Easy Riddles
How many months of the year have 28 days?
All of them.
There are three apples in the basket and you take away two. How many do you have now?
Two apples.
I go all around the world but never leave the corner. What am I?
A stamp.
An elephant in Africa is called Lala. An elephant in Asia is called Lulu. What do you call an elephant in Antarctica?
Lost
This is worth 200 points.
A man shaves many times during the day, but at the end of the day, he still has a beard. How is this possible?
He's a barber. (He's shaving other people.)
Kate's mother has three children: Snap, Crackle, and _______.
Who is Pop?
Mrs. Brown has five daughters. Each of these daughters has a brother. How many children does Mrs. Brown have?
She has six children. Each daughter has the same brother. (She has five daughters and one son.)
I make a loud sound when I'm changing. When I do change, I get bigger but weigh less. What am I?
Popcorn
A group of bunnies was having a birthday party. What kind of music were they listening to?
Hip-hop music.
This riddle is worth 300 points.
You are in a dark room with a box of matches. Nearby are three things: a candle, an oil lamp, and a log of firewood. Which do you light first?
A match.
If you don't keep me, I'll break.
What is a promise?
When Grant was 8, his brother was half his age. Now Grant is 14. How old is his brother?
Grant's brother is 10, since he is four years younger.
I can fill up a room, but I take up no space. What am I?
Light
What fruit can you never cheer up?
A blueberry.
This riddle is worth 100 points.
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness.
The are the two things that you can never eat for breakfast.
What are lunch and dinner?
It's raining at midnight, but the forecast for tomorrow and the next day is clear. Will there be sunny weather in 48 hours?
No, it won't be sunny in 48 hours because it will be midnight again.
What goes away as soon as you talk about it?
Silence
What did the zero say to the eight?
Nice belt!
This is worth 500 points.
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window.
This word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it.
What is the word "short"?
What can you put between 7 and 8, so that the result is greater than 7, but less than 8?
A decimal point. The result is 7.8, which is greater than 7 and less than 8.
A bus driver was heading down a busy street in the city. He went past three stop signs without stopping, went the wrong way down a one-way street, and answered a message on his phone. But the bus driver didn’t break any traffic laws. How?
He was walking.
What can jump higher than a building?
Anything. Buildings don't jump.
This riddle is worth 400 points.
If you're running a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
Second place.