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?
What is 1/4 in percent?
25%
2n+6=46
n=20
If you are running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
second place
What do you find at the end of the line?
an "E"
What book won’t teachers give you credit for reading?
What is 25% of 60?
15
83=-3n-25
n=-36
What do teens say when they have trouble with even numbers in their math class?
I can't even
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
Amanda got a 21/28 on her test. What is her percent score?
75%
5n+35=60
n=5
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
What can make an octopus laugh?
Ten tickles (tentacles)
What do you do if there is a kidnapping at high school?
you wake him up.
Kim bought a hat in California. The hat cost $15 before the 8% sales tax was applied. How much did Kim pay for the hat after taxes were added?
Kim paid $16.20
(n/3)-17=4
n=63
I have a thousand wheels, but move I do not. Call me what I am, call me a lot.
A parking lot
What has a head and a tail, but no body?
a coin
What has a neck but no head?
a bottle
You paid $28.00 for 8 gallons of gasoline. How much would you pay for 15 gallons of gasoline?
$52.50
3.3n − 3 = 15 −1.2n
n=0.25
Born in an instant, I tell all stories. I can be lost, but I never die. What am I?
memories