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Page 2 of 3: riddles for kids 51 to 100 of 115, each with a hint and a hidden answer.

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.

Riddles 51 to 100

  1. Which letter is a buzzing insect?

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    B Hint: Say it out loud.

  2. What has teeth but cannot bite?

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    A comb Hint: You use it on your hair.

  3. What has one head, one foot and four legs?

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    A bed Hint: You sleep on it.

  4. Riddle me, riddle me, what is that, over your head and under your hat?

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    Your hair Hint: Brush it in the morning.

  5. Higher than a house, higher than a tree, oh whatever can that be?

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    A star Hint: It twinkles at night.

  6. What goes up but never comes down?

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    Your age Hint: It changes on your birthday.

  7. What is black and white and read all over?

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    A newspaper Hint: Read, not red.

  8. What gets wetter the more it dries?

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    A towel Hint: You use it after a shower.

  9. What has cities but no houses, and rivers but no water?

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    A map Hint: Explorers unfold it to find their way.

  10. What can you catch, but not throw?

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    A cold Hint: You might sneeze a lot after you catch it.

  11. What runs but never walks, and has a bed but never sleeps?

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    A river Hint: Fish live in its bed.

  12. What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?

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    Your name Hint: People call you by it.

  13. What gets bigger the more you take away from it?

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    A hole Hint: You can dig one in the sand.

  14. What has a head and a tail, but no body?

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    A coin Hint: Flip it to decide who goes first.

  15. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

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    Footsteps Hint: Look behind you on a sandy beach.

  16. I fly without wings and cry without eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?

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    A cloud Hint: Look up on a rainy day.

  17. I am always in front of you, but you can never see me. What am I?

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    The future Hint: Think about time, not space.

  18. I can be cracked, made, told and played. What am I?

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    A joke Hint: I make people laugh.

  19. I have lots of sharp teeth, but I never eat. I help people cut wood. What am I?

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    A saw Hint: You find me in a toolbox.

  20. I have four wheels and lots of flies, but I am not an airplane. What am I?

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    A garbage truck Hint: I visit your street once a week.

  21. I can fill a whole room, but I take up no space at all. What am I?

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    Light Hint: Flip a switch.

  22. You can see me in the water, but I never get wet. What am I?

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    A reflection Hint: Look into a calm lake.

  23. I have a tongue but I never taste, and you tie me up every morning. What am I?

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    A shoe Hint: You wear me on your foot.

  24. The more of me there is, the less you can see. What am I?

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    Darkness Hint: Turn off the lights.

  25. I am made of water, but if you put me in warm water I disappear. What am I?

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    An ice cube Hint: You find me in the freezer.

  26. I have a bow, but I am not a violin player. I am wrapped around presents. What am I?

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    A ribbon Hint: I make a gift look pretty.

  27. I can be long or short, painted or left bare, and you keep me at the tips of your fingers. What am I?

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    Fingernails Hint: You trim me now and then.

  28. I have keys but no locks, a space but no room, and you can enter but never go inside. What am I?

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    A keyboard Hint: You type on me.

  29. I have no mouth, but I answer you. Shout across a canyon and you will hear me. What am I?

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    An echo Hint: I repeat whatever you say.

  30. I have many needles, but I never sew. I stay green all winter long. What am I?

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    A pine tree Hint: I grow cones.

  31. I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?

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    Seven Hint: Spell the number out.

  32. How many times can you subtract 5 from 25?

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    Once Hint: After the first time, it is no longer 25.

  33. Which three different positive whole numbers give the same answer when you add them as when you multiply them?

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    1, 2 and 3 Hint: They are the three smallest.

  34. Tom is 4 years old and his brother is 3 times as old. When Tom is 12, how old will his brother be?

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    20 Hint: First find the brother's age today.

  35. I am a number. Add me to myself or multiply me by myself, and you get the same answer. I am not zero. What number am I?

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    2 Hint: Try the small numbers.

  36. It takes 5 minutes to boil one egg. How long does it take to boil 3 eggs together in one pot?

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    5 minutes Hint: They all cook at the same time.

  37. You are running a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?

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    Second Hint: You took their spot, not first place.

  38. A cowboy rode into town on Friday, stayed for three days, and rode out on Friday. How?

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    His horse is named Friday Hint: What was he riding?

  39. In a race, you pass the person in last place. What place are you in now?

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    You can't pass the last person Hint: Who could be behind the last person?

  40. What is your mother's brother's father to you?

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    Your grandfather Hint: Your mother's brother is your uncle.

  41. A girl falls off a 20 foot ladder but is not hurt at all. How?

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    She fell off the bottom step Hint: Which step was she on?

  42. If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you don't have me anymore. What am I?

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    A secret Hint: Shh!

  43. Name three days in a row without saying Monday, Wednesday or Friday.

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    Yesterday, today and tomorrow Hint: Don't use day names at all.

  44. An electric train is heading north and the wind is blowing west. Which way does the smoke go?

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    There is no smoke, it is an electric train Hint: What powers the train?

  45. What kind of room has no doors and no windows?

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    A mushroom Hint: It grows in the forest.

  46. What starts with E, ends with E, and usually has only one letter inside?

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    An envelope Hint: Think about the mail.

  47. What is in the middle of nowhere?

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    The letter H Hint: Look at the spelling.

  48. What has four eyes but can't see?

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    Mississippi Hint: Count the letters of a long river name.

  49. What gets answered every day, even though it never asks a question?

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    A doorbell Hint: Ding dong!

  50. What has a bottom at the top?

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    Your legs Hint: Think about your body.

Share a single riddle: every riddle on this page has its own page
  1. Which letter is a buzzing insect?
  2. What has teeth but cannot bite?
  3. What has one head, one foot and four legs?
  4. Riddle me, riddle me, what is that, over your head and under your hat?
  5. Higher than a house, higher than a tree, oh whatever can that be?
  6. What goes up but never comes down?
  7. What is black and white and read all over?
  8. What gets wetter the more it dries?
  9. What has cities but no houses, and rivers but no water?
  10. What can you catch, but not throw?
  11. What runs but never walks, and has a bed but never sleeps?
  12. What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?
  13. What gets bigger the more you take away from it?
  14. What has a head and a tail, but no body?
  15. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
  16. I fly without wings and cry without eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?
  17. I am always in front of you, but you can never see me. What am I?
  18. I can be cracked, made, told and played. What am I?
  19. I have lots of sharp teeth, but I never eat. I help people cut wood. What am I?
  20. I have four wheels and lots of flies, but I am not an airplane. What am I?
  21. I can fill a whole room, but I take up no space at all. What am I?
  22. You can see me in the water, but I never get wet. What am I?
  23. I have a tongue but I never taste, and you tie me up every morning. What am I?
  24. The more of me there is, the less you can see. What am I?
  25. I am made of water, but if you put me in warm water I disappear. What am I?
  26. I have a bow, but I am not a violin player. I am wrapped around presents. What am I?
  27. I can be long or short, painted or left bare, and you keep me at the tips of your fingers. What am I?
  28. I have keys but no locks, a space but no room, and you can enter but never go inside. What am I?
  29. I have no mouth, but I answer you. Shout across a canyon and you will hear me. What am I?
  30. I have many needles, but I never sew. I stay green all winter long. What am I?
  31. I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
  32. How many times can you subtract 5 from 25?
  33. Which three different positive whole numbers give the same answer when you add them as when you multiply them?
  34. Tom is 4 years old and his brother is 3 times as old. When Tom is 12, how old will his brother be?
  35. I am a number. Add me to myself or multiply me by myself, and you get the same answer. I am not zero. What number am I?
  36. It takes 5 minutes to boil one egg. How long does it take to boil 3 eggs together in one pot?
  37. You are running a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?
  38. A cowboy rode into town on Friday, stayed for three days, and rode out on Friday. How?
  39. In a race, you pass the person in last place. What place are you in now?
  40. What is your mother's brother's father to you?
  41. A girl falls off a 20 foot ladder but is not hurt at all. How?
  42. If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you don't have me anymore. What am I?
  43. Name three days in a row without saying Monday, Wednesday or Friday.
  44. An electric train is heading north and the wind is blowing west. Which way does the smoke go?
  45. What kind of room has no doors and no windows?
  46. What starts with E, ends with E, and usually has only one letter inside?
  47. What is in the middle of nowhere?
  48. What has four eyes but can't see?
  49. What gets answered every day, even though it never asks a question?
  50. What has a bottom at the top?

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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