Good riddles for kids

A doctor and a boy were fishing. The boy was the doctor’s son, but the doctor was not the boy’s father. Who was the doctor?

If six children and two dogs weren’t under an umbrella, how come none of them got wet?

Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it, but almost nobody takes it. What is it?

A man was driving a black truck. His lights were not on. The moon was not out. A lady was crossing the street. How did the man see her?

How many animals did Moses take on the ark?

What is something you can put in your pocket that keeps it empty?

What belongs to you but is used more by others?

What gets wet when drying?

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

A man started to town with a fox, a goose, and a sack of corn. He came to a stream which he had to cross in a tiny boat. He could only take one across at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. How did he get them all safely over the stream?

What gets wetter the more it dries?

When you look for something, why is it always in the last place you look?

A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He stayed in town for three days and rode out on Friday. How was that possible?

One night, a king and a queen went into a castle. There was nobody in the castle, and no one came out of the castle. In the morning, three people came out of the castle. Who were they?

Railroad crossing, watch out of cars. Can you spell that without any “r’s”?

What has a face and two hands, but no arms or legs?

What has to be broken before you can use it?

Lives in winter, dies in summer, and grows with its roots upward. What is it?

It starts out tall, but the longer it stands, the shorter it grows. What is it?

What belongs to you but is used more by others?

What goes up and never comes down?

How can a man go 8 days without sleep?

I’m full of keys but I can’t open any door. What am I?

What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?

A man found an old coin and declared that the date on it was 150 B.C. This could not be true. Why?

Which is heavier, a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers?

I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I?

Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday?

Timmy’s mother had three children. The first was named April, the next was named May. What was the name of the third child?

What kind of coat can only be put on when wet?

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in one thousand years?

What has three feet but cannot walk?

What runs, but never walks, often murmurs – never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?

If you are running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?

What gets sharper the more you use it?

If I have it, I don’t share it. If I share it, I don’t have it. What is it?

What can you catch but not throw?

How many months have 28 days?

They come out at night without being called, and are lost in the day without being stolen. What are they?

What is full of holes but can still hold water?

Two in front, two in behind, and one in the middle. How many are there?

I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

In a one-storey pink house, there was a pink person, a pink cat, a pink fish, a pink computer, a pink chair, a pink table, a pink telephone, a pink shower– everything was pink!What color were the stairs?

What has hands but can not clap?

A house has 4 walls. All of the walls are facing south, and a bear is circling the house. What color is the bear?

What is at the end of a rainbow?

What starts with the letter “t”, is filled with “t” and ends in “t”?

A girl is sitting in a house at night that has no lights on at all. There is no lamp, no candle, nothing. Yet she is reading. How?

You walk into a room with a match, a karosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. Which do you light first?

What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?

You draw a line. Without touching it, how do you make the line longer?
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Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?

How many months have 28 days?

Name four days of the week that start with the letter “t”?

A train leaves from Halifax, Nova Scotia heading towards Vancouver, British Columbia at 120 km/h. Three hours later, a train leaves Vancouver heading towards Halifax at 180 km/h. Assume there’s exactly 6000 kilometers between Vancouver and Halifax. When they meet, which train is closer to Halifax?

What goes around and around the wood but never goes into the wood?

Two mothers and two daughters went out to eat, everyone ate one burger, yet only three burgers were eaten in all. How is this possible?

A man was outside taking a walk, when it started to rain. The man didn’t have an umbrella and he wasn’t wearing a hat. His clothes got soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?

A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays for three days, then leaves on Friday. How did he do it?

You walk across a bridge and you see a boat full of people yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?

A boy was rushed to the hospital emergency room. The ER doctor saw the boy and said, “I cannot operate on this boy. He is my son.” But the doctor was not the boy’s father. How could that be?

What can run but can’t walk?

How far can a dog run into the woods?

If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?

Beth’s mother has three daughters. One is called Lara, the other one is Sara. What is the name of the third daughter?

What’s full of holes but still holds water?

If an electric train is going east at 60 miles an hour and there is a strong westerly wind, which way does the smoke from the train drift?

Say Racecar backwards.

What do the numbers 11, 69, and 88 all have in common?

How can you throw a ball as hard as you can, to only have it come back to you, even if it doesn’t bounce off anything?

My name is Ruger, I live on a farm. There are four other dogs on the farm with me. Their names are Snowy, Flash, Speedy and Brownie. What do you think the fifth dog’s name is?

I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?

What word looks the same backwards and upside down?

A boy fell off a 30 meter ladder but did not get hurt. Why not?

Using only addition, how do you add eight 8’s and get the number 1000?

How do dog catchers get paid?

What never asks questions but is often answered?

What belongs to you but other people use it more than you?

I have a large money box, 48 centimetres square and 42 centimetres tall. Roughly how many coins can I place in my empty money box?

What does this mean? I RIGHT I

What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

Imagine you’re in a room that is filling with water. There are no windows or doors. How do you get out?

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

What two keys can’t open any door?

What invention lets you look right through a wall?