Easy Riddles
Begins with T, ends with T, has T inside?
A Teapot
What fills a room but takes no space?
Light
Two fathers and two sons go fishing but catch only three fish. Each person gets one fish. How is this possible?
Grandfather, father, and son
The highest-grossing movie of all time
What is Avatar?
This chess piece can move in an L-shape.
What is the knight?
What has many teeth but cannot bite?
A Comb
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters?
Short
A bat and a ball cost $1.10 total.
The bat costs $1 more than the ball.
How much does the ball cost?
5 cents
The capital city of Canada.
What is Ottawa?
The study of earthquakes.
What is seismology?
What can you catch but never throw?
A cold
Forward I am heavy, backward I am not.
Ton
Four campers (John, Claire, Dallin, Spencer) are in line.
Claire is not first.
Spencer is ahead of John.
Dallin is not last.
John is not first.
Who is first??
Spencer
(One valid full order: Spencer, Claire, Dallin, John)
The human body’s largest organ.
What is skin?
The only letter not appearing in any U.S. state name.
What is Q?
What can’t talk but replies when spoken to?
A Echo
You see a boat filled with people. It hasn’t sunk, but you don’t see a single person. Why?
All are married.
There are 3 doors: one has a prize.
Door A sign: “The prize is not in here.”
Door B sign: “The prize is in Door A.”
Door C sign: “The prize is not in Door B.”
Only one sign is true.
Where is the prize?
Door B
The ancient civilization that built Machu Picchu.
What is the Inca civilization?
This planet has the most moons in our solar system
What is Saturn?
The person who makes it doesn’t need it; the person who buys it doesn’t use it.
A coffin
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence
You’re outside a room with 3 switches. Inside is one bulb. You can enter the room once.
How do you figure out which switch controls the bulb?
Turn switch A on for a few minutes, then turn it off. Turn switch B on. Enter room.
Bulb on → B
Bulb off but warm → A
Bulb off and cold → C
This element has the chemical symbol “Au.”
What is gold?
This European capital sits on the Danube River and was once two cities joined together.
What is Budapest?