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Riddles for Kids with Answers: Page 3

Page 3 of 3: riddles for kids 101 to 115 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 101 to 115

  1. Which building has the most stories?

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    A library Hint: Stories can also be books.

  2. Why is the letter A like a flower?

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    Because a B comes after it Hint: Think of the alphabet and of buzzing.

  3. Which word contains all 26 letters?

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    Alphabet Hint: Take the riddle literally.

  4. What can you make that nobody can ever see?

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    Noise Hint: Listen.

  5. I am lighter than a feather, yet even the strongest person cannot hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I?

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    Your breath Hint: Try it now.

  6. What is always coming but never arrives?

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    Tomorrow Hint: When it gets here, it has a new name.

  7. What can you keep after you give it to someone?

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    Your word Hint: Shake hands on it.

  8. What can you hold without ever touching it?

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    A conversation Hint: You do it with words.

  9. What runs all around a backyard, yet never moves?

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    A fence Hint: It keeps the dog in.

  10. What kind of coat is always wet when you put it on?

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    A coat of paint Hint: Think of walls, not clothes.

  11. What tastes better than it smells?

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    Your tongue Hint: It is in your mouth.

  12. What goes up and down the stairs without moving?

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    A carpet Hint: You walk on it.

  13. I live alone in a little white house with no doors and no windows. When I want to go out, I must break through the wall. What am I?

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    A chick in an egg Hint: Peep peep!

  14. What gets broken without being held?

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    A promise Hint: You should always keep it.

  15. I am full of little rooms, but nobody lives in me except honey. Bees build me out of wax. What am I?

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    A honeycomb Hint: Each room has six sides.

Share a single riddle: every riddle on this page has its own page
  1. Which building has the most stories?
  2. Why is the letter A like a flower?
  3. Which word contains all 26 letters?
  4. What can you make that nobody can ever see?
  5. I am lighter than a feather, yet even the strongest person cannot hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I?
  6. What is always coming but never arrives?
  7. What can you keep after you give it to someone?
  8. What can you hold without ever touching it?
  9. What runs all around a backyard, yet never moves?
  10. What kind of coat is always wet when you put it on?
  11. What tastes better than it smells?
  12. What goes up and down the stairs without moving?
  13. I live alone in a little white house with no doors and no windows. When I want to go out, I must break through the wall. What am I?
  14. What gets broken without being held?
  15. I am full of little rooms, but nobody lives in me except honey. Bees build me out of wax. What am I?

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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