Riddles With Answers

What is thought to be the oldest competitive sport in human history?

Wrestling
Golf
Soccer
Cricket

The Answer: The correct answer is Wrestling.

What institution helped popularize basketball?

U.S. Army
Churches
YMCA
Boy Scouts

The Answer: The correct answer is YMCA.

In what country did golf originate?

France
Netherlands
Scotland
China

The Answer: The correct answer is Scotland.

Which of the following was once an Olympic event?

Whistling
Architecture
Debate
Gardening

The Answer: The correct answer is Architecture.

What is a beaver’s house called?

Lodge
Hole
Nest
Burrow

The Answer: The correct answer is Lodge.

Where is the famous Book of Kells located?

Dublin, Ireland
Edinburgh, Scotland
Oxford, England
Paris, France

The Answer: The correct answer is Dublin, Ireland.

In which Italian city is this unfinished cathedral?

Florence
Bologna
Palermo
Genoa

The Answer: The correct answer is Bologna.

One time presidential candidate George McGovern mainly flew what type of aircraft During World War II?

B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
P-38 Lightning
P-47 Thunderbolt
PBY-2 Catalina

The Answer: The correct answer is B-24 Liberator.

Who is the only member of the Screen Actors Guild to have ever been awarded the Medal of Honor?

John Wayne
Sterling Hayden
Lee Marvin
Audie Murphy
James Stewart

The Answer: The correct answer is Audie Murphy.

Which unit was Strom Thurmond, the late Senator from South Carolina, serving with during the Normandy invasion?

1st Infantry Division
2nd Ranger Battalion
4th Infantry Division
82nd Airborne
101st Airborne

The Answer: The correct answer is 82nd Airborne.