100 Riddles for Kids (With Answers)
If you want to spend quality time with friends and family, riddles are a fantastic way to make the most of it. Riddles are not only entertaining but also help sharpen thinking skills and enhance problem-solving abilities. If you're with your children, try playing a riddle-solving game together! Here, you'll find a collection of 100 easy and tricky riddles just for kids. Challenge them with these mind-bending questions! And if you're concerned about not knowing the answers, don’t worry; we’ve provided answers with 'Show' and 'Hide' options so you can keep the answers hidden, making the challenge even more fun and engaging.
1. What is something that gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
2. It has hands but cannot hold anything. It has a mouth but cannot speak. It has eyes but cannot see anything. What is it?
A doll
3. People buy me to eat from, but never eat me. What am I?
A plate
4. What speaks only when we shout loudly in an enclosed space?
An echo
5. It's your thing, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
Your name
6. The more you move forward, the more you leave me behind. What am I?
A footprint
7. What is something that is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow
8. What is something that breaks just by naming it?
Silence
9. You can see me, but you cannot hold me. I am always with you, yet I never speak. I grow in sunlight and hide in the dark. What am I?
A shadow
10. I am a picture made of seven colors, seen in the sky. People are happy to see me. What am I?
A rainbow
11. What has four fingers and a thumb but is not alive?
A glove
12. What is something without which people cannot survive and which is never visible?
Air
13. As soon as you say my name, I disappear. What am I?
Silence
14. David's father has three sons: Ronnie, Tony, and?
David
15. I am seen in the sky at night and disappear as the day breaks. What am I?
The moon
16. They are small in appearance, seen in the sky, and go away with sunlight. What are they?
Stars
17. What is something you can hold without touching it?
Your breath
18. Everyone sees things through me, but I cannot see others. What am I?
Eyes
19. What can you hear but not touch or see?
A voice
20. How can a dog cross a river without getting wet?
By using a bridge
21. What is something you can see your reflection in but only if you don't move?
Water
22. What is something lighter than what it's made of?
Ice
23. What is something you will never see again?
Yesterday
24. What is very small, runs without a battery, and can climb to the highest places?
An ant
25. What do kids enjoy and want to go back to as they grow up?
Childhood
26. Which bank do children use the most?
A piggy bank
27. A parent has a child, but it is not a boy. What is it?
A girl
28. What is all over a house?
The roof
29. What is visible only in light and disappears in darkness?
A shadow
30. I have four legs, a back, but no head. What am I?
A chair
31. I shave several times a day but still have a beard. Who am I?
A barber
32. It's an insect that gives light and can be seen at night. What is it?
A firefly
33. If someone holds me for too long, they will die. What am I?
Breath
34. A toy that requires string and a breezy day. What am I?
A kite
35. Feed me and I live, give me a drink and I die. What am I?
Fire
36. Wherever the dog goes, one thing always follows him. What is it?
The dog's tail
37. Everyone calls him the king of the jungle. Who is he?
The lion
38. Why doesn't a teddy bear feel hungry?
Because it's always stuffed.
39. What looks real until you figure out its trick?
Magic
40. What is the special day in the year children eagerly wait for to receive many gifts?
Their birthday
41. I am an animal that provides wool. What am I?
A sheep
42. I can sing but cannot talk. I can climb a high tree but cannot run. I have soft feathers and a hard beak. What am I?
A bird
43. I contain words about words, some of which you've never heard. What am I?
A dictionary
44. I have roads but no pavement, rivers but no water, and cities but no buildings. What am I?
A map
45. I fall from the sky but am not rain. I like the cold, but not the sun. What am I?
Snow
46. What causes everything to fall to the earth?
Gravity
47. Whether used a lot or a little, I am changed every month. What am I?
A calendar
48. What is filled with air and tied to a string, often seen at birthdays?
A balloon
49. I help you carry your books. What am I?
A backpack
50. I am a mineral essential to your health. What am I?
A vitamin
51. If you're worried that Grandpa will bite, just remove his dentures.
Dentures
52. How many months have 28 days?
All 12 months
53. Which month has only 28 days?
February
54. The world was very dark before I came; it's true. But be careful, I can also kill you. What am I?
Electricity
55. I'm the sugary treat on a stick that kids love to eat. What am I?
Lollipop
56. You're trying to solve one right now. What is it?
A riddle
57. It's only good if people laugh at it. What is it?
A joke
58. What has four legs but can't walk?
A table
59. If an electric train is going south, which way will the smoke go?
There is no smoke; it's an electric train.
60. When you don't know what I am, I am many things. But when you know what I am, I am nothing. What am I?
A riddle
61. I give milk and I have horns, but I am not a cow. Who am I?
A buffalo
62. What are you certain to find in your pocket when you reach into it?
Your hand
63. What is something that needs to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
64. What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
65. During which month do people sleep the least?
February, because it is the shortest month.
66. What is something that the poor have but the rich don't?
Nothing, because the rich have everything.
67. What gets whiter the dirtier it gets?
A chalkboard
68. What is higher than the king?
The crown
69. This small creature can kill even the biggest animals. What is it?
Bacteria
70. Who can quickly build their own house without using any hammer or tools?
A bird
71. I am so simple that I can only point, yet I guide people all over the world. What am I?
A compass
72. I can fill a room, but I take up no space. What am I?
Light
73. What can run but cannot walk?
Water
74. What has one eye but can’t see?
A needle
75. I’m very tall when I’m young but get shorter as I grow older. What am I?
A candle
76. I have no wings, but I can fly. I have no eyes, but I can cry. What am I?
A cloud
77. What can be cracked, made, told, and played?
A joke
78. What can you catch but not throw?
A cold
79. If you drop me, I’m sure to crack, but smile at me and I’ll smile back. What am I?
A mirror
80. What has hands and a face, but no arms or legs?
A clock
81. I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Your breath
82. I like to stay awake at night and sleep during the day. What am I?
An owl
83. I'm red and small, and I have a heart of stone. What am I?
A cherry
84. You cut me, slice me, and dice me, and all the while, you cry. What am I?
An onion
85. When things go wrong, what can you always count on?
Your fingers
86. You measure my life in hours, and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. What am I?
A candle
87. I am not alive, but I grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. What am I?
A balloon
88. Remove my skin, and I won’t cry, but you might!
An onion
89. Where are the lakes always empty, the mountains always flat, and the rivers always still?
On a map
90. What has many teeth but can’t bite?
A zipper
91. What can kids make but never see?
Noise
92. What comes out at night without being called, and is lost during the day without being stolen?
The stars
93. What two things can you never eat for breakfast?
Lunch and dinner
94. What is made of water, but if you put it into water, it vanishes?
An ice cube
95. I’m known as man’s best friend. Who am I?
A dog
96. I am a sea animal with eight arms and a soft body. I squirt ink to protect myself. Who am I?
An octopus
97. I am a big cat with black stripes and sharp claws. I love to hunt in the jungle. Who am I?
A tiger
98. I am a slow-moving animal with a hard shell on my back. I love to munch on leafy greens. Who am I?
A turtle
99. I am a colorful bird with a curved beak. I love to imitate human speech. Who am I?
A parrot
100. I shrink smaller every time I take a bath. What am I?
A bar of soap
