Easy Riddles for Kids (with Answers) — Page 3

A school has 120 kids. 75 love basketball, 60 love soccer. 30 enjoy both. How many sit on the bench?

Hint: Draw overlapping circles.

You start with 20. Take 4 out. Now you have 16. Can you still subtract from 20?

Hint: After the first time, you’re working with a new number.

• Aidan has some turtles and tanks.
• One per tank leaves an extra turtle.
• Two per tank leaves an extra tank.
• The numbers are small.
• Can you find both?

Hint: Try guessing small numbers like 2, 3, or 4 turtles.

• Prices seem random: a tie is $15, a shirt $25.
• A skirt is also $25, and trousers are $40.
• The owner uses a secret rule for pricing.
• It’s not based on fabric or style.
• Figure out the pattern, then find the coat’s price.

Hint: Count the letters in each word.

Two friends pool their money. Together they have 100 dollars. One has 40 dollars more than the other. What is the smaller amount?

Hint: Split the total and half the difference.

I am a fathers child and a mothers child, yet I am not a son. Who am I?

I am a fruit. I taste very yummy. I came from trees, ofcourse. I am color orange. What am I?

Hint: I am a fruit…

I am a shoe with a special row of wheels lined up in a straight single file. I love smooth concrete and bike paths. What am I?

I am a tree, but I am very small… Who am I?

I am chocolate, shaped like a bunny, and appear in your Easter basket. What am I?

I am green all year round and people hang lights and ornaments on me in December. What am I?

I am like day, you can find me near the river any day, and you can make almost anything out of me. who am I?

Hint: I am like day…

I am made from pumpkin, baked in a crust, and served at Thanksgiving. What am I?

I am made of gingerbread with gumdrop buttons and frosting. What am I?

I am only useful When I am full, Yet I am always Full of holes.

I am orange, round, and carved with a scary face on Halloween. What am I?

I am the star of Thanksgiving dinner. I am a big bird. What am I?

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody.

Hint: I am taken from a mine…

I am thin, tall and I cannot walk but I have a tilted head . What am I!?

I am weightless, but you can see me. Put me in a bucket, and I’ll make it lighter. What am I?

Hint: I am weightless…