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Riddles for Kids with Answers

Here are 115 riddles for kids with answers, each with a hint, and every answer stays hidden until you tap it.

Good riddles for kids use everyday things (a towel, a comb, an egg) and a simple twist that children can work out on their own. This list has 57 easy, 57 medium, and 1 hard riddles for kids aged about 5 to 12, classrooms, car trips and bedtime. 16 of them are from the Quiz Zoomies riddle video, and the rest were written and checked by the Quiz Zoomies team. Try each one before you open the answer, and use the hint if you get stuck.

115 riddles for kids

  1. What has to be broken before you can use it?

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    An egg Hint: You need it for breakfast, and it comes in a shell.

  2. I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?

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    A candle Hint: I give light, and I melt as I do it.

  3. What has a neck but no head?

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    A bottle Hint: You pour a drink out of it.

  4. What has hands but can't clap?

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    A clock Hint: It has a face, too.

  5. What is full of holes but still holds water?

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    A sponge Hint: You use it in the kitchen sink or the bath.

  6. What has keys but can't open a single door?

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    A piano Hint: Musicians play these keys.

  7. What has four legs but can't walk?

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    A table Hint: You eat dinner at it.

  8. What goes up when the rain comes down?

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    An umbrella Hint: You hold it over your head to stay dry.

  9. I have bark but no bite, and rings but no phone. I grow a little taller every year. What am I?

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    A tree Hint: Birds build nests in me.

  10. I go up and down all day, but I never move from my spot. What am I?

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    Stairs Hint: You climb me to get to the next floor.

  11. I have a thumb and four fingers, but I am not alive. What am I?

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    A glove Hint: You wear me when it is cold.

  12. I have a spine but no bones, and I am full of pages. What am I?

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    A book Hint: You find me in a library.

  13. I have a ring but no finger. When I ring, you pick me up and say hello. What am I?

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    A telephone Hint: You call people with me.

  14. I get smaller every time I take a bath. What am I?

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    A bar of soap Hint: I make bubbles in your hands.

  15. I am always running, but I never get tired. I come out when you turn the tap. What am I?

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    Water Hint: You drink me every day.

  16. I am round and I glow at night. I seem to change my shape every few days, but I never really change. What am I?

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    The Moon Hint: I circle the Earth.

  17. I have thousands of words but I never speak, and I keep them all in alphabetical order. What am I?

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    A dictionary Hint: Look up a word in me.

  18. I follow you all day long, but I disappear when the lights go out. What am I?

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    Your shadow Hint: Stand in the sun and look down.

  19. I have a cap but no head, and you squeeze me before you brush your teeth. What am I?

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    A tube of toothpaste Hint: You find me in the bathroom.

  20. I start as a seed, grow on a vine and wear orange on the outside. In autumn people carve faces into me. What am I?

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    A pumpkin Hint: Think of Halloween.

  21. I have a face and a strap, and I sit on your wrist to tell you the time. What am I?

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    A watch Hint: Look at your arm.

  22. I can be cracked, but I am not an egg. I hide a tasty seed inside a hard shell. What am I?

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    A nut Hint: Squirrels love me.

  23. I am round and full of air, I float and shine like a rainbow, and I pop if you touch me. What am I?

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    A bubble Hint: Blow through a wand.

  24. I have wings and a tail and I fly very high, but I am not a bird and I never flap. What am I?

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    An airplane Hint: You can ride inside me on a trip.

  25. I have a bell, two pedals and two wheels. What am I?

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    A bicycle Hint: Ride me to the park.

  26. I have hundreds of spikes on my back, but I am not a cactus. When I am scared, I roll into a ball. What am I?

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    A hedgehog Hint: I am a small animal that snuffles at night.

  27. I have a very long neck and spots all over, and I eat leaves from the tops of tall trees. What am I?

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    A giraffe Hint: I am the tallest animal.

  28. I have a pouch on my belly and I hop on strong back legs. What am I?

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    A kangaroo Hint: I live in Australia.

  29. I have lids and lashes, I come in a pair, and you close me when you go to sleep. What am I?

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    Your eyes Hint: You see with me.

  30. There are 3 apples and you take away 2. How many apples do you have?

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    2 Hint: Who is holding them now?

  31. Some months have 30 days and some have 31. How many months have 28 days?

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    All 12 Hint: Does any month have fewer than 28?

  32. Multiply me by any number you like and the answer is always me. What number am I?

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    Zero Hint: I am nothing at all.

  33. There are 3 apples on a table. You take 2, then put 1 back. How many apples are on the table now?

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    2 Hint: Count what is left on the table.

  34. How many legs do 4 cats and 3 birds have altogether?

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    22 Hint: Cats have 4 legs and birds have 2.

  35. A jar holds 3 spiders and 2 beetles. Spiders have 8 legs and beetles have 6. How many legs are in the jar?

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    36 Hint: Do spiders and beetles separately.

  36. An egg box holds 12 eggs. How many boxes do you need for 50 eggs?

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    5 Hint: Four boxes are not quite enough.

  37. Each hand has 5 fingers, counting the thumb. How many fingers are there on 10 hands?

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    50 Hint: Count by fives.

  38. A rooster lays an egg on the very top of a pointy roof. Which way does the egg roll?

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    It doesn't, roosters don't lay eggs Hint: Think about who lays eggs.

  39. What can you put in a bucket to make it lighter?

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    A hole Hint: Think about what leaks out.

  40. A man walks in the rain with no umbrella and no hat, but not a single hair on his head gets wet. How?

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    He is bald Hint: Look at his head.

  41. Which is heavier, a kilogram of feathers or a kilogram of bricks?

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    Neither, they weigh the same Hint: Read the weight again.

  42. You walk into a dark cabin with one match. Inside there is a candle, an oil lamp and a fireplace. What do you light first?

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    The match Hint: What do you need before anything else?

  43. How can a person go eight days without sleep?

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    By sleeping at night Hint: Nobody said no sleep at all.

  44. Five birds sit on a fence. A dog barks loudly and one bird flies away. How many birds are left on the fence?

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    None, the others flew away too Hint: Birds do not like loud noises.

  45. What do you call a bear with no teeth?

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    A gummy bear Hint: It is also a candy.

  46. What kind of tree can you hold in your hand?

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    A palm Hint: Look at your hand.

  47. What kind of band never plays any music?

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    A rubber band Hint: It stretches.

  48. What has ears but cannot hear?

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    Corn Hint: It grows on a farm.

  49. Which letter is a large body of water?

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    C Hint: Say it out loud.

  50. Which letter is a green vegetable?

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    P Hint: Say it out loud.

Share a single riddle: every riddle on this page has its own page
  1. What has to be broken before you can use it?
  2. I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
  3. What has a neck but no head?
  4. What has hands but can't clap?
  5. What is full of holes but still holds water?
  6. What has keys but can't open a single door?
  7. What has four legs but can't walk?
  8. What goes up when the rain comes down?
  9. I have bark but no bite, and rings but no phone. I grow a little taller every year. What am I?
  10. I go up and down all day, but I never move from my spot. What am I?
  11. I have a thumb and four fingers, but I am not alive. What am I?
  12. I have a spine but no bones, and I am full of pages. What am I?
  13. I have a ring but no finger. When I ring, you pick me up and say hello. What am I?
  14. I get smaller every time I take a bath. What am I?
  15. I am always running, but I never get tired. I come out when you turn the tap. What am I?
  16. I am round and I glow at night. I seem to change my shape every few days, but I never really change. What am I?
  17. I have thousands of words but I never speak, and I keep them all in alphabetical order. What am I?
  18. I follow you all day long, but I disappear when the lights go out. What am I?
  19. I have a cap but no head, and you squeeze me before you brush your teeth. What am I?
  20. I start as a seed, grow on a vine and wear orange on the outside. In autumn people carve faces into me. What am I?
  21. I have a face and a strap, and I sit on your wrist to tell you the time. What am I?
  22. I can be cracked, but I am not an egg. I hide a tasty seed inside a hard shell. What am I?
  23. I am round and full of air, I float and shine like a rainbow, and I pop if you touch me. What am I?
  24. I have wings and a tail and I fly very high, but I am not a bird and I never flap. What am I?
  25. I have a bell, two pedals and two wheels. What am I?
  26. I have hundreds of spikes on my back, but I am not a cactus. When I am scared, I roll into a ball. What am I?
  27. I have a very long neck and spots all over, and I eat leaves from the tops of tall trees. What am I?
  28. I have a pouch on my belly and I hop on strong back legs. What am I?
  29. I have lids and lashes, I come in a pair, and you close me when you go to sleep. What am I?
  30. There are 3 apples and you take away 2. How many apples do you have?
  31. Some months have 30 days and some have 31. How many months have 28 days?
  32. Multiply me by any number you like and the answer is always me. What number am I?
  33. There are 3 apples on a table. You take 2, then put 1 back. How many apples are on the table now?
  34. How many legs do 4 cats and 3 birds have altogether?
  35. A jar holds 3 spiders and 2 beetles. Spiders have 8 legs and beetles have 6. How many legs are in the jar?
  36. An egg box holds 12 eggs. How many boxes do you need for 50 eggs?
  37. Each hand has 5 fingers, counting the thumb. How many fingers are there on 10 hands?
  38. A rooster lays an egg on the very top of a pointy roof. Which way does the egg roll?
  39. What can you put in a bucket to make it lighter?
  40. A man walks in the rain with no umbrella and no hat, but not a single hair on his head gets wet. How?
  41. Which is heavier, a kilogram of feathers or a kilogram of bricks?
  42. You walk into a dark cabin with one match. Inside there is a candle, an oil lamp and a fireplace. What do you light first?
  43. How can a person go eight days without sleep?
  44. Five birds sit on a fence. A dog barks loudly and one bird flies away. How many birds are left on the fence?
  45. What do you call a bear with no teeth?
  46. What kind of tree can you hold in your hand?
  47. What kind of band never plays any music?
  48. What has ears but cannot hear?
  49. Which letter is a large body of water?
  50. Which letter is a green vegetable?

Frequently asked questions

How many riddles for kids are on this page?

115 riddles for kids (57 easy, 57 medium, and 1 hard), over 3 pages. Each has a hint and an answer hidden under a Show answer button, and its own page you can share.

What are some good riddles for kids?

What has to be broken before you can use it? An egg. I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I? A candle. What has a neck but no head? A bottle.

What are what am I riddles for kids?

Riddles that describe something in the first person and end with What am I? For example: I have a spine but no bones, and I am full of pages. What am I? A book. There is a whole page of them under What Am I Riddles.

What is the oldest known riddle?

Some of the oldest riddles we know were written in Sumerian on clay tablets about 4,000 years ago. The most famous ancient one is the Riddle of the Sphinx: what walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon and three in the evening? A human.

Can I print these riddles?

Yes. Press Print above the list: every answer opens for the printout and the page drops its menus, so you get a clean sheet for a classroom or a party.

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