Looking for time riddles? You've found the right page. We've collected 18 kid-safe time 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.
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38 time riddles
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RIDDLE ME THIS:A woman walked into an office building, looked at the guard, and said her name was Je
RIDDLE ME THIS:A woman walked into an office building, looked at the guard, and said her name was Jenny. The next day she walked into the same building, looked at the same guard and said her name was Julie. What is going on?
Hint: RIDDLE ME THIS:A woman walked into an office building…
✨ The woman has Multiple Personality Disorder. This happens when a traumatic experience causes so much pain that they make another personality to cope with the situation
L1 · what am i
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RIDDLE:When asked how old she was, Suzie replied, “In 2 years I will be twice as old as I was 5 year
Some try to hide, some try to cheat, but time will show, we always will meet. Try as you might, to guess my name, I promise you’ll know, when you I do claim. Who am I?
Hint: Some try to hide…
✨ Death
L1 · what am i
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Something very extraordinary happened on the 6th of May, 1978 at 12:34 a
Trains travel from one town to another town all day, always on the same track, always going nonstop and at the same speed. The noon train took 80 minutes to complete the trip, but the 4 PM train took an hour and 20 minutes. Why?
Hint: Trains travel from one town to another town all day…
✨ 80 minutes is the same as an hour and 20 minutes
L3 · brain teaser
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Two girls have the same parents and were born at the same hour of the same day of the same month, bu
Which clock works best, the one that loses a minute a day, or the one that doesn’t work at all?
Hint: Which clock works best…
✨ The one that doesn't work is best as it will always be correct twice a day, but the one that loses a minute a day will not be correct again for 720 days (losing 720 minutes or 12 hours)
L3 · brain teaser
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Why are 1990 dollar bills worth more than 1989 dollar bills?
You have the misfortune to own an unreliable clock. This one loses exactly 24 minutes every hour. It is now showing 3:00am and you know that is was correct at midnight, when you set it. The clock stopped 1 hour ago, what is the correct time now?
Hint: You have the misfortune to own an unreliable clock…
✨ 6:00am: since the clock is losing 24 minutes every hour, for every real hour that has passed, the clock will only show 36 minutes