Riddles for 11 Year Olds — Page 10

If life gets tough, what do you have that you can always count on?

If someone says to you, “I’ll bet you $1 that if you give me $2, I will give you $3 in return“, would this be a good bet for you to accept?

Hint: If someone says to you…

If three cats catch three mice in three minutes, how many cats would be needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?

Hint: If three cats catch three mice in three minutes…

If two is company and three is a crowd, what are four and five?

If you are a velophile, what is it that you love?

If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become?

If you go to the movies and you’re paying, is it cheaper to take one friend to the movies twice, or two friends to the movies at the same time?

Hint: If you go to the movies and you’re paying…

If you’re 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distance to the door. How many moves will it take to reach the door.

Hint: If you’re 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distan…

If you say my name I am no more.

If you screw a light bulb into a socket by turning the bulb toward the right with your right hand, which way would you turn the socket with your left hand in order to unscrew it while holding the bulb stationary?

Hint: If you screw a light bulb into a socket by turning the bulb toward the right wit…

If you spell out all the numbers, how far do you have to go until you use the letter a?

Hint: If you spell out all the numbers…

if you stack thousands of pizza pies on top of eachother what would you get?

I’m a skater’s most honest teacher. Every lesson leaves a mark. Knees and palms know me best. What am I?

I’m born in a halfpipe, high above the coping. Gravity pulls me back but I defy it — arms out, board beneath my feet, soaring. What trick am I?

I’m not a wall, not a bench, not a rail — but skaters grind me, slide me, and ollie over me. Security guards are my sworn enemies. What am I?

I’m the enemy of every smooth ride. A skater doesn’t see me until it’s too late. Tiny and round, I send boards flying. What am I?

I’m the metal heart between board and wheel. Tighten me for control, loosen me to turn. Every skater has to find my perfect balance. What am I?

I’m the part of the board that curves upward. Without me, no ollie, no flip, no pop. Skaters kick me to make the magic happen. What am I?

I’m the rail that runs along the edge. Skaters slide their boards along my spine. Sparks and wax are my best friends. What am I?

Imagine you are in a room with 3 switches. In an adjacent room there are 3 bulbs (let’s say in lamps which are on a regular table), each switch belongs to one bulb. All are off at the moment. It is impossible to see from one room to another. No help from anybody else is allowed. How can you find out which switch belongs to which bulb, if you may enter the room with the bulbs only once?

Hint: Imagine you are in a room with 3 switches…