Guessing the meaning of a new idiom or riddle every week. You will be able to get one positive mark.
2019/2020
March
I have a metal roof and a glass wall, I burn and burn but never fall.What am I? A lantern (Adriana got it, 6º)
February
(2nd week)
I have hundreds of legs but I can only lean,. You make me feel dirty so you can feel clean.
What am I? A broom (Germán got it, 5º)
(Before March, 13th)
(1st week)
(3rd week)
When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer? When you add 2 hours to eleven o'clock, you get one o'clock (Carlos got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
A girl was ten on her last birthday, and will be twelve on her next birthday. How is this possible? Today is her eleventh birthday (Ainara got it, 5º)
(1st week)
January
(5th week)
Who are the two brothers who live on opposite sides of the road yet never see each other? The eyes (Alejandra got it, 5º)
What is as big as an elephant but doesn't weigh anything? a shadow of an elephant (Germán G. got it, 5º)
(3rd week)
Where does Friday come before Thursday? In the dictionary (Pablo G. got it, 5º)
December
(1st week)
Tuesday, Sam and Peter went to a restaurant to eat lunch. After eating lunch, they paid the bill. But Sam and Peter did not pay the bill, so who did? Tuesday (Amanda got it, 5º)
November
(4th week)
Your mother and father have a child. It is not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is it? It's you (Marta got it, 5º)
(3rd week)
What food goes on and on without a beginning, middle, or an end? A donut (Miriam got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
Fashions change but what can a person wear that is never out of style? A smile (Alejandro got it, 5º)
(1st week)
I pass before the sun, yet make no shadow. What am I? The wind (Isabel got it, 5º)
October
(5th week)
I live in a spooky castle or even in a cave, I sleep upside down and I am so creepy that people run because they’re scared. What am I? A Bat (Pablo got it, 5º)
(4th week)
(4th week)
When it is alive we sing, when it is dead we clap our hands. What is it? Birthday candles (Mª Elena got it, 5º)
(3rd week)
Sometimes I am black some times I am white Sometimes you can seen me at night. I have friends that are with me that are much smaller. Some of You have walked on me but not all. The moon (Alejandra got it, 5º)
You will always find me in the past.I can be created in the present,But the future can never taint me. What am I? History (Alejandro got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
(1st week)
June
(2nd week)
(1st week)
Three men were in a boat. It capsized, but only two got their hair wet. Why? Because one is bald (Juan got it, 6º)
(Before June, 14th)Why number 8549176320 in one of a kind? It's the only number with all digits arranged in alphabetical order (Sofía got it, 6º)
May
(5th week)
Why is 6 afraid of 7? seven ate nine (Lucas got it, 6º)
Why is 6 afraid of 7? seven ate nine (Lucas got it, 6º)
(4th week)
I build bridges of silver and crowns of gold. Who am I? A dentist (Bernardo got it, 6º)(3rd week)
(2nd week)
What kind of men are always above board? Chessmen (Víctor got it, 6º)April
(4th week)
If the dafter tomorrow is three days before Wednesday, what day is today? Friday (Ramón D. got it, 6º)
HAPPY EASTER
(2nd week)
Can you crack the unlock code for the lock using the 5 clues below?
0 - 4 - 2 (Bernardo got it, 6º)
Clue #1: 682 – One number is correct and well placed
Clue #2: 614 – One number is correct but wrongly placed
Clue #3: 206 – Two numbers are correct but both are wrongly placed
Clue #4: 738 – None of the numbers are correct
Clue #5: 780 – One number is correct but wrongly placed
(1st week)
A mansion is on fire. There are three rooms: A room full of money, a room full of expensive paintings, and a room full of gold and precious jewels. Which room do the policeman put out first? None, they are POLICEmen (Trini got it, 6º)
March
(3rd week)
What costs nothing but is very hard to find and easily be lost?
A true friendship (Toni got it, 6º)
(2nd week)
A secret (Juanmi got it, 6º)
(1st week)
9 x 10 = 90 (Angelina got it, 6º)
(3rd week)
What does below Gravity Pictogram means? The Center of Gravity (Víctor got it, 6º)
(2nd week)
What did number 1 say to 7? Nice hair (Ismael. got it, 6º)
(1st week)
What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat? Chi-ca-go (Juan P. got it, 6º)
January
(5th week)
The 5th (Juanmi got it, 6º)
What is often returned but is never borrowed? Thanks (Pablo got it, 6º)
What is a snowman's favourite cereal? Frosted flakes (Maria P. got it, 6º)
(1st/2nd week)
On Christmas eve, when Santa leaves his workshop on the north pole, what direction does he travel.? South (Lucas got it, 6º)
(5th week)
On my way to St. Ives, I saw a man with 7 wives. Each life had 7 sacks. Each sac had 7 cats. Each cat had 7 kittens. Kittens, cats, sacks, wives. How many were going to St. Ives? One (José Antonio got it, 6º)
(4th week)
What number is twice the sum ot its digits? 18 (Lucas got it, 6º)
(3rd week)
What work can one never finish? An autobiography (Ramón got it, 6º)
(2nd week)
What is a ghost's favorite dessert? Ice scream (Jimena got it, 6º)
October
(4th week)
An electric train is travelling southwest at 95 km/h, and the wind is blowing north east at 95 Km/h. In which direction does the smoke blow? There is no smoke with an electric train (José Antonio got it, 6º)
(Before October, 27th)
(3rd week)
Jordan is hungry and has 3 apples with him but he can't eat any of them. Why not? Because he only has an Iphone, an Ipad and a Macbook (Ismael got it, 6º)
(Before October, 19th)
(2nd week)
What has two ends but no beginning? A rope (Víctor. got it, 6º)
(1st week)
It flies around all day but never goes anywhere. What is it?
A flag (Antonio P. got it, 5º)
SeptemberIt flies around all day but never goes anywhere. What is it?
A flag (Antonio P. got it, 5º)
(4th week)
Why do French people like eating snails? They don't like eating "fast" food" (Ramón got it, 6º)
October
(1st week)
It flies around all day but never goes anywhere. What is it?
(Before October, 5th) It flies around all day but never goes anywhere. What is it?
2017/2018
September(4th week)
What three letters change a girl or a boy into a woman or a man? Age (Bernardo got it, 5º)
October
(1st week)
What question can you ask where you can get different answers every time but all the answers being correct? What time is it? (Trinidad got it, 5º)(2nd-3rd week)
What two letters in the alphabet say goodbye? CU (see you) (Toni got it, 5º)
(4th week)
You're in a room and there is a ghost in the room, but you are the only one in the room. How is this possible? You are the ghost. (Víctor got it, 5º)
November
(1st week)
What do you call a witch at the beach? A Sandwich (Diego got it, 5º)
(2nd week)What do you call a witch at the beach? A Sandwich (Diego got it, 5º)
What does an island and the letter T have in common? They are both in the middle of the waTer (Paquito got it, 6º)
(3rd Week)
I am a protector. I sit on a bridge. One person can see right through me, while others wonder what I hide. What am I? A Sunglasses (Ramón got it, 5º)
(4th week)
What number result in the same answer whether they are added together or multipled? 1, 2, 3 (1+2+3=6; 1x2x3=6) (Alba got it, 5º)
December
(1st week)
Everyone is attracted to me and everybody falls for me. What am I? The gravity (Lucas got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
Why is Santa so good at Karate? Because he has got a black belt (Yolanda got it, 6º)
January
A teacher has a class of 30 children but only 2 pupils. How is this possible? The teacher has 2 pupils in his eyes (Sofía got it, 5º)
February
(1st Week)
What number do you get when you multiply all of the numbers on a telephone’s dial pad? 0 (Marín got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
What has 13 hearts, but no other organs? A deck of cards (Juan P. got it, 5º)
(3th week)
If there is a boat full of people, how is there not a single person on board? Everyone is married (Paquito got it, 6º)
(4th Week)I am a protector. I sit on a bridge. One person can see right through me, while others wonder what I hide. What am I? A Sunglasses (Ramón got it, 5º)
(4th week)
What number result in the same answer whether they are added together or multipled? 1, 2, 3 (1+2+3=6; 1x2x3=6) (Alba got it, 5º)
December
(1st week)
Everyone is attracted to me and everybody falls for me. What am I? The gravity (Lucas got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
Why is Santa so good at Karate? Because he has got a black belt (Yolanda got it, 6º)
January
(2nd week)
I am the son of your grandmother and grandfather but not your uncle. Who am I? My father (Olga got it, 5º)
(3th week)
The last man on Earth received a phone call, Who was the caller? A woman (José Antonio got it, 5º)
(4th Week)The last man on Earth received a phone call, Who was the caller? A woman (José Antonio got it, 5º)
A teacher has a class of 30 children but only 2 pupils. How is this possible? The teacher has 2 pupils in his eyes (Sofía got it, 5º)
February
(1st Week)
What number do you get when you multiply all of the numbers on a telephone’s dial pad? 0 (Marín got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
What has 13 hearts, but no other organs? A deck of cards (Juan P. got it, 5º)
(3th week)
If there is a boat full of people, how is there not a single person on board? Everyone is married (Paquito got it, 6º)
(4th Week)
What is the easiest way to double your money? Using a mirrow (Juan M. got it, 5º)
What is the easiest way to double your money? Using a mirrow (Juan M. got it, 5º)
Andalusia Bank holiday
March
(1st Week)
A boy throws a baseball. It travels 40 meters and then goes right back to the boy. How is that possible? The boy threw the ball straight up in the air (María P. got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
What can be broke without touching it? A promise (Irene got it, 6º)
(3th week)
If you has three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have? Very large hands (Pablo C.got it, 5º)
See you in two weeks. Happy Easter !!
April
(1st Week)
What is the next number in the following series: 100 365 24 60? 60 seconds (Ethan got it, 6º)
(2nd week)
How many times can you subtract 6 from 30? Once, after that it is no longer 30. (Ismael got it, 5º)
(3rd week)
Guess the next three letters in the series: GTNTL ITS (in the series)
(Paula got it, 6º)
(Paula got it, 6º)
Can you identify the direction in which this bus is moving: left or right? Why?
Hint: The bus is moving on the roads of UK
LEFT, because we cannot see the door, we are in UK (Manuel M. got it, 5º)
See you after this bank holiday
May
(2nd week)
Five men went into a church in the pouring rain. None of the men had an umbrella but one man did not get wet. How is that possible? He was in a coffin (Víctor. got it, 5º)
(3rd week)
What's a teacher's favorite nation? Expla-nation (Juan Antonio got it, 5º)
(4th week)
What has a bed but does not sleep, and can run but cannot walk? A River (Bernardo got it, 5º)
June
(1st Week)
Why did the boy bury his flashlight? Because the batteries are dead (Alba got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
What ship has two mates, but no captain? A relationship (Juanmi got it, 5º)
(3th week)
Who is the killer? Why? Number 3. She hasn't got her knife and she is the only one who can enter the woman’s bathroom. (Jimena got it, 5º)
See you next September !!
September
(4th week)
How do you make the number one disappear? Add the letter "G" and it's gone (Evan got it, 6º)
(5th week)
If a rooster lays a brown egg and a white egg, What kind of chicks will hatch? Roosters can't lay eggs (Sole got it, 6º)
October
(1st week)
You can find in sea but can't in the river. What am I? Salt (AntonioM. got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
How many people are buried in a cementery? All of them (Nuria B. got it, 6º)
(3th week)
A man rode into town on Tuesday. Two days later he rode home on Tuesday.How is this possible? Because the horse is called Tuesday. (Lourdes got it, 6º)
(4th week)
Ten copycats were sitting in a boat and one jumped out. How many were left? None. They were all copycats (Margarita. got it, 6º)
November
(2nd week)
Is there a word in the English language that uses all the vowels including "y"? What is it? Unquestionablely (none)
(3rd week)
It makes more noise than a dog in your house. What is that? Two dogs (Elena got it, 6º)
(4th week)
Two girls played and completed 5 games of chess. Each of them
won same number of games and there wasn’t any tie in any game. How did
it happen?Because they are not playing against each other (Ana got it, 6º)
(5th week)
(5th week)
I don't have eyes, but once I saw. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty. What am I? A skull (Ana C. got it, 6º)
December
(2nd week)
What do lions sing at Christmas? Jungle Bells (Mª Ángeles. got it, 6º)
January
(2nd week)
Wednesday, Tom and Joe went to a restaurant and ate dinner. Then, they paid for the food and left. But Tom and Joe didn't pay for the food. Who did? Wednesday, (he is a person) (Javier got it, 5º)
(3rd week)
Two dogs are sitting on a porch - a fat dog and a thin dog. The little dog is the son of the fat dog, but the fat dog is not the father of the thin dog. Can you explain? The fat dog is the mother (Nuria B. got it, 6º)
(4th week)
I have four times as old as my daughter. In twenty years time, I will be twice as old as my daughter. How old are we now? I am 40 and my daughter 10 (Sergio A. got it, 6º) February
(1st week)
A plane crashes between the America-Mexico border. There are ten people on the plane, not including the pilot. Where do you bury the survivors? We can't bury suvirvors. They are alive ( Elena. got it, 6º)
(2nd week)
In a pond there are some flowers with some bees hovering over them. How many flowers and bees are there if both the following statemens are true: 1º If each bee lands on a flower, one bee doesn't get a flower. 2º If two bees share each flower, there is one flower left out. 4 bees and 3 flowers ( Izan. got it, 6º)
(3er week)
How can the number four be half of five? Take away the F and E and you're left with IV. That's four in Roman Numerals (Alberto J. got it, 6º)
(4th week)
What is harder to catch the faster you run? Your breath (Alberto J. got it, 6º)
March
(1st week)
Mr Brown was killed on Sunday afternoon. The wife said she was reading a book. The butler said He was taking a shower. The chef said he was making breakfast. The maid said she was folding clothes, and the gardener said he was planting tomatoes. Who did it? The chef was because he claimed he was making breakfast... in the afternoon !!
(Nuria R. got it, 6º)
(2nd week)
What's 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat. and 2/4 goat? Where do you live? Chi-ca-go
(Javier. got it, 6º)
(3er week)
A woman is sitting in her hotel room when there is a knock at the door. She opened the door to see a man whom she had never seen before. He said "oh I'm sorry, I have made a mistake, I thought this was my room." He then went down the corridor and in the elevator. The woman went back into her room and phoned security. What made the woman so suspicious of the man? You do not knock your own door room.(Alberto M. got it, 6º)
(4th week)
What is the question that someone cannot answer with a yes? Are you sleeping? (Nuria B. got it, 6º)
April
(1st week)
A mother had five boys Marco, Tucker, Webster and Thomas. Was the fifth boys name Frank, Evan or Alex? Frank. Each childs first name begins with the first letters of the days of the week (Irene. got it, 6º)
See you after Easter
(3rd week)(1st week)
A mother had five boys Marco, Tucker, Webster and Thomas. Was the fifth boys name Frank, Evan or Alex? Frank. Each childs first name begins with the first letters of the days of the week (Irene. got it, 6º)
See you after Easter
John bets Tom 100€ that he can predict the score of the football game before it starts. Tom agrees, but loses the bet. Why did Tom lose the bet? All matches start 0-0 (Izan. got it, 6º)
(4th week)
What word links these images? Fall (Lucía. got it, 5º)
MayWhat word links these images? Fall (Lucía. got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
One rabbit saw 6 elephants while going towards the river. Each elephant saw 2 monkeys going towards the river. Each monkey has one parrot in their hands. How many animals are going towards the river? 5 ( one rabbit, two monkeys, two parrots) (Elena got it, 6º)
One rabbit saw 6 elephants while going towards the river. Each elephant saw 2 monkeys going towards the river. Each monkey has one parrot in their hands. How many animals are going towards the river? 5 ( one rabbit, two monkeys, two parrots) (Elena got it, 6º)
(3rd week)
In which direction car is moving? it cannot move. It hasn't got wheels (Alejandra got it, 5º)
(4th week)
What word is represented by this rebus. *Hint: We do it the morning Breakfast (Mª Ángeles got it, 6º)
June
(1st week)
A bus driver goes the wrong way on one way street. He passes the police but they don't stop him. Why? Because he was walking (Irene got it, 6º)
(2nd week)A bus driver goes the wrong way on one way street. He passes the police but they don't stop him. Why? Because he was walking (Irene got it, 6º)
Why did the girl throw a stick of butter out of her window? Because she wanted to see a butterfly (Irene got it, 6º)
(Last week this course)
What is the name of this song? Despacito (Nuria B. got it, 6º)
(Before next June, 16th)
See you NEXT SEPTEMBER !!!
September
(3er week)
What happens when you throw a blue rock into the yellow sea?
It sinks (Evan got it, 6º)
October
(2nd week)
What has to be broken before you can use it? An egg (Irene got it, 5º).
(3rd week)
What flowers have two lips? Tulips (Sole. got it, 5º).
It sinks (Evan got it, 6º)
(4th week)
What is the center of the gravity? Letter "V" (Claudia . got it, 5º).October
(1st week)
How many seconds are there in a year? 12 (every month has one)(Sergio A. got it, 5º).(2nd week)
What has to be broken before you can use it? An egg (Irene got it, 5º).
(3rd week)
What flowers have two lips? Tulips (Sole. got it, 5º).
(4th week)
What word is represented by this rebus? Summary (Rachel. got it, 5º).
Who won the skeleton beauty contest? No body (Ana C. got it, 5º).
November
(2nd week)
Do you know which part of London is also present in France? Letter "N" (Álvaro F, ot it, 5º).
(3rd week)
It is the first day of school when a young girl is found dead at school. One policeman has 4 suspects.
1. The Headmaster: He claims he was in his office whole day.
2. Maths Teacher: She claims she was giving her students their marks.
3. Michael: He claims he was at the Post Office.
4. Mathew: He claims he was cleaning the foor of the school.
Who is the murder? Why? Maths teacher is the murder because she cannot give her students their marks the first day of the class. ( Miruna, got it, 5º).
(4th week)
8 brothers live in an old house where there is no electricity and no computers or any gadget.
Brother 1: Reading comics, Brother 2: Playing chess, Brother 3: Writing a letter, Brother 4: Hunting, Brother 5: Sleeping, Brother 6: Cleaning house, Brother 7: Watering the plants.
What is Brother 8 doing? He is playing chess. You need two players. (Nuria got it, 5º).
December
(1st week)
You bury me when I’m alive, and dig me up when I’m dead. What am I? A plant (Javier got it, 5º).
(2nd and 3rd week)
Angel lies on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays but tells the truth the rest of the week.
Brenda lies on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, but tells the truth every other day.
Angel says, “Yesterday I was lying.”
Brenda replies, “Yesterday I was lying.”
What day was it? Thursday (Nuria got it, 5º).
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!Angel lies on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays but tells the truth the rest of the week.
Brenda lies on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, but tells the truth every other day.
Angel says, “Yesterday I was lying.”
Brenda replies, “Yesterday I was lying.”
What day was it? Thursday (Nuria got it, 5º).
January
(2nd week)
Why do Indian men eat more rice than Irish men do ? Indian men because there are more (Marina. got it, 5º)
(4th week)
(3rd week)
He shaves multiple times every day and yet he has a beard. Who is he? A barber (Claudia. got it, 5º)If 1 = 6, 2 = 12, 3 = 18 4 = 24, 5 = 30, 6 = ????? 1 (Izan got it, 5º)
February
(1st week)
Can you write "cow" in 13 letters? See o double you (Ainara got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
I am green or red. I am spicy and hot. I am in the vegetable soup. A Pepper (Cristian G. got it, 6º)
Can you write "cow" in 13 letters? See o double you (Ainara got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
I am green or red. I am spicy and hot. I am in the vegetable soup. A Pepper (Cristian G. got it, 6º)
(3rd week)
A Detective reviewed this information."A lady named 'Monica' was found killed and Hercule had a list of suspects : Mary , Kate , Dabid , Mark , Richard"
Killer is a fan of Hercule and leaves notes at various places.
# The first was found in a drawing room.
# The second was found in an art room.
# The third was in a bed room.
# the fourth in an ice-cream room.
# The fifth at the desk room
All of the notes read the same thing, 'The clues are where you find the notes.' Still , nothing was found anywhere.
The detective paused for a moment and then arrested the killer. Who was the killer? Dabid is the killer (drawing room(D) , art room(a) , bed room (b) , ice-cream room (i) , desk room (d)) (Ahinoa V. got it, 5º).
(4th week)
A father goes bankrupt. The mother has to sell the restaurant she had in her possession in order to attain some money. But their daughter is quite happy.
How can someone be so heartless and show such boorishness? The are playing monopoly (Esther got it, 5º).
March
(1st week)
What goes through towns and over hills but never moves? Roads
(Mª Jesús got it, 5º).
(2nd week)
I never ask questions, but I always answer. What am I? A doorbell (Ainara got it, 5º)
Happy Easter
April
(1st week)
I have three eyes in a straight line. All my eyes are of different colours. When my red eye opens, everything freezes. What am I? A traffic light (Nuria B. got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
A
woman is approaching a green land with no trees in vicinity. Now, she
has a package with her which must be opened before reaching the green
land. If somehow, she fails, she will die. What is there in the package that must be opened? A parachute (Izan got it, 5º)
(3rd week)
I am free the first time and second time, but the third time is going to cost you money. What am I? A teeth (Ainhoa got it, 5º) (4th week)
I will disappear every time you say my name. What am I? Silence (Lucía C. got it, 5º)
(5th week)
I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but can't outside. What am I? A Keyboard (Damián. got it, 6º)
May
(1st week)
It is an insect and the first parts of its name is the name of another insect. What is it? A beetle (Álvaro M. got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
I have no life but I can die. What am I? A battery (Ana. got it, 5º)
(3rd week)
I don't have eyes, nose and tongue, but I can see, smell, hear and taste. What am I? The brain (Damián got it, 6º)
JuneI don't have eyes, nose and tongue, but I can see, smell, hear and taste. What am I? The brain (Damián got it, 6º)
(1st week)
What can you catch but not throw? A cold (Damián got it, 6º)
(2nd week)
What has no beginning, end or middle and touches every continent? The ocean (Javier got it, 5º)
(3rd week) Last Week this course!!
Scientists are trying to find out what is between earth and heaven. Can you find me? The word "and" (Ainhoa V. got it, 5º)
The winner... 17th, June !!
SEE YOU NEXT SEPTEMBER !!!
2014/2015
September
(2nd week)
Everyone has it and no one can lose it. What is it? The Shadow (Rubén G. got it, 5º)
Everyone has it and no one can lose it. What is it? The Shadow (Rubén G. got it, 5º)
(3rd week)
Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth?It was Mount Everest (Isabel Yuan. got it, 6º)
(4th week)
Who spends the day at the window, goes to the table for
meals and hides at night?
It is a fly (Violeta F. got it, 6º)
It is a fly (Violeta F. got it, 6º)
October
(1st week)
(Only for 5th level) I am a very pretty thing, fluttering in the blue sky. Delicate, fragile on the wing, indeed I am a pretty thing. Who am I? A butterfly (Damián. got it, 5º)
(Only for 6th level) A woman proves in court that her husband was murdered by her sister, but the judge decides that the sister cannot be punished. Why? Because she was her siamese twin (Isabel Yuan and Nerea G.got it, 6º)
(Only for 6th level) A woman proves in court that her husband was murdered by her sister, but the judge decides that the sister cannot be punished. Why? Because she was her siamese twin (Isabel Yuan and Nerea G.got it, 6º)
If there are fifteen crows on a fence and the farmer shoots at five of them, how many crows are left? None (0). The rest of the crows flew away when they heard the gunshot. (Paco got it, 5º)
(3rd week)(Only for 5th level) What goes up when the rain comes down? An umbrella (Guillermo got it, 5º)
(Only for 6th level) A woman lived in a round house with her son, butler, maid, and cook. One day the woman heard a scream and ran out to see what it was. It was her child. He was dead on the floor. The Police came to see what had happened. The woman said she was taking a shower, the butler said he was setting the table. The maid said she was dusting the corners. And the cook said he was cooking dinner. Who killed the woman's son? The Maid because there are no corners in a round house (Fátima got it, 6º)
Where does Dracula keep his money? At the blood bank (Lorena got it, 6º)
November
(1st week)
A man is just doing his job with his helmet when his suit is torn. He dies three minutes later, What is his job? He is an Astronaut (Ángela got it, 6º)
(2nd Week)
There is a green house. Inside the green house there is a white house. Inside the white house there is a red house. Inside the red house there are lots of babies. What is it? A watermelon (Cristian G. got it, 5º)
(3rd week)
A car is parked in a supermarket. In which number is this car? 87 (turn over the picture!!) (Azael. got it, 6º)
(4th week)
Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will cry. What am I? An onion (Carla got it, 5ª)
December
(1st week)
I'm as big as an elephant, but lighter than a feather. What am I? The wind (Leticia got it, 6ª)
(2nd week)
Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red. What am I? A match (Ángela got it, 6ª)
January
(3rd week)
How can you create 3 squares moving exactly 3 sticks? (Isabel Yuan, 6º and Guillermo, 5º got it)
(4th week)
They come at night without being called and are lost in the day without being stolen. What are they? The Stars (Ariadna got it, 6º)
February
(1st week)
Thirty men and only two women, but they hold the most power. Dressed in black and white, they could fight for hours. The Chess (Victoria got it, 5º)
(3rd week).
If there are three oranges and you take away two, how many will you have? 2 (Alicia. got it, 5º)
(4th week) and (1st week, March)
What letter comes nest in the following sequence? D, R, M, F, S, L, T,......? Do (musical scale) (Isabella got it, 6º)
March
You are at a restaurant when the power goes out. Someone dies. You investagate three suspects. Sammy said she was drinking a beer. Chris said he was walking and John said he was watching T.V. Who was the killer? John was the killer. He couldn't watch TV because the power went out (Nerea M. got it, 6º)
Happy Easter !!
April
(2nd week)
Beth’s mother has three daughters. One is called Lara, the other one is Sara. What is the name of the third daughter? Beth (Lola got it, 6º)
(3rd week)
How can "L" be greater in size than "XL"? Because they are Roman numbers (Damián. got it, 5º)
(4th week)
Mr. Blue lives in the blue house, Mr. Pink lives in the pink house, and Mr. Brown lives in the brown house. Who lives in the white house? The president of the U.S.A. (Ángel got it, 6º)
(5th week)
Ther are two bodies on the floor. They are surrounded by water and broken glass. How did they die? The fish bowl got knocked over. The bodies were goldfish. (Juan Diego got it, 6º)
May
(1st week)
Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men do? Because there are more chinese men (Enrique. got it, 6º)
(2nd week)
I must always hungry, I must always be fed, the finger I touch will soon turn red What am I? The fire (María P. got it, 6º)
(3rd week)
What is put on a table and cut, but never eaten? A deck of cards (Miguel got it, 6º)
(4th week)
June
How do you divide 20 oranges equally to 11 girls? All 11 girls should receive equal portions. How? Juice the oranges and serve the equal quantity of orange juice. (Nerea Gálvez got it, 6º)
February
(1st week)
It rains cats and dogs = Llueve a cántaros (Nerea G. got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
To hit the bull's eye = Dar en el blanco (Fátima got it, 5º)
Don't put all the eggs in one basket = No te lo juegues todo a una carta (Jorge got it, 6º)
(3rd week)
The early bird catches the worm = Al que madruga Dios le ayuda (Anabel 6º)
(4th week)
There's no smoke without fire = Cuando el río suena, agua lleva (Lorena got it, 5º)
March
(1st week)
To pull somebody's leg = Tomar el pelo a alguien (María V. got it, 6º)
(2nd week)
(2nd week)
More Riddels and idioms next September!!!
(2nd week)
Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red. What am I? A match (Ángela got it, 6ª)
January
(2nd week)
Without fingers, I point, without arms, I strike, without feet, I run. What am I? A clock (Isabel Yuan got it, 6º)(3rd week)
They come at night without being called and are lost in the day without being stolen. What are they? The Stars (Ariadna got it, 6º)
February
(1st week)
Thirty men and only two women, but they hold the most power. Dressed in black and white, they could fight for hours. The Chess (Victoria got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
Which number should replace question mark? Number 0 (multiply by 8)(Ariadna got it, 6º)
(3rd week).
If there are three oranges and you take away two, how many will you have? 2 (Alicia. got it, 5º)
(4th week) and (1st week, March)
What letter comes nest in the following sequence? D, R, M, F, S, L, T,......? Do (musical scale) (Isabella got it, 6º)
March
(2nd week)
A dad and his son were riding their bikes and crashed. Two ambulances
came and took them to different hospitals. The man’s son was in the
operating room and the doctor said, “I can’t operate on you. You’re my
son. ”How is that possible? Because the doctor was his mother (Violeta G. got it, 6º)
(3rd week)
How many bricks does it take to complete a building made of brick? Only 1, the last. (Ángela got it, 6º)
(4th week)
You are at a restaurant when the power goes out. Someone dies. You investagate three suspects. Sammy said she was drinking a beer. Chris said he was walking and John said he was watching T.V. Who was the killer? John was the killer. He couldn't watch TV because the power went out (Nerea M. got it, 6º)
Happy Easter !!
April
(2nd week)
Beth’s mother has three daughters. One is called Lara, the other one is Sara. What is the name of the third daughter? Beth (Lola got it, 6º)
(3rd week)
How can "L" be greater in size than "XL"? Because they are Roman numbers (Damián. got it, 5º)
(4th week)
Mr. Blue lives in the blue house, Mr. Pink lives in the pink house, and Mr. Brown lives in the brown house. Who lives in the white house? The president of the U.S.A. (Ángel got it, 6º)
(5th week)
Ther are two bodies on the floor. They are surrounded by water and broken glass. How did they die? The fish bowl got knocked over. The bodies were goldfish. (Juan Diego got it, 6º)
May
(1st week)
(2nd week)
I must always hungry, I must always be fed, the finger I touch will soon turn red What am I? The fire (María P. got it, 6º)
(3rd week)
What is put on a table and cut, but never eaten? A deck of cards (Miguel got it, 6º)
(4th week)
A monkey, a squirrel and a bird are racing to the top of a coconut tree. Who will get the banana first? Nobody because a coconut tree doesn't have bananas. (Juan Pedro got it, 6º)
June
(1st week)
Who loses its head in the morning and gets it back at night? A pillow (Isabel Yuan got it, 6º)
(2nd week) How do you divide 20 oranges equally to 11 girls? All 11 girls should receive equal portions. How? Juice the oranges and serve the equal quantity of orange juice. (Nerea Gálvez got it, 6º)
2013/2014
It rains cats and dogs = Llueve a cántaros (Nerea G. got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
To hit the bull's eye = Dar en el blanco (Fátima got it, 5º)
Don't put all the eggs in one basket = No te lo juegues todo a una carta (Jorge got it, 6º)
(3rd week)
The early bird catches the worm = Al que madruga Dios le ayuda (Anabel 6º)
(4th week)
There's no smoke without fire = Cuando el río suena, agua lleva (Lorena got it, 5º)
March
(1st week)
To pull somebody's leg = Tomar el pelo a alguien (María V. got it, 6º)
(2nd week)
- (Only for 5th level) English is a piece of cake = El inglés es pan comido (Isabel Yuan got it, 5º)
- (Only for 6th level) Who is the murderer and why (1)? (María P. and José Manuel got it, 6º)
- (Only for 5th level) =To burn the candle at both ends= Trabaja demasiado. Va a reventar (Ángela got it, 5º)
- (Only for 6th level) Who is the murderer and why (II)? (Irene got it, 6º)
(4th week)
- It's a rip-off = ¡Es un auténtico robo! (Esther J. got it, 5º)
April
(1st week)
- To start from scratch = Partir desde cero (Leticia got it, 5º)
(2nd week)
- (Only for 5th level) He's full of hot air = Él sólo dice tonterías (Isabel Yuan got it, 5º)
- (Only for 6th level) Who is the murderer and how did the police know? The Maid, there is no mail on Sundays (María V. got it, 6º)
(3rd week)
- (Only for 5th level) In an instant = En un santiamén (Ángela got it, 5º)
- (Only for 6th level) How could Sally read? Because She is blind (María P. got it, 6º)
(4th week)
- (Only for 5th level) I smell a rat = Hay algo sospechoso aquí (Ángela got it, 5º)
- (Only for 6th level) How did the Police know he did it? He never asked the Police where the scene of the crime was so they knew that he had murdered his wife. (Jorge R. got it, 6º)
May
(1st week)
A man is sitting in his cabin in Madrid. 3 hours later he gets out of his cabin in London. How is this possible? He is a pilot (Irene got it, 6º)
(2nd week)
- (Only for 5th level) Who runs the show here?= ¿Quién manda aquí? (Isabel Yuan got it, 5º)
- (Only for 6th level) Which room is safest for him? The third room. The lions are dead because they haven't eaten for 3 years (Lucía T, got it, 6º)
(3rd week)
- (Only for 5th level) To see eye to eye= Estar de acuerdo (Nobody)
- (Only for 6th level) An archaeologist finds a coin dated 48 B.C. (before Christ). How did he know it was a fake? BC is before Christ. Christ was not yet born when the coin would have been made and the date would be impossible. (María P. got it, 6º)
- Two mothers and two daughters go shopping. They have 21€, which they split equally between them. How can this be possible? There are only 3 persons: Grandmother, mother and daughter. They spent 7€ each one. (María V. 6º and Isabel Yuan 5º got it)
June
(1st week)
(1st week)
- You have three stoves: a gas stove, a wood stove, and a coal stove, but only one match. Which should you light first? The match (Jesús R. 6º got it)
- A man was shot while in his car. The person who shot him was outside of the car. However, all the windows were up and the doors locked. There were no holes in the car though. How was he shot? The car was convertible (María Minsi. got it, 6º)
