Looking for sports riddles? You've found the right page. We've collected 12 kid-safe sports riddles, ranging from quick "what am I" warm-ups to head-scratching brain-teasers. Each riddle includes the answer behind a tap, so kids get a chance to guess before peeking. Great as classroom starters, lunch-box surprises, or a family game.
12 sports riddles
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Four children, Rob, Danny, Martha and Bent, had a race across the yard. Danny was as many places behind Martha as Bent was ahead of Rob. Martha was not first and Rob was not second. Who was first, second, third and fourth?
Hint: Four children…
I am served at a table, In gatherings of two or four; Served small, white and round. You’ll love some, And that’s part of the fun. What am I?
Hint: I am served at a table…
I have many feathers to help me fly. I have a body and head, but I’m not alive. It is your strength which determines how far I go. You can hold me in your hand, but I’m never thrown. What am I?
Hint: I have many feathers to help me fly…
In the NBA, how many men are on the basketball court for each team?
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 …
The marathon man timed himself and found out that if he wore a bright white outfit he ran 20 miles in 80 minutes, but when he wore a dark outfit, he ran 20 miles in one hour and twenty minutes. What does this mean for his next race?
Hint: The marathon man timed himself and found out that if he wore a bright white outf…
there is a man he leaves home and runs around three blocks, when he comes back home their are two masked men, who are they?
Hint: there is a man he leaves home and runs around three blocks…
Two men were playing tennis. They played five sets and each man won three sets. How can this be possible?
Hint: Two men were playing tennis…
What do you serve that you can’t eat?
What sport has four letters, is played all around the world, and begins with a T?
Hint: What sport has four letters…
Where are the lakes that are referred to in the “Los Angeles Lakers?“
Why did the baseball coach tell the baseball player to go to the bank?