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Riddles for Middle Schoolers

Wordplay, logic and lateral thinking make these middle-school riddles challenging without feeling like homework.

121 riddles with answers Surprise me

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Middle School riddles – Page 2

Showing riddles 25–48 of 121

I arrive before the party guests and tell them where to go. What am I?

Type:What Am I?Parties
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The answer is

The invitation

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Two doors have two guards. One guard always lies, the other always tells the truth, and one door leads out. You may ask either guard one question. What do you ask?

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The answer is

Ask, “Would the other guard say this is the exit?” then choose the opposite door.

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Three cups sit in a row. The first two are full and the third is empty. How can you make them alternate full, empty, full by touching only one cup?

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The answer is

Pour the second cup into the third cup.

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You have 6 blue socks and 6 red socks in a dark drawer. What is the fewest socks you must pull out to guarantee a matching pair?

Type:Math
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The answer is

Three

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A room has no windows and no doors. Inside are a table and a mirror. How do you get out?

Type:Joke
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The answer is

Look in the mirror, see what you saw, take the saw, cut the table in half, two halves make a whole, and climb out the hole.

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What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a day?

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The answer is

The letter M

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What is the next number: 2, 3, 5, 9, 17, ?

Type:Math
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The answer is

33

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What comes next: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ?

Type:Math
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37

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What comes next: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?

Type:Math
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36

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What comes next: 1, 8, 27, 64, ?

Type:Math
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125

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What comes next: 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, ?

Type:Math
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63

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What comes next: 2, 6, 18, 54, ?

Type:Math
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162

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What comes next: 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ?

Type:Math
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21

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What comes next: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, ?

Type:Math
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16

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What comes next: 160, 80, 40, 20, ?

Type:Math
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10

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What comes next: 3, 5, 9, 17, 33, ?

Type:Math
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65

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What comes next: 4, 10, 18, 28, 40, ?

Type:Math
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54

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What comes next: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ?

Type:Math
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13

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What comes next: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ?

Type:Math
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21

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What comes next: 100, 91, 83, 76, 70, ?

Type:Math
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65

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What comes next: 1A, 2B, 4D, 8H, ?

Type:Math
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16P

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What comes next: 12, 21, 13, 31, 14, ?

Type:Math
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41

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If A=1, B=2, C=3, what is CAT worth?

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24

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If A=1, B=2, C=3, what is DOG worth?

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26

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Middle School riddle FAQ

The invitation

Ask, “Would the other guard say this is the exit?” then choose the opposite door.

Pour the second cup into the third cup.

Three

Look in the mirror, see what you saw, take the saw, cut the table in half, two halves make a whole, and climb out the hole.

The letter M

33

37

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