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Medium Riddles With Hints and Answers
These medium riddles mix observation, vocabulary and wordplay for kids, families, classrooms and adults ready to stretch their thinking.
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What rope can hold a story together without tying a knot?
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The answer is
A plot line.
What plate never eats but can still be full?
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The answer is
A number plate.
What blanket can cover a whole town but weighs almost nothing?
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The answer is
Fog.
What ticket can take you nowhere but still let you escape?
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A book ticket or library card.
What key opens a song but not a door?
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A musical key.
What circle starts a game but is not drawn with a pencil?
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A kickoff circle or centre circle.
What tooth bites paper but never chews?
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A stapler tooth.
What river flows from a pen but never reaches the sea?
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A line of writing.
What page turns itself without hands?
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A webpage that auto-refreshes.
What chair can seat a whole meeting but is only one person?
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The chair of a meeting.
Which school subject is best at keeping secrets?
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The answer is
History
I arrive before the party guests and tell them where to go. What am I?
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The invitation
I am made of gas, wrapped in liquid, and I pop when I get too bold. What am I?
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A bubble
Why did the classroom clock win the race?
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It had a good second hand.
I sing at night, jump in the grass, and rub my wings to make music. What am I?
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A cricket
What gets bigger after dinner but smaller the next day?
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The answer is
The leftovers pile
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?
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Three
What wears a silver coat after the rain but owns no clothes?
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A leaf
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a day?
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The letter M
I can pull some metals closer, but I never use my hands. What am I?
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A magnet
What word starts with water but does not get wet?
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Watermelon
What comes next: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ?
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37
What comes next: 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, ?
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63
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