Riddles with Answers

50 riddles with answers for all ages. Try them on your friends and family.

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Riddles for Kids 1Riddles & Brain Teasers · Worldwide · 10 questions

What has many keys but can't open a single lock?
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A piano
Piano keys play notes, not locks. Source
What goes up and down but never moves?
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Stairs
The stairs stay put; you do the moving. Source
What has a ring but no finger?
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A telephone
A phone 'rings' when someone calls. Source
What can you keep after giving it to someone?
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Your word
When you give your word, you keep it by doing what you said. Source
What gets sharper the more you use it?
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Your brain
Knives and pencils get duller with use; minds get sharper. Source
What goes through cities and fields but never moves?
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A road
A road stretches through places without going anywhere. Source
What has one head, one foot and four legs?
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A bed
A bed has a headboard, a foot end and four legs. Source
What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
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A palm
Your palm is part of your hand. Source
What can be cracked, made, told and played?
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A joke
You crack, make, tell and play jokes. Source
What has lots of needles but never sews?
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A pine tree
Pine needles are its thin leaves. Source
It's black when you buy it, red when you use it and gray when you throw it away. What is it?
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Charcoal
Charcoal glows red as it burns and turns to gray ash. Source
What has a tongue but can't talk?
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A shoe
The tongue of a shoe sits under the laces. Source

What runs all the way around a yard without moving?
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A fence
A fence 'runs' along the edge. Source
What can you serve but never eat?
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A tennis ball
In tennis you serve the ball. Source
What has a head and a tail, is brown and has no legs?
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A penny
A copper-colored coin has heads and tails. Source
You throw it away when you need it and bring it in when you don't. What is it?
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An anchor
You drop the anchor to stop a boat. Source
What has four fingers and a thumb but no flesh?
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A glove
A glove is shaped like a hand. Source
What is easy to get into but hard to get out of?
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Trouble
Getting into trouble is easy; getting out isn't. Source
What is always coming but never arrives?
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Tomorrow
When tomorrow comes, it's today. Source
What has bark but no bite?
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A tree
Bark is the outer layer of a tree. Source
What starts with P, ends with E and has thousands of letters?
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Post office
A post office is full of letters — the mail kind. Source
What can go up a chimney when down, but can't go down a chimney when up?
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An umbrella
Folded down, an umbrella fits; opened up, it doesn't. Source
Which room do ghosts avoid?
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The living room
Ghosts aren't living. Source
What has three feet but can't walk?
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A yardstick
A yard is three feet long. Source
What kind of band never plays any music?
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A rubber band
Rubber bands hold things together. Source

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What can you make that nobody can see?
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Noise
You can hear noise, but not see it. Source
What has its bottom at the top?
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Your legs
Your legs meet your bottom at their top. Source
What comes down but never goes up?
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Rain
Rain only falls. Source
What has lots of eyes but can't see?
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A potato
A potato's 'eyes' are where it sprouts. Source
I have keys but no locks, and space but no room. What am I?
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A keyboard
Computer keyboards have a space bar. Source
What has a heart that doesn't beat?
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An artichoke
The soft center of an artichoke is its heart. Source
Which word looks the same forward and backward and names the middle of the day?
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Noon
N-O-O-N reads the same both ways. Source
What is at the start of eternity and the end of time and space?
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The letter E
Look at the first letter of 'eternity' and the last of 'time' and 'space'. Source
What has a horn but never honks?
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A rhino
A rhino's horn is made of keratin, like your nails. Source
What walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon and three in the evening?
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A person
The riddle of the Sphinx: a baby crawls, an adult walks, an old person uses a cane. Source
What goes in hard and comes out soft?
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Pasta
Dry pasta softens in boiling water. Source
If you drop me I crack, but smile at me and I smile back. What am I?
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A mirror
A mirror reflects your smile. Source

What can you hold without touching it?
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Your breath
You hold your breath, not in your hands. Source
What has a neck and two arms but no head or hands?
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A shirt
A shirt has a neck hole and two sleeves. Source
Which coat is best put on wet?
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A coat of paint
Paint goes on wet and dries. Source
Which bow can never be tied?
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A rainbow
A rainbow is light, not string. Source
What do you call a bear with no teeth?
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A gummy bear
No teeth, just gums. Source
Where does Friday come before Thursday?
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In a dictionary
F comes before T in the alphabet. Source
What has four eyes but can't see?
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Mississippi
Mississippi has four i's. Source
Which letter of the alphabet holds the most water?
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The letter C
Say it out loud: C sounds like 'sea'. Source
It's always hungry, it dies if not fed, and whatever it touches turns red. What is it?
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Fire
Fire needs fuel to keep burning. Source
What can you find at the end of a rainbow?
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The letter W
Spell it: rainbo-W. Source
What can pass through glass without breaking it?
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Light
Clear glass lets light through. Source
What is as big as an elephant but weighs nothing?
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An elephant's shadow
A shadow has the shape and size but no weight. Source
What has to be dry before you use it to dry something else?
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A towel
A wet towel won't dry much. Source

Answer key

A piano
Stairs
A telephone
Your word
Your brain
A road
A bed
A palm
A joke
A pine tree
Charcoal
A shoe
A fence
A tennis ball
A penny
An anchor
A glove
Trouble
Tomorrow
A tree
Post office
An umbrella
The living room
A yardstick
A rubber band
Noise
Your legs
Rain
A potato
A keyboard
An artichoke
Noon
The letter E
A rhino
A person
Pasta
A mirror
Your breath
A shirt
A coat of paint
A rainbow
A gummy bear
In a dictionary
Mississippi
The letter C
Fire
The letter W
Light
An elephant's shadow
A towel