Easy riddles are a fantastic first step into wordplay and lateral thinking. These 132 kid-friendly easy riddles use familiar objects and everyday situations.
132 easy riddles
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A blue house is made of blue bricks. A yellow house is made of yellow bricks. A red house is made of red bricks. An orange house is made of orange bricks. What would a green house be made of?
Hint: A blue house is made of blue bricks…
A father’s child, a mother’s child, yet no one’s son. Who am I.
A hundred feet in the air, but it’s back is on the ground. What is it?
A man is late for an appointment and, in his haste, takes a corner so fast that only two wheel were on the pavement. A police man is standing on the corner, but he did not give him a ticket. Why?
Hint: A man is late for an appointment and…
A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven’t eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?
Hint: A murderer is condemned to death…
A very pretty thing am I, fluttering in the pale-blue sky. Delicate, fragile on the wing, indeed I am a pretty thing. What am I?
Hint: A very pretty thing am I…
Almost everyone sees me without noticing me, For what is beyond is what he or she seeks. What am I?
Hint: Almost everyone sees me without noticing me…
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…
Big as a biscuit, deep as a cup, even a river can’t fill it up. What is it?
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…
Dark with white markings, And smooth like a rock. Where learning occurs, I help convey thought. What am I?
Hint: Dark with white markings…
I’m soft and squishy, full of tiny holes from top to bottom — yet somehow I can soak up a whole puddle of water without dripping a drop.
Hint: You probably use me to clean dishes after dinner.
Hands she has but does not hold, teeth she has but does not bite, feet she has but they are cold, eyes she has but without sight. Who is she?
Hint: Hands she has but does not hold…
How can you physically stand behind your friend as he physically stands behind you?
Hint: How can you physically stand behind your friend as he physically stands behind y…
How far can a dog run into the woods?
How Far Can You Walk into the woods?
how many animals did moses take on the arc with him?
How many of each type of animal did Moses take on the Ark?
I am a fathers child and a mothers child, yet I am not a son. Who am I?