Math Riddles
What 3 numbers give the same result when multiplied and added together?
1, 2, and 3 (1 + 2 + 3 = 6 and 1 x 2 x 3 = 6).
There’s only one word in the dictionary that’s spelled wrong. What is it?
The word “wrong.” It’s the only word that’s spelled W-R-O-N-G.
What can jump higher than a building?
Anything that can jump — buildings don’t jump, silly!
What fruit can you never cheer up?
A blueberry.
I am the hottest body in the solar system and I keep everyone warm. Who am I?
The sun.
81 x 9 = 801. What do you need to do to make this equation true?
Turn it upside down. 108 = 6 x 18.
What’s the capital of France?
The letter “F.” It's the only capital letter in France.
What kind of room has no doors or windows?
A mushroom.
What always runs but never walks, often murmurs, never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?
A river.
What is the center of gravity?
The letter "v".
How did the soccer fan know before the game that the score would be 0-0?
The score is always 0-0 before the game.
I go all around the world, but never leave the corner. What am I?
A stamp.
I can fly boat I have no wings. I can cry but I have no eyes. But wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?
A cloud.
What can’t be put in a saucepan?
It's lid.
I was once a massive star and soon I will be a brightly colored gas cloud. For now, I am a massive explosion. What am I?
A supernova.
Zoey has a very big family. She has 20 aunts, 20 uncles and 50 cousins. Each of her cousins has an aunt who is not Zoey’s aunt. How is this possible?
Their aunt is Zoey’s mom!
I am a seed with three letters in my name. Take away the last two and I still sound the same. What am I?
A pea.
It has keys, but no locks. It has space, but no room. You can enter, but can’t go inside. What is it?
A keyboard.
It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
Your name.
I have been around for millions of years but am only a month old. What am I?
The moon.
I am a three-digit number. My second digit is 4 times bigger than the third digit. My first digit is 3 less than my second digit. What number am I?
141
How is Ron 10 years old in 1870, but only 5 years old in 1875?
Ron was born in 1880 b.c.
I look flat, but I am deep,
Hidden realms I shelter.
Lives I take, but food I offer.
At times I am beautiful.
I can be calm, angry and turbulent.
I have no heart, but offer pleasure as well as death.
No man can own me, yet I encompass what all men must have.
The ocean.
I no longer have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I’m white and empty. What am I?
A skull.
It is impossible for me to be created, and I can never be destroyed, I can only change form. What am I?
Energy.