Short Riddles for Teens
What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
A towel
What question can you never answer yes to?
are you asleep yet?
If you are running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
second place
It contains a lot of chlorinated water, and you dive there almost every day.
swimming pool
What do you find at the end of the line?
an "E"
What book won’t teachers give you credit for reading?
What do teens say when they have trouble with even numbers in their math class?
I can't even
In a swimming competition, what do you call the divided sections of the pool where each swimmer stays?
lanes
What is it that has a bottom at the top of them?
your legs
Why don’t history teachers want to teach about the Middle Ages?
It takes too many knights
I sleep during the day and hide away.
I open at dawn’s light.
I only shine for the briefest time,
Then hide away and sleep through the day.
What am I?
sunrise
Which swimming style is considered the fastest and is often used in 'freestyle' events?
crawl
What can make an octopus laugh?
Ten tickles (tentacles)
What do you do if there is a kid napping at high school?
you wake him up.
I have a thousand wheels, but move I do not. Call me what I am, call me a lot.
A parking lot
What special equipment has a funny name and you wear to protect your eyes from chlorine?
goggles
What has a head and a tail, but no body?
a coin
What has a neck but no head?
a bottle
Born in an instant, I tell all stories. I can be lost, but I never die. What am I?
memories
This is the name of the platform where swimmers stand before the race starts to dive into the water. What is it?
starting block