331 riddles for age 8
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An archaeologist finds a coin dated 48 B.C. How did he know it was a fake?
An old man wanted to leave all of his money to one of his three sons, but he didn’t know which one he should give it to. He gave each of them a few coins and told them to buy something that would be able to fill their living room. The first man bought straw, but there was not enough to fill the room. The second bought some sticks, but they still did not fill the room. The third man bought two things that filled the room, so he obtained his father’s fortune. What were the two things that the man bought?
Hint: An old man wanted to leave all of his money to one of his three sons…
As a whole, I am both safe and secure. Behead me, and I become a place of meeting. Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready. Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts. What am I?
Hint: As a whole…
As I was going to the mall I met a man with seven wives, Each wive held two bags, Each bag held a mother cat, Each mother cat had six babies, How many people where going to the mall?
Hint: As I was going to the mall I met a man with seven wives…
As I went across the bridge, I met a man with a load of wood which was neither straight nor crooked. What kind of wood was it?
Hint: As I went across the bridge…
At dusk I come without being fetched. At dawn I disappear without being stolen. I’m a poet’s tears and a sailor’s guide. What am I ?
Hint: At dusk I come without being fetched…
At night they come without being fetched, And by day they are lost without being stolen.
Hint: At night they come without being fetched…
At the sound of me, men may dream, Or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh, Or sometimes weep.
Hint: At the sound of me…
Be you ever so quick, with vision keen, by your eyes, we are never seen. Unless perchance it should come to pass, you see our reflection in a looking glass. What are we?
Hint: Be you ever so quick…
Bouncing Bob was riding a particularly frisky horse when suddenly its bridle came off. As they raced down the road, a screaming Bob clung to the horse’s ears for dear life. Out of the corner of his eye, Bob saw a car coming, and realizing the horse was completely out of control, he panicked. Flailing his arms about, he accidentally caused the horse to come to an abrupt halt. What could Bouncing Bob have done to make the horse stop?
Hint: Bouncing Bob was riding a particularly frisky horse when suddenly its bridle cam…
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
Hint: Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday…
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Dark with white markings, And smooth like a rock. Where learning occurs, I help convey thought. What am I?
Hint: Dark with white markings…
David’s father has three sons : Snap, Krackel, and _____ ?
Different lights do make me strange, thus into different sizes I will change. What am I?
Hint: Different lights do make me strange…
Does the law allow a man to marry his widow’s sister?
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Hint: ees llahs uoy dna sdrawkcab siht daer eeht ot flesti laever lliw elddir eht erbm…
Farmer Brown came to town with some watermelons. He sold half of them plus half a melon, and found that he had one whole melon left. How many melons did he take to town?
Hint: Farmer Brown came to town with some watermelons…
For some I go fast for others I’m slow. To most people, I’m an obsession relying on me is a well practiced lesson. What am I?
Hint: For some I go fast for others I’m slow…
Four cars come to a four way stop, all coming from a different direction. They can’t decide who got there first, so they all go forward at the same time. They do not crash into each other, but all four cars go. How is this possible?
Hint: Four cars come to a four way stop…