Riddles for Kids—with Answers

101 Riddles for Kids with Answers—Can You Solve Them?

Are you looking for a collection fun and challenging riddles for kids? If so, this page shares a collection of 101 Riddles for Kids (with answers) based on the following riddle categories:

• Easy Riddles

• What Am I? Riddles

• Funny Riddles

• Animal Riddles

• Space Riddles

• Food Riddles

• Sports Riddles

• Math Riddles

• Hard Riddles for Kids

• Bonus Riddles

You can either use the quick links above to jump to a section, or simply scroll down to view all 101 riddles for kids in order (starting with our easy riddles section).

Working on solving fun riddles and brain teasers is a great way for kids to learn to solve problems and to think creatively. By trying to solve challenging problems, young learners can become more resilient problem solvers who are less likely to give up on a challenging problem, especially when they can not find an answer right away.

When you’re ready to try to solve some of our riddles for kids, continue onto the next section to get started with our very first category, which features some relatively easy (yet challenging) riddles for kids.

Riddles for Kids Category: Easy Riddles

1.) What is something that is always coming soon, but it never arrives?

Answer: Tomorrow.

2.) How many months have 28 days?

Answer: All of them! Every month on the calendar has 28 or more days.

3.) What is orange, but sounds like a parrot?

Answer: A carrot!

4.) This thing will disappear the moment that you say it’s name. What is it?

Answer: Silence.

5.) This thing belongs to you, but others use it more than you ever will…

Answer: Your Name!

6.) A race car driver passes the car in 2nd place at the very end of a race. What place did she finish in?

Answer: 2nd place (she was in 3rd place before she passed the 2nd place driver).

7.) No bricks, or wood, or stone to be found—what house is built entirely of water?

Answer: An igloo.

8.) If a red house is made out of red bricks and a blue house is made out of blue bricks, what is a greenhouse made of?

Answer: Glass

9.) What are two things that you can never ever eat for dinner?

Answer: Breakfast and Lunch

10.) What is something that is easy to catch, but impossible to throw?

Answer: A cold.

Riddles for Kids Category: What Am I? Riddles

11.) When you have me, you will want to share me with others. But once you share me, you no longer have me. What am I?

Answer: A secret.

12.) I can follow you all day long, but once the sun goes down, I will disappear. What am I?

Answer: Your shadow.

13.) I have a mouth, but I can’t speak, and I have a bed, but I never sleep. What am I?

Answer: A river.

14.) I have thirteen hearts, but I do not have a eyes or a head. What am I?

Answer: A deck of cards.

15.) I am not alive and I get shorter the older that I get. What am I?

Answer: A candle

16.) I have a head and tail, but no eyes or spots. When I am loose, I jingle lots. What am I?

Answer: A coin.

17.) I am the one thing that you can put into a barrel of water to make it weigh less. What am I?

Answer: A hole

18.) I barely weigh anything at all, but even the strongest person can’t hold me for longer than a few minutes. What am I?

Answer: Your breath.

19.) I can shave every day, but my beard never leaves. What am I?

Answer: A barber.

20.) I can travel anywhere in the world without leaving my corner. What am I?

Answer: A postage stamp.

Riddles for Kids Category: Funny Riddles

21.) What is the only word in the direction that is spelled wrong?

Answer: The word wrong.

22.) What building has too many stories?

Answer: A library.

23.) Imagine that you are locked in a jail cell without a key. How can you escape?

Answer: Stop imagining that you are locked in a jail cell!

24.) I am where milk comes from and I have a horn, but a cow I am not. What am I?
Answer: A milk truck.

25.) What kind of room has no ceilings, walls, or doors?

Answer: A mushroom.

26.) What starts with T, ends with T, and holds T?

Answer: A teapot!

27.) What goes upwards as the rain comes downwards?

Answer: An umbrella.

28.) A duck in the middle of a pond is called a duck. A duck in the middle of a forest is called a duck. What do you call a duck in the middle of the ocean?

Answer: Lost.

29.) Some people call me Ice Burg. I am green and I have a head, but no brain at all. What am I?

Answer: Lettuce

30.) You can make me, crack me, tell me, and play me, but you can never hold me. What am I?

Answer: A joke.

Riddles for Kids Category: Animal Riddles

31.) I jump when I walk and I sit when I stand, leaving marks on the plains wherever I land. What am I?

Answer: A kangaroo

32.) My wings oh so thin, and not a feather in sight, I sleep during the day and take flight by night. I’m not a bird, but I flap through the air, using my ears to see when it’s blurry out there. What am I?

Answer: A bat.

33.) My long, pointy snout, and no teeth to chew. I’m named for my meals, I’m one of the few. What am I?

Answer: An anteater.

34.) My tuxedo suit is always in stile, I waddle on ice, it sure takes a while. I can only fly if I get on a plane, so please tell me now, what is my name?

Answer: A penguin.

35.) My home comes with me wherever I go, when moving by land, I go pretty slow. Faster though I can swim, four paddles in sync, so what is my name, what do you think?

Answer: A turtle.

36.) How can you spell “Panda” using just two letters?

Answer: P and A

37.) I can hide in tall grass with my fancy striped coat, but I’m not a cow, a tiger, or goat. What am I?

Answer: A zebra.

38.) They may call you this name when you are afraid, or you just may eat the eggs that its laid. What animal is it?

Answer: A chicken.

39.) I get caught in traps, but I am no thief. My antennas and claws help me on the reef. What am I?

Answer: A lobster.

40.) With a hole on my back and no legs to be seen, toothless I snack on plankton so green. What am I?

Answer: A Balleen Whale

Riddles for Kids Category: Space Riddles

41.) I orbit the sun, so white, green, and blue. I’m home to the dolphins, insects, and emus. What planet am I?

Answer: Earth

42.) This planet has bling, it’s kind of its thing. Sixth rock from the sun, it’s decked out with rings. What planet am I?

Answer: Saturn

43.) In this solar system, I’m the biggest its got. Don’t get caught in my storm, a giant Red Spot. What planet am I?

Answer: Jupiter

44.) Brightly I glow in Planet Earth’s sky. I cover my dark side, because I’m so shy.

Am I made of gouda? No, that’s a lie!

Tell me, oh tell me, what object am I?

Answer: The moon.

45.) While Mercury sits closest to the sun, I bring the heat, I’m the hottest one. What planet am I?

Answer: Venus.

46.) In this solar system, I’m the smallest in size. But if we were to race, I’d win the prize. What planet am I?

Answer: Mercury

47.) Some like to call me a hot ball of gas, burning so hot, I can even melt glass. What am I?

Answer: The sun.

48.) They sure blaze a trail with their long icy tails, shooting through space, they surely do sail. What are they?

Answer: Comets.

49.) My gravity pull is so strong, there is no escape. I swallow planets and stars like cosmic grapes. What am I?

Answer: A black hole.

50.) I punch through the sky with fiery might, pushing our limits and reaching new heights. What am I?

Answer: A space rocket.

Riddles for Kids Category: Food Riddles

51.) I’m a tart yellow fruit, that monkeys might hate. But juice me with ice, and I’m pretty great! What am I?

Answer: A lemon.

52.) I wear a gold crown, but I’m no king, I’m told. Still, I’m so sweet, my insides are gold. What am I?

Answer: Pineapple

53.) When you eat this fruit, red surely means go, but when you reach green, it’s time to say no. What am I?

Answer: Watermelon.

54.) This sugary round treat is made with a bend, and it has no start, no middle, or end. What is it?

Answer: A donut.

55.) In a hot bowl of broth, I’m slurped with delight. Served in Japan, enjoy me daytime or night. What food am I?

Answer: Ramen Noodles

56.) I’m saucy, I’m round, and I’m baked like a pie. The best food in the world, few could deny. What am I?

Answer: Pizza

57.) Fluffy and soft, made in a tandoor, finish one piece, and you’ll surely want more. What food am I?

Answer: Naan bread.

58.) You know me from guac, that’s only one way. You can spread me on toast to start a new day. What food am I?

Answer: An avocado.

59.) I melt in your mouth when you take that first bite, silky and rich, I bring pure delight. Unwrap me and indulge, in dark, milk, or white. What am I?

Answer: A chocolate bar.

60.) There’s a chorus of popping when I meet the heat. Then I fluff up, ready to eat.

Answer: Popcorn.

Riddles for Kids Category: Sports Riddles

61.) The harder you kick, the faster I’ll roll. Put me in the net, and you’ll score a gooooooalllllll! What am I?

Answer: A soccer ball.

62.) Dribble and shoot, be quick as can be. Put me through the net and I’m worth two or three. What am I?

Answer: A basketball.

63.) Throw me with your arm, my name doesn’t seem right. When you do it correctly, the spiral is tight. What am I?

Answer: A football.

64.) I’m padded and red for a brawler’s strong hand, raising the chance that your punch will land. What am I?

Answer: A boxing glove.

65.) I’m wound nice and tight with my stitches so red, miss me three times, your at-bats at an end. What am I?

Answer: A baseball.

66.) To score in this game will take more than luck, you’ll have to be fast and control the puck. What sport am I?

Answer: Hockey.

67.) I’m strung up so tight, and ready to get mean. I smash that small ball, so fuzzy and green. What am I?

Answer: A tennis racket.

68.) I’m small and I’m white, with dimples all over. I dream of the green when I’m hit off the tee. What am I?

Answer: A golf ball.

69.) I have four wheels, but I’m not made to race. With no engine or seats, I ollie with grace. What am I?

Answer: A skateboard.

70.) Over the net I commute, I go to and from. Score 25, and then the game’s done. What am I?

Answer: A volleyball.

Riddles for Kids Category: Math Riddles

71.) When Anna turned 10 years old, her sister, Debbie, was half her age. If today is Anna’s 40th birthday, how old is Debbie?

Answer: Debbie is 35 years old (Anna is 5 years older than Debbie).

72.) What can you put in between the numbers 7 and 8 so that the result is greater than 7, but less than 8?

Answer: A decimal point.

73.) Which weighs more: one pound of sand or sixteen ounces of gold?

Answer: Neither! They both weigh the same (16 ounces = 1 pound)

74.) The total cost of a soda and a taco plate is $15.00. The taco plate costs $10 more than the soda does. How much does each item cost?

Answer: The taco plate costs $12.50 and the soda costs $2.50.

75.) You have two U.S. coins whose total combined value is thirty cents. If one of the coins is not a nickel, what are the two coins?

Answer: A nickel and a quarter (only one of the coins is not a nickel!)

76.) How can you make the equation below true by moving only one matchstick?

Answer A: 8 - 4 = 4 (move the vertical matchstick from the “+” sign to turn the 6 into an 8.)

Answer B: 0 + 4 = 4 (move the middle horizontal matchstick from the “6” sign to turn it into a 0).

77.) What are three different whole numbers whose sum and product are equal?

Answer: 1, 2, and 3 (1+2+3=6 and 1x2x3=6)

78.) In your sock drawer, you have 12 pink socks, 12 green socks, and 12 white socks. Without looking, how many individual socks would you have to remove from the drawer to guarantee that you will have at least one matched pair?

Answer: 4 socks (even if you end up with one of each color, the fourth sock would guarantee that you would end up with a matching pair).

79.) If I told you that I started with 7, added 6 more, and ended up at 1, how could this be possible?

Answer: 6 + 7 = 1 in terms of time: 7AM + 6 Hours = 1 PM

80.) What would be the product if you multiplied all of the numbers on a phone’s dial screen?

Answer: 0 (0x1x2x3x4x5x6x7x8x9=0)

Hard Riddles for Kids Category: Extra Tricky Riddles

81.) How far can a dog run into the woods?

Answer: Half-way (after that, the dog would be running out of the woods).

82.) An Uber driver was was headed down Main Street. Without stopping, he went passed three stop signs, then he went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, all while texting on his phone. However, the Uber drive did not break any laws. How is this possible?

Answer: They were walking (not driving).

83.) I lose my head every morning, but I get it back every night. What am I?

Answer: A pillow.

84.) I get more wet the more that I dry. What am I?

Answer: A towel.

85.) Construction workers are building a wall out of bricks that is six feet tall and six feet wide. How many bricks will it take to complete the wall?

Answer: One brick (the last brick completes the wall).

86.) It comes once in a minute and twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years. What is it?

Answer: The letter M

87.) I live in a one story house. Everything in my house is blue: the floors are blue, the walls are blue, the ceiling is blue. What color are the stairs?

Answer: There are no stairs (it’s a one story house).

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

Answer: An egg

89.) Where can you finish reading an entire book without finishing a sentence?

Answer: Prison.

90.) If you give me food and I will grow, but give me water and I will die. What am I?

Answer: Fire.

Riddles for Kids Category: Bonus Riddles

91.) I met a man on London Bridge. He tipped his hat and Drew his name and cheated at the guessing game. What was the man’s name?

Answer: Click here to see the answer

92.) I stand on my two legs, sturdy and strong. Sometimes I’m right, but never I’m wrong. What am I?

Answer: A triangle.

93.) There’s a woman in a boat on a lake wearing a coat, if you want to know her name it’s in the riddle I just wrote. What is the woman’s name?

Answer: Click here to see the answer

94.) If you lose me once, I will come back even stronger. But if you lose me twice, I will never return. What am I?

Answer: A tooth.

95.) A woman is alone in her kitchen washing the dishes. She notices that there are more glasses in the sink than when she started. How is this possible?

Answer: She dropped her eye-glasses in the sink!

96.) This word starts with ‘e’ and ends with ‘e’, and it has one letter inside of it. What is the word?

Answer: Envelope

97.) Lucy has six eggs. She cracked two of them, fried two of them, and ate two of them. How many eggs does Lucy have left?

Answer: She has 4 eggs left (she cracked, fried, and ate two of the eggs).

98.) You start by throwing away my outside and cooking my inside. Then, you eat my outside and throw away my inside. What am I?

Answer: Corn on the Cob!

99.) What number is being covered up by the parked car?

Answer: 87 (hint: turn the diagram upside down!)

100.) Two sailors are standing on opposite ends of a boat in the middle of the ocean. One sailor is facing east, and the other sailor is facing west. Even though they are facing different directions, they can still see each other. How is this possible?

Answer: The sailer at the bow of the boat is facing east and the sailor at the stern of the boat is facing west, so they are facing each other.

101.) Two hikers come to a river. At the shore of the river, there is a small boat that can only ferry one person across the river at a time. After ten minutes, both hikers have crossed the river without getting wet. How did they do it?

Answer: The hikers arrived at the river on opposite sides of each other. One hiker uses the boat the cross the river, and then the other hiker uses the boat to cross as well. Both hikers have now crossed the river (in opposite directions).

102.) BONUS! The Destiny Bridge Riddle:

• Four travelers on a quest must cross a fragile bridge to continue their journey.

•  No individuals can cross the bridge without the Destiny Gem close by, which, fortunately, they have in their possession.

•  If at any time, more than two individuals walk on the bridge, it will collapse.

•  Each traveler moves at a different pace, and it will take each traveler the following amount of time to cross the bridge:

• Sorceress: 1 minute, Archer: 2 minutes, Warrior: 5 minutes, Wizard: 8 minutes

• When two travelers cross the bridge together, they must move at the slower person's pace.

What is the shortest time needed for all four travelers to safely cross the bridge?

Answer: Click here to see the answer.