Easy Riddles With Answers

I have hands but I cannot clap. What am I?

What has many keys but cannot open a single lock?

What gets wetter the more it dries?

I tell stories but never speak. I have a spine but no bones. What am I?

I am tall when I am young and short when I am old. What am I?

What has one eye but cannot see?

What has lots of teeth but cannot bite?

What has a neck but no head?

I follow you in daylight but disappear in the dark. What am I?

What goes up but never comes down?

What must be broken before you can use it?

What is full of holes but still holds water?

What has four fingers and a thumb but is not alive?

What has a tongue but cannot talk?

What kind of room has no doors or windows?

I have whiskers, soft paws and a purr. What am I?

I look like a horse wearing black-and-white pajamas. What am I?

I move slowly and carry my house on my back. What am I?

I hop on two strong legs and carry my baby in a pocket. What am I?

I sleep by day, hunt at night and say, “Who?” What am I?

I am a bird dressed like I am going to a fancy party, but I cannot fly. What am I?

I have eight arms but never wear sleeves. What am I?

I buzz from flower to flower and make something sweet. What am I?

I begin life in water, then grow legs and croak. What am I?

I have a hard home, a slow walk and no front door. What am I?

I wear a yellow jacket that you peel before eating. What am I?

I am a fruit and a color, and my name is the same for both. What am I?

I start small and quiet, then burst into a fluffy snack. What am I?

I am a round treat with a piece missing from my middle. What am I?

I am cold, sweet and disappear if you leave me in the sun. What am I?

I am orange with green hair, and rabbits think I am delicious. What am I?

I am green outside, red inside and full of black seeds. What am I?

I have chips, but I am not a computer. What am I?

I float in the sky and sometimes cry, but I have no eyes. What am I?

I paint the sky with many colors but never use a brush. What am I?

I am a tiny winter star that melts in your hand. What am I?

I look like a mountain, but sometimes I roar and spill glowing rock. What am I?

I rise every morning but never climb a ladder. What am I?

You cannot see me, but you can feel me push your kite. What am I?

We appear when the sun goes away, but we are not light switches. What are we?

Which number becomes bigger when you turn it upside down?

I am known as the Red Planet. What am I?

I can pull metal toward me, but I have no hands. What am I?

I am in the air, invisible, and your body needs me every moment. What am I?

I am green in winter, covered in lights and gifts gather below me. What am I?

I hang by the fireplace and wait to be filled. What am I?

I have a carrot nose, coal buttons and no legs. What am I?

I have an orange face, a glowing smile and no teeth. What am I?

I float through stories, wear white and make people say “Boo!” What am I?

I fly at night and sometimes sleep upside down. What am I?

I gobble, have feathers and often appear at a November feast. What am I?

I am round, sliced and filled with a favorite orange fall flavor. What am I?

I wear a colorful shell and hide in the grass for children to find. What am I?

I have long ears and deliver springtime baskets. What am I?

I hold many eggs but I am not a bird. What am I?

What cannot talk but will always reply when spoken to?

I can tell you it is late without showing numbers, hands, or light. What am I?

What mountain can fit in your pocket but is too sharp to climb?

What breakfast answers you before you ask a question?

I can race across a page, but I have no legs and never leave the paper. What am I?

What garden can grow on a fridge?

What question hides its answer inside itself?

What train can go around all day without ever leaving the room?

What cloud can you fold, carry, and lose in your bag?

What coin can help you decide but cannot buy anything?

What kind of ice can warm you up?

What wall can you scroll but never climb?

What hat helps a group think, even when nobody wears it?

What key can lock you out if you forget it?

What line can create a crowd without drawing anything?

What pencil never writes, no matter how sharp it is?

What table has no legs but can still hold lots of information?

What crown has no king, no queen, and no jewels?

What rain can fall indoors without making anything wet?

What cake tells you how old someone is?

What shoe never walks, even when it has a sole?

Which digit can look the same in a mirror when written in a simple symmetrical style?

What bag gets smaller every time you use it?

What moon can you eat before it becomes full?

What cup holds no drink but can still decide a winner?

What star is easiest to see after the lights go out?

What clock runs on sand but never needs batteries?

What window opens a world but is not made of glass?

What castle falls when someone breathes too hard?

What school never closes, even during holidays?

What button makes things stop instead of start?

What bell can wake you up but has no metal?

What mountain gets smaller on a sunny day?

What box shows you the outside world while you stay indoors?

What letter can travel around the world without an envelope?

I get shorter every time I do my best work. What am I?

What animal carries its home like a backpack but never packs a suitcase?

I am round, sweet, and sometimes I hide a message inside. What am I?

What number looks like it is sleeping when you turn it on its side?

What does the sky wear when the weather gets fluffy?

Why did the snowman refuse a summer job?

What does a pumpkin say when it rings your doorbell?

I disappear from the table fastest, even though nobody chases me. What am I?

Why does the Easter Bunny never get lost?

Why did the frog bring an umbrella?

I have pages but never read a word. What am I?

Why did the math teacher cut their sandwich in half?

I light up the night but I do not need a plug. What am I?

Why did the banana miss the phone call?

What kind of tree loves books the most?

I am small enough for your pocket, but I can show you the whole world. What am I?

I am red, sweet, and grow on a plant. I wear tiny seeds on the outside. What am I?

I hide a present but make it look better. What am I?

Why was the skeleton good at homework?

I am hidden in grass, painted in colors, and usually not from a chicken. What am I?

I am full of air, but one tiny poke can ruin my whole day. What am I?

I follow you in sunlight, vanish in darkness, and copy your shape without touching you. What am I?

Why did the carrot become a detective?

I come after night and before breakfast. What am I?

I help mistakes disappear, but I make crumbs when I work. What am I?

I can see over the crowd without standing on a chair. What am I?

I have a crust but I am not the Earth. I can be sliced but I do not bleed. What am I?

I sit at the top but I do not climb. I shine without being the sun. What am I?

Why did the ghost skip dinner?

I am carried by a handle, filled with treats, and searched through after a hunt. What am I?

Why did the turkey bring a notebook to dinner?

I make people move, but I never touch them. What am I?

You can feel me, hear me, and see what I move, but you cannot hold me. What am I?

Why was the pencil case so calm?

I wear black and white, waddle around, and look dressed for dinner. What am I?

I can be shuffled, picked, passed around, and answered out loud. What am I?

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

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

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

Ava finished before Ben. Ben finished before Cara. Cara finished before Dan. Who finished last?

The red tower is taller than the blue tower. The green tower is taller than the red tower. Which tower is tallest?

The maths book is above the history book. The science book is above the maths book. Which book is at the top?

The dog is heavier than the cat. The rabbit is lighter than the cat. Which pet is heaviest?

Mia is ahead of Leo. Leo is ahead of Sam. Sam is ahead of Nia. Who is at the back?

The red box is below the yellow box. The yellow box is below the blue box. Which box is highest?

Noah is older than Ella. Ella is older than Max. Who is youngest?

The small cup holds less than the medium cup. The large cup holds more than the medium cup. Which cup holds the most?

Team A scored more than Team B. Team C scored less than Team B. Who scored the most?

Path 1 is longer than Path 2. Path 3 is shorter than Path 2. Which path is shortest?

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

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

What letter is 5 places after M?

What letter is 4 places before T?

How many sides do 5 separate triangles have altogether?

How many corners do 6 separate squares have altogether?

How many faces do 4 cubes have altogether if they are separate?

A drawer has black socks and white socks. How many socks must you take in the dark to guarantee a matching pair?

Why did the banana go to the doctor?

Why did the computer want a snack?

Why was the maths book worried?

Why are fish clever?

Why did the tomato turn red?

Why should you not tell an egg a joke?

Why could the bicycle not stand up?

Why are calendars popular?

Why did the clock get hungry?

What do you call a broken drum?

When is a door not a door?

Where does a keyboard sleep?

Why was the potato a good detective?

What did the grape do when it got stepped on?

How do astronauts organise a party?

Why was the moon cafe dull?

Why did the window win the argument?

Why did the glue have lots of friends?

Why was the ruler confident?

Why did the crayon become famous?

Why did the shoe go to school?

Why did the cloud stay home?

What do snowmen eat for breakfast?

What does a ghost eat for lunch?

What did the duck say at the shop?

What is a pirate's favourite letter?

Where do bees get a haircut?

Where do robots go on holiday?

Why did the sandwich go to the gym?

Why was the star invited to every party?

Why did the mirror get in trouble?

Why did the dictionary never get lost?

Why was the sofa so relaxed?

Why was the ocean good at homework?

Why did the mountain get promoted?

Why was the river good at chatting?

Why did the book visit the doctor?

Why did the camera feel confident?

Why did the phone need a nap?

Why did the paint feel left out?

Fill the missing number: 4, 8, 12, 16, ?

Fill the missing number: 3, 6, 12, 24, ?

Fill the missing number: 5, 10, 15, 20, ?

Fill the missing number: 1, 4, 7, 10, ?

Fill the missing number: 2, 4, 8, 16, ?

Fill the missing number: 10, 9, 8, 7, ?

Fill the missing number: 2, 5, 8, 11, ?

Fill the missing number: 100, 90, 80, 70, ?

Fill the missing number: 7, 14, 21, 28, ?

Fill the missing number: 1, 3, 5, 7, ?

Which does not belong: circle, square, banana, triangle?

Which does not belong: dog, cat, chair, rabbit?

Which does not belong: Monday, Friday, Sunday, March?

Which does not belong: red, blue, seven, green?

Which does not belong: apple, pizza, pencil, carrot?

Which does not belong: rain, snow, wind, spoon?

Which does not belong: ruler, pencil, eraser, elephant?

Which does not belong: sun, moon, star, sandwich?

Which does not belong: car, bus, train, tomato?

Which does not belong: piano, guitar, drum, mountain?

Fill the missing letter to make an animal: c_t

Fill the missing letter to make an animal: d_g

Fill the missing letter to make an animal: f_sh

Fill the missing letter to name something seen in the night sky: st_r

Fill the missing letter to name something you read: b_ok

Add a word after rain to make a compound word: rain____

Add a word after snow to make a compound word: snow____

Add a word after sun to make a compound word: sun____

Add a word after bird to make a compound word: bird____

Add a word after foot to make a compound word: foot____

Puppy is to dog as kitten is to what?

Nest is to bird as web is to what?

Pencil is to write as scissors are to what?

Shoe is to foot as glove is to what?

Spoon is to soup as fork is to what?

Calf is to cow as lamb is to what?

Morning is to breakfast as evening is to what?

Page is to book as screen is to what?

Wheel is to bicycle as wing is to what?

Key is to lock as password is to what?

True or false: A triangle has three sides.

True or false: A square has five corners.

True or false: A dozen means 12.

True or false: February always has 31 days.

True or false: Penguins are birds.

A red ball is bigger than a blue ball. A green ball is smaller than the blue ball. Which ball is biggest?

Mia is before Leo. Leo is before Sam. Who is first?

The apple is above the pear. The pear is above the plum. Which fruit is lowest?

There are 4 tables with 2 chairs each. How many chairs are there?

I am greater than 10, less than 20, even, and my digits add to 7. What number am I?