Riddles for kids are mostly easy but this list has also tricky and hard riddles (all of them with answers). Apart from being a good activity for kids, these riddles may be played by adults.
What fruit can you use to sip water?
See answerWhat fruit never ever wants to be alone?
See answerI am a bird, I am a fruit and I am a person. What am I?
See answerHow does a dog cross a river without getting wet?
See answerWhat is in the middle of the sky?
See answerA monkey, a squirrel, and a bird are racing to the top of a coconut tree. Who will get the banana first, the monkey, the squirrel, or the bird?
See answerYou can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I?
See answerWhen does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?
See answerWhat stays where it is when it goes off?
See answerWhat lives when it eats and dies when it drinks?
See answerYou are a bus driver, 8 people get on, 2 people get off, 2 more people get on and another 1 get off. Finally, 3 more people get on and 2 get off again. How old is the bus driver?
See answerIf you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am i?
See answerIf you say my name i no longer exist. What am i?
See answerHow many seconds are in a year?
See answerGive me food, and I will live. Give me water, and I will die. What am I?
See answerWhat day, within a week of today, does not end in "Y"?
See answerWhat is far behind us, and can be seen without looking at it?
See answerIf you're stealing honey, be prepared to receive vengeance in this form.
See answerWhat type of drink is usually added to cereal in the morning?
See answerWhat is it that has a power socket on one end and a corkscrew on the other?
See answerA king wears one on his head.
See answerI have a head, tail, but no arms and legs. What am I?
See answerWhich letter of the alphabet has the most water?
See answerI have many letters, And though it's strange to say, I stay the same no matter how many I give away.
See answerI am always in front of you, but you will never see me.
What am I?
I go from house to house, a messenger small and tight.
Weather it rains or snows. I sleep outside at night.
What am I?
White fat and fluffy,
May even look like a puppy.
Seems heavy but is light,
Floats about without a worry,
But if it turns dark you have to hurry!
Add me to myself and multiply by 4.
Divide me by 8 and you will have me once more.
What number am I?
A weighty currency.
See answerI have a hundred legs, but cannot stand. I have a long neck, but no head. I cannot see, and I help keep your house neat and tidy. What am I?
See answerI invade your home once a year... but only if you've been good. What am I?
See answerI usually wear a yellow coat. I usually have a dark head. I make marks wherever I go.
See answerI go around and in the house, but never touches the house. What am I?
See answerTickle with your fingers and a song it will sing. Be careful, though, you may break a string. What is it?
See answerWhen filled I can point the way. But when empty unmoving I stay. What am I?
See answerWhat has four legs, but can't walk?
See answerBe sure to shout for its answers are weak, but there is no language it cannot speak.
See answerBumpy form of transportation in desert cultures.
See answerBy Moon or by Sun, I shall be found.
Yet I am undone, if there's no light around.
What's an insect's favourite sport?
See answerIt is the transportation of choice for princesses to attend balls.
See answerI am known for my natural tuxedo and marching. What am I?
See answerBorn in the ocean and white as snow. When I fall back to water I disappear without a trace. What am I?
See answerI can be red, blue, purple, and green.
No one can reach me, not even the queen.
What am I?
This orange vegetable is a favorite of Bugs Bunny.
See answerYou can drop me from the tallest building and I'll be fine, but if you drop me in water I die.
What am I?
I am at your hand when it is dark and hidden away in the light. What am I?
See answerI am a portal to another world which you cannot enter. Only you can see me but I can't see you. What am I?
See answerI am like thunder in your cranium. What am I?
See answerI have a neck but no head. I have a body but no arm. I have a bottom but no leg. What am I?
See answerI have wheels and flies, yet I am not an aircraft. What am I?
See answerWhat goes up when rain comes down?
See answerIt's only good if people laugh at it.
See answerWhat has thirteen hearts But no body or soul?
See answerOften cooked as fillet, this meat comes from an animal that swims underwater.
See answerThe faster you run, the harder it is to catch me. What am I?
See answerWhat has a neck and no head, two arms but no hands?
See answerWhat hangs in the sky by day but at night goes away?
See answerI am your mother's brother's only brother in law. Who am I?
See answerWhen it comes in,
From sea to shore,
Twenty paces you'll see,
No less, no more.
What instrument can make any sound and be heard but not touched or seen?
See answerWhat comes once a day but leaves every morning?
See answerAgile on my feet, I drive dogs mad.
I flick my tail when I'm angry and hum when I'm glad.
What am I?
A close relative of ketchup that people often spread on their dog.
See answerI am full of holes but still holds water.
What am I?
I go in hard, come out soft. Blow me hard and I'll make a pop. What am I?
See answerProof you've done your time in school.
See answerWhat breaks in the water but never on land?
See answerI can be found in seconds, minutes and centuries, but not in days, years or decades.
See answerU always follow me but I am rarely seen. What am I?
See answerWhat is an astronaut's favorite snack?
See answerWhat word has three syllables and twenty six letters?
See answerI come without being fetched at night, hides away as soon as daylight strikes. Although I may look small, I am much mightier than what you can imagine. What am I?
See answerLooks like a hippo crossed with a unicorn.
See answerThey make no sense at all,
In them you either fly or fall.
They make you do it all.
Their need is biologic,
but they are most illogic.
They are not real but still can be achieved,
If they are just believed.
What is a witch's favorite school subject?
See answerThis is a plant named after a light source. What is it?
See answerWhat must be looked through in order to see?
See answerWhat can be played with no rules and no winners or losers?
See answerI only exist when you are here. Where you never were, I can never be. What am I?
See answerWhen a doctor hits you with a hammer he is testing this.
See answerI am a nut with a hole. What am I?
See answerWhat goes up and down the stairs without moving?
See answerI am pronounced as one letter, written with three. I come in blue, black, brown, or grey. Reverse me and I read the same either way. What am I?
See answerA celebrity under the sea.
See answerHide me from your parents if you have done bad academically this year. What am I?
See answerWhat do you get when you cross an automobile with a household animal?
See answerWhat is made of wood and metal and must be buried before it works?
See answerI spin and hum,
I'm your summer tool.
Just flip the switch,
and I serve to cool.
What am I?
Your mother's brother's only brother-in-law is asleep on your couch. Who is asleep on your couch?
See answerOften found in doctor's offices and pirate flags.
See answerThe cloud is my mother, my father the wind. The lake is my son and the rainbow my bed. What am I?
See answerMom and dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother.
How many people are in the family?
I am quick when I'm thin. I am slow when I'm fat. Wind is my worst nightmare. What am I?
See answerWhat has fingers and a thumb but no hand?
See answerA locked sphere without hinges or key. Break me open and golden treasures you'll see
See answerTaking this from a baby is said to be quite easy.
See answerWhat's at the head of an elephant and at the tail of a squirrel?
See answerI am often sold by children entrepreneurs in summer time. What am I?
See answerIt is something you will never see again.
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