452 riddles for age 10
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When I left, I didn’t know where I was going; when I got there, I didn’t know where I was; when I returned, I didn’t know where I had been. Who was I?
Hint: When I left…
When I point up it’s bright, but when I point down it’s dark. What am I?
When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height. Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was. If the tree grew by five centimeters each year, how much higher would the nail be?
Hint: When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark hi…
When one does not know what it is, then it is something; but when one knows what it is, then it is nothing.
Hint: When one does not know what it is…
When they are caught, they are thrown away. When they escape, you itch all day. What are they?
Hint: When they are caught…
When you stop and look, you can always see me. If you try to touch you cannot feel me. I cannot move, but as you near me, I will move away from you. What am I?
Hint: When you stop and look…
Where are the lakes that are referred to in the “Los Angeles Lakers?“
Where on Earth do the winds always blow from the South?
Where will you find roads without cars, forests without trees and cities without houses?
Hint: Where will you find roads without cars…
Which bird does not belong in this group? Finch, gull, eagle, ostrich, or sparrow?
Hint: Which bird does not belong in this group…
Which clock works best, the one that loses a minute a day, or the one that doesn’t work at all?
Hint: Which clock works best…
Which country has been hidden in the paragraph below: The local habitat around a railway track can be very interesting. For example, supporting the track is a sleeper, under which you can find the lesser spotted great weevil.
Hint: Which country has been hidden in the paragraph below: The local habitat around a…
Which is correct to say, “The yolk of the egg are white,”or “The yolk of the egg is white?“
Hint: Which is correct to say…
Which is heavier ? A pound of feathers or a pound of gold.
Which triangle has a bigger area: 1. A triangle with sides measuring 300, 400, and 500. 2. A triangle with sides measuring 300, 400, and 700.
Hint: Which triangle has a bigger area: 1…
Which word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Which word can be placed between the two following words to make two new ones: TABLE - - - - HOUSE
Hint: Which word can be placed between the two following words to make two new ones: T…
Which word in the English language becomes shorter when it is lengthened?
While on my way to St. Ives, I saw a man with 7 wives. Each wife had 7 sacks. Each sack had 7 cats. Each cat had 7 kittens. Kitten, cats, sacks, wives, How many were going to St. Ives?
Hint: While on my way to St…
Who are the two brothers who live on opposite sides of the road yet never see each other?
Hint: Who are the two brothers who live on opposite sides of the road yet never see ea…