Riddles for 8 Year Olds — Page 28

Where will you find roads without cars, forests without trees and cities without houses?

Hint: Where will you find roads without cars…

• I’m small and round, a berry blue,
• My name might mean I’m sad, it’s true.
• In muffins and pancakes, I’m a star,
• Pick me in summer from ajar.

Hint: If you’re sad, you might be feeling this color.

• I’m a red heart shape with tiny green cap,
• My seeds are outside, that’s a curious snap.
• I’m the first fruit to ripen in spring,
• Dipped in chocolate, I’m fit for a king.

Hint: I’m not a true berry, but I’m often called one.

Which bird does not belong in this group? Finch, gull, eagle, ostrich, or sparrow?

Hint: Which bird does not belong in this group…

• I’m a cheese from Holland, round and red,
• Read my name backwards to see how I’m bred.
• Not cheddar or brie, I’m neat and small,
• Solve the puzzle and you’ll have a ball.

Hint: Try spelling ‘made’ backwards.

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…

Yellow and curved, in a bunch they hang, Monkeys love them with a peel-off bang. They’re a bit nutty, a bit funny too, What fruit acts silly for you?

Hint: monkey’s favorite

• I’m a juicy fruit, shape of a bell,
• My name sounds like two, can you tell?
• I’m great in a tart or eaten fresh,
• With a green or yellow mesh.

Hint: Think of a duo, not just one.

• In Eden’s tale, I caused a fall,
• But Isaac Newton used me to explain gravity’s call.
• Red or green, I keep the doctor away,
• I’m a tech logo too, used every day.

Hint: Think of the forbidden fruit and a famous tech company.

• I’m a small round fruit from the East,
• My name might make you think of a beast,
• But it just means I’m long, you see,
• Peel my brown shell to taste me.

Hint: My name sounds like a great length.

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…

It peeks out twice when the sun rises. At sunset, it appears again. But when it’s fully dark, you see it only once.

Hint: Look at the words: morning, evening, night.

I’m a vowel. Look at the seasons’ spellings. Count how many times I appear. I’m not A, E, I, or O.

Hint: The other vowels are missing.

I’m the third letter. Say me out loud: I’m the ocean. I’m shaped like a crescent. I’m not a vowel.

Hint: If you say me, you might want to sail.

• A parking lot has numbered spots in a strange order.
• The numbers read: 16, 06, 68, 88, __, 98.
• Turn your head or the page around.
• Suddenly everything makes sense.
• What is the missing number?

Hint: Look at it from a different angle.

• I’m a root that grows down below,
• Orange and long, in gardens I show.
• My name might remind of a colorful bird,
• But I’m crunchy and sweet, haven’t you heard?

Hint: Think of a bird that can mimic speech.

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…