Riddles

There are 366 different Starters of The Day, many to choose from. You will find below some starters on the topic of Riddles. A lesson starter does not have to be on the same topic as the main part of the lesson or the topic of the previous lesson. It is often very useful to revise or explore other concepts by using a starter based on a totally different area of Mathematics.

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Riddles Starters:

Birthday Clues

Work out the date Will was born by answering some number questions.

Missing Pound

A puzzle about a restaurant bill. Exactly where did the missing pound go?

Mystery Numbers

Can you recognise the mystery numbers from the clues?

Number Riddles

Can you work out the numbers from the given clues.

Polygon Riddle 1

Solve the riddle to find the name of the polygon then sum the interior angles.

Polygon Riddle 2

A "My first is in..." type riddle leading to a polygon interior angle calculation.

Polygon Riddle 3

A 'My first is in...' riddle that describes a geometrical shape. Can you construct it?

Secret Symbol

Place a symbol between the four and the five to get a number greater than four and less than five.

St Ives

The traditional "As I was going to St Ives" riddle.

 

Exercises

Calculator Words

Calculator Words

Turn your calculator upside down to make words out of the answers to these questions.

How old was Diophantus?

How old was Diophantus?

An ancient riddle which can be answered by solving an equation containing fractions.

Mathematical Catchphrase

Mathematical Catchphrase

Say what you see! Work out the mathematical words from the picture clues.

Maths Crossword

Maths Crossword

An interactive mathematical crossword for you to do online. Find the missing words from the given clues.

Mystery Numbers

Mystery Numbers

If '7 D in a W' stands for 7 days in a week, what do you think these mystery numbers are?

Number Rhyme

Number Rhyme

A poem about the numbers one to nine. Just for fun can you make up a last line for each verse?

Vowelless

Vowelless

Vowels have been taken out of mathematical words. Can you recognise them?

 

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