Riddles for kids
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Riddles about things children know: animals, food, the weather, and things at home and at school. Try the riddle in the box: type the answer and press Check, or tap Hint for a clue. Over 100 riddles for kids, with the answers in the list under the game.
How to play
- Read the riddle in the box. Pick a category first if you like.
- Type your answer and press Check. Capitals, a or the, and plurals do not matter.
- Stuck? Tap Hint for a clue, or Show answer to give up. Giving up ends your streak.
- Press Next for a new one. Each one comes up once before any repeats.
For a group, choose Pass the phone. One player reads the riddle out loud and can peek at the answer. The others shout guesses, and the reader gives +1 to the first right answer. Next passes the phone to the next reader.
All 113 riddles with answers
Tap Answer under a riddle to see it. Try each one before you look.
What has to be broken before anyone can use it?
Answer
An egg
What gets wetter the more it dries?
Answer
A towel
I am tall when I am young and short when I am old. What am I?
Answer
A candle
I have 88 keys, but I cannot open a single door. What am I?
Answer
A piano
I have a face and two hands. I never stop running, but I have no legs. What am I?
Answer
A clock
Shout into a canyon and I shout back. I have no mouth and no ears. What am I?
Answer
An echo
I follow you all day, but I vanish in the dark. What am I?
Answer
Your shadow
What goes up every year and never comes back down?
Answer
Your age
I am full of holes, but I still hold water. What am I?
Answer
A sponge
What has one eye but cannot see?
Answer
A needle
What has lots of eyes but cannot see a thing?
Answer
A potato
What has many teeth but never bites anyone?
Answer
A comb
What has four legs but cannot walk?
Answer
A table
What has a head and a tail but no body?
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A coin
What has a neck but no head?
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A bottle
What has bark but never bites?
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A tree
What has lots of money but never spends any of it?
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A bank
What goes up when the rain comes down?
Answer
An umbrella
What has words but never speaks?
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A book
I have five fingers but no bones and no skin. What am I?
Answer
A glove
What has ears but cannot hear?
Answer
Corn
You can stand on me in winter. Warm me up and I turn back into water. What am I?
Answer
Ice
I am made in winter, I have a carrot for a nose, and I melt in spring. What am I?
Answer
A snowman
I appear after the rain and wear a stripe of every color. What am I?
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A rainbow
You cannot see me, but you can feel me, and I make kites fly. What am I?
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The wind
I have three feet, but I cannot walk. What am I?
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A yardstick
If you drop me, I may crack. If you smile at me, I always smile back. What am I?
Answer
A mirror
Black and white, I cannot fly, but I swim very well. What am I?
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A penguin
I have a trunk that I never pack, big ears, and four thick gray legs. What am I?
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An elephant
I carry my house on my back everywhere I go. What am I?
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A turtle
I buzz from flower to flower and make something sweet. What am I?
Answer
A bee
I have the longest neck of any animal. What am I?
Answer
A giraffe
What wakes you up every morning but never sleeps itself?
Answer
An alarm clock
I am soft, I live on your bed, and your head rests on me every night. What am I?
Answer
A pillow
I have bristles, and I visit your mouth twice a day. What am I?
Answer
A toothbrush
I have twelve parts, and each part has its own name. I show you every day of the year. What am I?
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A calendar
You wear me on your foot, but I am not a shoe. One of me often gets lost in the wash. What am I?
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A sock
I am green outside, red inside, and full of black seeds. What am I?
Answer
A watermelon
You peel me, I am yellow, and monkeys love me. What am I?
Answer
A banana
I can make you cry, but I never hurt your feelings. What am I?
Answer
An onion
I have a knob and hinges. You open me and close me every day. What am I?
Answer
A door
I am small and made of metal, and I open locks. What am I?
Answer
A key
I run all day when you have a cold, but I have no legs. What am I?
Answer
Your nose
I have waves but no hair, and I am full of salt. What am I?
Answer
The ocean
Which room has no doors and no windows?
Answer
A mushroom
Which kind of tree can you hold in your hand?
Answer
A palm
What do you call a bear with no teeth?
Answer
A gummy bear
What has a ring but no finger?
Answer
A phone
What has lots of needles but never sews?
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A pine tree
Which building has the most stories?
Answer
A library
What do you call a fish with no eyes?
Answer
Fsh
Jo's mom has four children: April, May, June, and who?
Answer
Jo
Which kind of band never plays music?
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A rubber band
Cut me open and count my rings to learn how old I am. What am I?
Answer
A tree
What is orange and sounds like a parrot?
Answer
A carrot
What did the ocean say to the beach?
Answer
Nothing, it just waved
Why was 6 afraid of 7?
Answer
Because 7 ate 9
What do you call a sleeping dinosaur?
Answer
A dino-snore
What has a tongue but cannot talk?
Answer
A shoe
Which invention lets you look right through a wall?
Answer
A window
What did one wall say to the other wall?
Answer
I will meet you at the corner
Why did the bicycle fall over?
Answer
It was two-tired
What do you call cheese that is not yours?
Answer
Nacho cheese
What do you call a deer with no eyes?
Answer
No idea
Where do fish keep their money?
Answer
In the river bank
What do you call a dog that does magic tricks?
Answer
A labracadabrador
What did the zero say to the eight?
Answer
Nice belt
Why are fish so smart?
Answer
They live in schools
Double me, then add 4, and you get 20. Which number am I?
Answer
8
Multiply me by any number, and the answer is always me. Which number am I?
Answer
0
What is easy to lift but hard to throw far?
Answer
A feather
Which key opens a banana?
Answer
A monkey
What do you call an alligator in a vest?
Answer
An investigator
What do you call a pig that does karate?
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A pork chop
What did the big flower say to the little flower?
Answer
Hi, bud
Why can a nose not be 12 inches long?
Answer
Then it would be a foot
It has the head of a cat, the feet of a cat, and the tail of a cat, but it is not a cat. What is it?
Answer
A kitten
Which animal can jump higher than a house?
Answer
Any animal
Which letter of the alphabet holds the most water?
Answer
C
What do you call a cow with no legs?
Answer
Ground beef
Which subject is a witch best at?
Answer
Spelling
Why did the cookie go to the doctor?
Answer
It felt crummy
You find me in socks, scarves, and mittens, and between the paws of kittens. What am I?
Answer
Yarn
What do you call a can opener that does not work?
Answer
A can't opener
Why was the broom late?
Answer
It overswept
Which game does a tornado like best?
Answer
Twister
Which shoes do frogs wear?
Answer
Open-toad shoes
What do you call a pile of kittens?
Answer
A meowntain
What do you call a bee that cannot decide?
Answer
A maybe
Why did the music teacher need a ladder?
Answer
To reach the high notes
What do you call a bull that is sleeping?
Answer
A bulldozer
How do astronauts plan a party?
Answer
They planet
What do clouds wear under their clothes?
Answer
Thunderwear
Which kind of music scares balloons?
Answer
Pop
What kind of dog never bites?
Answer
A hot dog
What do you call a train that sneezes?
Answer
An achoo-choo train
What do you call a fake noodle?
Answer
An impasta
How does a penguin build its house?
Answer
Igloos it together
What do you call a bear caught in the rain?
Answer
A drizzly bear
What do you call an elephant that does not matter?
Answer
An irrelephant
What is brown and sticky?
Answer
A stick
Which letter is a vegetable when you say it?
Answer
P
What is a cat's favorite color?
Answer
Purr-ple
Why did the scarecrow win a prize?
Answer
He was outstanding in his field
I have a neck but no head, and two arms but no hands. What am I?
Answer
A shirt
What do you call a snowman in July?
Answer
A puddle
What falls all the time but never gets hurt?
Answer
Rain
Which animal is always at a baseball game?
Answer
A bat
Why did the math book look sad?
Answer
It had too many problems
What is a math teacher's favorite dessert?
Answer
Pie
What did the triangle say to the circle?
Answer
You are pointless
What do you call a hen that counts her eggs?
Answer
A mathemachicken
I point north all day, but I never walk there. What am I?
Answer
A compass
Questions
What age are these riddles for?
Most of them suit children from about 6 to 12. A younger child can play with a parent who reads the riddle out loud. For a harder game, switch the category to Hard or Logic.
Does my child have to spell the answer right?
Not exactly. Capitals, a or the, plurals, and a small typo in a longer word do not matter. Short words must be right.
Can a class play together?
Yes. Choose Pass the phone, or show the page on a projector. One player reads the riddle out loud, and the first right answer gets a point.
Is there anything scary or rude in the riddles?
No. Every riddle is clean and fine for school.
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