417 riddles for age 12
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In marble walls as white as milk, Lined with skin as soft as silk, Within a fountain crystal clear, A golden apple does appear. No doors are there to this stronghold— Yet thieves break in and steal the gold.
Hint: In marble walls as white as milk…
In spring I am gay in handsome array; in summer more clothing I wear; when colder it grows I fling off my clothes; and in winter quite naked appear. What am I?
Hint: In spring I am gay in handsome array; in summer more clothing I wear; when colde…
In the NBA, how many men are on the basketball court for each team?
Inside a burning house, this thing is best to make. And best to make it quickly, before the fire’s too much to take!
Hint: Inside a burning house…
It goes up, but at the same time goes down. Up toward the sky, and down toward the ground. It’s present tense and past tense too, come for a ride, just me and you. What is it?
Hint: It goes up…
It is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of the end, and the end of every space. What is it?
Hint: It is the beginning of eternity…
It runs and runs but can never flee. It is often watched, yet never sees. When long it brings boredom, When short it brings fear. What is it?
Hint: It runs and runs but can never flee…
It’s been around for millions of years, but it’s no more than a month old. What is it?
Hint: It’s been around for millions of years…
It walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three legs in the evening. What is it
Hint: It walks on four legs in the morning…
its is the beginning of existence and the end of time, its the beginning of everything and the end of space, what am i?
Hint: its is the beginning of existence and the end of time…
Joe and Sally where sitting in their family room one night. While Joe was watching T.V, his wife Sally was reading. All of a sudden the power went out and Joe decided to go to bed, but Sally kept on reading. With no use of artificial light, Sally kept on reading. How?
Hint: Joe and Sally where sitting in their family room one night…
Joe bets Tony $100 that he can predict the score of the football game before it starts. Tony agrees, but loses the bet. Why did Tony lose the bet?
Hint: Joe bets Tony $100 that he can predict the score of the football game before it …
John was very tired after a long day of work. He went to bed at 10 p.m., wound his alarm clock and set it for noon the next day. Since John fell asleep almost immediately, how many hours of sleep did he get before the alarm woke him?
Hint: John was very tired after a long day of work…
Lighter than what I am made of. More of me is hidden than seen.
Many things can create one, it can be of any shape or size, it is created for various reasons, and it can shrink or grow with time. What is it?
Hint: Many things can create one…
Mary was working in a chemistry lab with a mixture of chemicals that was 90% water and weighed 20 pounds. After returning to the lab from a weekend break, she calculated the mixture was now 50% water. How much does the mixture now weigh? For purposes of this puzzle, assume the non-water part of the mixture was not affected by evaporation.
Hint: Mary was working in a chemistry lab with a mixture of chemicals that was 90% wat…
Mountains will crumble and temples will fall, and no man can survive its endless call. What is it?
Hint: Mountains will crumble and temples will fall…
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have five children, half of them are boys.How is this possible?
Hint: Mr…
My first is high, My second damp, My whole a tie, A writer’s cramp.
My first is in fish but not in snail, My second is in rabbit but not in tail. My third is in up but not in down, My fourth is in tiara but not in crown. My fifth is in tree you plainly see, My whole a food for you and me. What am I?
Hint: My first is in fish but not in snail…