York Mets short for?

What is Metropolitans.

500

What is the name of the process where a substance goes directly from a solid to a gas without becoming a liquid?

What is Sublimation.

500

What is the term used that describes the exploration and production (E&P) phase of the oil and gas industry?

What is Upstream.