Riddles 1
What is the one thing everyone can agree is between heaven and earth?
The word “and.”
What is at the end of the rainbow?
The letter W!
An electric train is headed east. Where does the smoke go?
Electric trains don’t produce any smoke!
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window!
You go at red and stop at green. What am I?
A watermelon.
I am easy to lift but hard to throw. What am I?
A feather.
A monkey, a squirrel, and a bird are racing to the top of a coconut tree. Who will get the banana first?
None of them—coconut trees don’t produce bananas!
If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become?
Wet.
Grandpa went out for a walk and it started to rain. He didn’t bring an umbrella or a hat. His clothes got soaked, but not a hair on his head was wet. How is this possible?
Grandpa’s bald!
First, think of the color of the clouds. Next, think of the color of snow. Now, think of the color of a bright, full moon. Now, answer quickly: What do cows drink?
Water.
What belongs to you, but everyone else uses it?
Your name.
You are in a dark room with a box of matches. On a table are a candle, an oil lamp, and a log of firewood. What do you light first?
The match! Can’t light any of those things without a lit match.
What can you catch but never throw?
A cold
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light
Bella is outside a shop. She can’t read the signs, but she knows she needs to go in to make a purchase. What store is she at?
An eyeglasses store.
Mississippi has four S’s and four I’s. Can you spell that without using S or I?
T-H-A-T!
What can jump higher than a building?
Anything that can jump—buildings can’t jump!
A girl fell off a 20-foot ladder. She wasn’t hurt. How?
She fell off the bottom step.
A man was driving his truck. His lights weren’t on. The moon was not out. There were no streetlights. Up ahead, a woman was crossing the street. Luckily, the truck driver stopped in time—how did he see her?
It was daytime!
If you drop me, I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
A mirror
Mr. Smith had four daughters. Each of his daughters has a brother.
How many children does Mr. Smith have?
Someone’s mother has four sons: North, West, and South. What is the name of the fourth son?
Someone
I am always hungry and need to be fed, but whatever I touch will soon turn red. What am I?
Fire.
I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone, and cities with no buildings. What am I?
A map.
I called my dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crossed the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge, a boat, or a raft. How is that possible?
The river was frozen.