quiz bee preliminary round

It can’t be seen, can’t be felt, can’t be heard, and can’t be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after, Ends life, and kills laughter. What is it?

• Night

• Flower

• Silence

•   The dark

What goes through cities and fields, but never moves?

• A road

• Cloud

• Rain

• Shadow

What breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never breaks?

• Trust

• School

• Day and night

• Mirror

When asked how old she was, Suzie replied, “In two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago.” How old is she?

• She's 24

• She’s 12

• She's 10

• She's 15

It’s shorter than the rest but when you’re happy you raise it up like it’s the best. What is it?

• Line

• Face

• A thumb

• River

A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?

• Two sisters and one brother

• Three sisters and two brothers

• None

• Four sisters and three brothers

I have a single eye but can’t see. What am I?

• A needle

• A button

• A stars

• A moon

First, think of the color of the clouds. Next, think of the color of snow. Now, think of the color of a bright, full moon. Now, answer quickly: what do cows drink?

• Juice

• Milk

• Water

• None

A man calls his dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge or boat. How?

• The river was frozen

• He was injured

• Water was boiling

• He was lazy

What is it that given one, you’ll have either two or none?

• Spin

• A choice

• Mirror

• Wheel