{"id":105001,"date":"2023-01-25T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=105001"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T18:54:26","slug":"riddles-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/leisure\/entertainment\/riddles-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Riddles for Kids (With Answers!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Looking for a way to while away the time with your kids while you\u2019re waiting for your food at a restaurant or cruising on a road trip, but don\u2019t want to resort to using a smartphone to entertain them?<\/span><\/p>\n

Take part in a good old riddle showdown.<\/span><\/p>\n

Riddles aren\u2019t only fun, but they can help boost your children\u2019s verbal fluency<\/span>, <\/span> <\/span>problem-solving skills<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> and creative thinking. Riddles<\/span>, <\/span>and other <\/span>brain teaser<\/span>-type verbal puzzles, <\/span> typically rely on clever new angles to look at something common<\/span>,<\/span> or on words with veiled or multiple meanings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Riddles for Kids<\/b>: Some Ground Rules<\/b><\/h2>\n

Riddles should be fun, and to make sure the riddles you share with your kids are fun, it’s best to follow a few ground rules.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rule #1: The riddles have to be in the language the kids involved speak.<\/strong> So, if the kids you’re riddling speak <\/span>English<\/span>, make sure the riddle can be understood in that language.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rule #2: Give the kids a theme to orient them in the right direction.<\/strong> So, give them a head’s up that you’re giving them an <\/span>animal riddle<\/span> when the answer involves an animal. Let them know they’ll have to think in numbers when you give them a <\/span>math riddle<\/span>. In every way you can, give the kids the best chance to stay engaged and work hard at solving the riddles. If you’re going to be giving them a particularly <\/span>tricky riddle<\/span>, go ahead and let them know ahead of time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rule #3: Let them know it’s ok not to know things.<\/strong> For example, to answer most riddles<\/span>,<\/span> your kid needs to know what the words in the riddle mean and their various applications. For example, when you ask, \u201cWhat has a head, a foot, and four legs?\u201d your kiddo needs to know that the concept of \u201clegs\u201d applies not only to animals but to beds. If they don\u2019t know that, well, the riddle is a way for you to teach them and expand their perspective and vocab.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Art of Manliness’s Collection of Riddles for Kids<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Below you\u2019ll find 44 <\/span>riddles for kids<\/span>. Some of them are classics (\u201cWhat\u2019s black and white and <\/span>read<\/span><\/i> all over?\u201d<\/span> The answer is not a <\/span>zebra<\/span>.<\/span>); some may be new to you.<\/span> Some are <\/span>hilarious jokes<\/span> disguised as riddles; others are reliant on puns.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a nice mixture of easy, medium, and <\/span>hard riddles<\/span>, so you\u2019ll find puzzles for all ages and abilities here.<\/span><\/p>\n

After you’ve read these, be sure to check out the 54 best jokes for kids of all ages<\/a>.<\/em> As well as the best knock-knock jokes<\/a> for kids.<\/p>\n


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“Riddle:<\/strong> I\u2019m tall when I\u2019m young and I\u2019m short when I\u2019m old. What am I?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A candle.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> Where can you find cities, towns, shops, and streets but no people?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A map.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> There is a rooster sitting on top of a barn. If it laid an egg, which way would it roll?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> Roosters don\u2019t lay eggs.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> Short (short+er).<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> Silence.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What has a bottom at the top?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> Your legs.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A clock.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> How many months have 28 days?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> All 12 of them do.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What\u2019s black and white and read all over?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A newspaper.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What word is spelled wrong in every dictionary?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> Wrong.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> I have no life, but I can die. What am I?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A battery.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What gets wetter as it dries?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A towel.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother \u2014 how many children does Mary have?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> Five. Each daughter has the same single brother.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> You walk into a room which contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. What would you light first?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> The match.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What has four wheels and flies?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A garbage truck.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What has 88 keys, but cannot open a single door?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A piano.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What has a bed but never sleeps, can run but never walks, and has a bank but no money?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A river.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> The more you take the more you leave behind. What are they?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> Footsteps.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What is full of holes but still holds water?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A sponge.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> Who can shave 25 times a day but still have a beard?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A barber.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle: What begins with T, finishes with T, and has \u201cT\u201d in it?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A teapot.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> Which weighs more: a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> They weigh the same.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> Everyone has it and no one can lose it; what is it?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A shadow.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What goes up but never goes back down?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> Your age.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What has one head, one foot, and four legs?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A bed.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What begins with an E but only has one letter in it?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> An envelope.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> Seven.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> After an electric train crashed, every single person died. Who survived?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> All of the couples.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What gets bigger the more you take away?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A hole.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> Three men were in a boat. It capsized, but only two got their hair wet. Why?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> One was bald.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What 2 things can you never eat for breakfast”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> Lunch and dinner.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> You\u2019ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> The letter 'R'.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> Your name.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> If you don't keep me, I break. What am I?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A promise.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> I have a head and tail, but no body. What am I?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A coin.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> I go all around the world, but never leave the corner. What am I?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A stamp.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> It\u2019s the only place in the world where today comes before yesterday. Where is it?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A dictionary.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> If I have it, I don\u2019t share it. If I share it, I don\u2019t have it. What is it?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A secret.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> You\u2019re running a race and at the very end, you pass the person in 2nd place. What place did you finish the race in?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> 2nd Place.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> I am always running, but never get tired or hot. What am I?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A refrigerator.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle: What kind of apples do computers prefer”<\/div>\n
Answer: Macintosh.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong>What has many ears but cannot hear?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> Corn.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong>What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A penny.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong>What happens once in a lifetime, twice in a moment, but never in one hundred years?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> The letter \u201cM.\u201d<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong>It\u2019s raining at midnight, but the forecast for tomorrow and the next day is clear. Will there be sunny weather in 48 hours?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> No, it won\u2019t be sunny because it will be dark out. In 48 hours, it will be midnight again.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong>Three doctors said that Bill was their brother. Bill says he has no brothers. How many brothers does Bill actually have?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> None. He has three sisters.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong>What bank never has any money?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> A river bank.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> A phone and case cost $110 total. The phone costs $100 more than the case. How much is the phone?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> $105.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> What begins with an E but only has one letter?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> An envelope.<\/div>\n <\/div>
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“Riddle:<\/strong> A cowboy comes into town on Friday. He stays two nights at a local hotel. He leaves on Friday. How is this possible?”<\/div>\n
Answer:<\/strong> His horse\u2019s name is Friday.<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Looking for a way to while away the time with your kids while you\u2019re waiting for your food at a restaurant or cruising on a road trip, but don\u2019t want to resort to using a smartphone to entertain them? Take part in a good old riddle showdown. Riddles aren\u2019t only fun, but they can help […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105236,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42274,6,218],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-105001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-featured","category-leisure"],"featured_image_urls":{"large":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/riddles1-538x280.jpg","aom":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/riddles1-372x230.jpg","reactor-320":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/riddles1-320x197.jpg","reactor-640":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/riddles1-640x394.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105001"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174940,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105001\/revisions\/174940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105001"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/app-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=105001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}