Riddles
Name That Sport
70s Music
Bowling
Puns
100

You’re in a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?

Second place.

100

Which game has 10 players on the court, has a 24 second shot clock and a 3pt line?

Basketball

100

Which soul singer got us all hot under the collar by singing, “Let’s Get It On” in 1973?

Marvin Gaye

100

In ten-pin bowling, what pin is commonly referred to as the "kingpin"?

5 pin

100

Did you hear about that great new shovel?

It's ground breaking.

200

What is at the end of the rainbow?

The letter W!

200

The world's most popular sport

Soccer/Football

200

Which Fleetwood Mac album featured the hit singles Go Your Own Way, Don’t Stop, and Dreams?

Rumours

200

 What is the most difficult split (two pins) to pick up in bowling?

7-10

200

How do you kill a circus?

Go for the juggler.

300

Name three consecutive days without naming any of the seven days of the week.

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow

300

Can you name the popular Olympic sport that involves things like a high bar, a vault, rings, and a balance beam?

Gymnastics

300

James Taylor had a 1971 Billboard Hot 100 number one with his cover of which Carole King song?

You’ve Got a Friend.


300

What is the score of a perfect game in bowling?

300

300

What do you call a piece of toast at the zoo?  

Bread in captivity.

400

What word is always spelled wrong?

Wrong

400

What is the name of the team sport that involves polished stones, brooms and ice?

Curling

400

In 1978, who said they “Can’t Smile Without You”?

Barry Manilow.


400

The head pin is what number?

1

400

Who invented King Arthur’s round table?

Sir Cumference.

500

 Two people were playing chess. They both won. How is this possible?

They were playing two different games, against other opponents.


500

What do you call the backyard game played with mallets that are used to knock wooden balls through hoops in the grass?

Croquet

500

Which song, previously a hit for Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, gave Diana Ross her first solo number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after leaving the Supremes in 1970?

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.


500

Let's say that the first frame of a game you leave a 10-pin and you miss your spare, what would be the maximum score you would be able to bowl that certain game?

279

500

Why do bees have terrible hairstyles?  

Because they use honeycombs.