Riddles for 11 Year Olds — Page 8

I have a little house in which I live all alone. It has no doors or windows, and if I want to go out I must break through the wall.

Hint: I have a little house in which I live all alone…

I have an eye but cannot see. I am stronger and faster then any man alive but have no limbs. What am I?

Hint: I have an eye but cannot see…

I have four wings, but cannot fly, I never laugh and never cry; On the same spot I’m always found, toiling away with little sound. What am I?

Hint: I have four wings…

I have holes on the top and bottom. I have holes on my left and on my right. And I have holes in the middle, yet I still hold water. What am I?

Hint: I have holes on the top and bottom…

You can play me with all ten fingers, and though I’m full of keys, none of them will open a single door.

Hint: Think about something musical you press to make sound.

I have laces, a boot, and four wheels in a perfect square grid under each foot. I’m the star of the birthday party at the local rink. What am I?

I have many feathers to help me fly. I have a body and head, but I’m not alive. It is your strength which determines how far I go. You can hold me in your hand, but I’m never thrown. What am I?

Hint: I have many feathers to help me fly…

I have no voice and yet I speak to you, I tell of all things in the world that people do. I have leaves, but I am not a tree, I have pages, but I am not a bride or royalty. I have a spine and hinges, but I am not a man or a door, I have told you all, I cannot tell you more. What am I?

Hint: I have no voice and yet I speak to you…

I have roads but no cars. I have forests but no trees. I have cities but no people. I have oceans but no fish. What am I?

I have three letters. I can read you backward, but I cannot see. I can guide you forward, but I cannot move. What am I?

Hint: It sounds just like the letter “I”, and spelled backward it’s still the same.

I have two arms, but fingers none. I have two feet, but cannot run. I carry well, but I have found I carry best with my feet OFF the ground. What am I?

Hint: I have two arms…

I have wheels but I’m not a car. You wear me on your feet, but I’m not regular shoes. If you stand still, you might roll away! What am I?

I herald the darkness which descends on all creatures; You will know my approach by moans and wracked features. I visit the hippo, hyena, and horse, But never go near snails and spiders, of course. I would circle the glove, leaping one to the other, Should all the world’s people ever clasp hands together. What am I?

Hint: I herald the darkness which descends on all creatures; You will know my approach…

I know a word of letters three. Add two, and fewer there will be.

I leap into the air, the board follows me up. One flick of the foot and it snaps right back. What trick am I?

I live in the park, shaped like a giant bowl. I hold no soup, I hold no water — just speed, gravity, and fearless riders. What am I?

I love giant sheets of frozen water. When you wear me, you can glide, spin, and draw invisible lines on the cold ground. What am I?

I love ramps, concrete bowls, and handrails. If you tap my tail against the ground just right, we can jump into the air together without any wings. What am I?

I’m a god, a planet, and measurer of heat. Who am I?

I’m a riddle in nine syllables, An elephant, a ponderous house, A melon strolling on two tendrils O red fruit, Ivory, fine timber! The loaf’s big with it’s yeasty rising Money’s new minted in this fat purse. I’m a means, a stage, a cow in calf. I’ve eaten a bag of green apples Boarded the train there’s no getting off.

Hint: I’m a riddle in nine syllables…