Tricky Riddles for Big Kids
Q: Give me a drink, and I will die. Feed me, and I'll get bigger. What am I?
A: A fire.
Q: A rooster is sitting on the roof of a barn facing west. If it laid an egg, would the egg roll to the north or to the south?
A: It's impossible — roosters don't lay eggs.
Q: Cats have four, bugs have four, but school has six. What are they?
A: Letters.
Q: What kind of room has no windows or doors?
A: A mushroom
Q: If there are seven oranges and you take three away, how many oranges do you have?
A: Three, since that's how many you took.
Q: What word begins with E and ends with E, but only has one letter?
A: Envelope.
Q: A cowboy road into town on Friday. Three days later, he left on Friday. How is that possible?
A: Friday is the name of his horse.
Q: Sam's parents have three kids. Their names are Huey, Dewey, and _____?
A: Sam!
Q: First, you throw away my outside and cook the inside. Then you eat my outside and throw away the inside. What am I?
A: Corn.
Q: How many seconds are in a year?
A: Three, since that's how many you took.
Q: What appears once in a minute, twice in a moment, but not once in a thousand years?
A: The letter "M."
Q: What’s bright orange with green on top and sounds like a parrot?
A: A carrot.
Q: What animal can jump higher than a building?
A: Any animal that can jump — buildings don’t jump, silly!
Q: When I’m ripe, I’m green, when you eat me, I’m red, and when you spit me out, I’m black. What am I?
A: A watermelon.
Q: How many letters are there in the alphabet?
A: There are 11: three in "the" and eight in "alphabet."
Q: What goes up but never comes back down?
A: Your age.
Q: What do you call a bear with no teeth?
A: A gummy bear.
Q: I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A: A candle.
Q: What has to be broken before you can use it?
A: An egg
Q: Ms. Smith has four daughters. Each daughter has a brother. How many kids are there in total?
A: Five, there are four daughters and one son. Each daughter has the same brother.
Q: What two things can you never eat for breakfast?
A: Lunch and dinner.
Q: I’m the father of fruits. What am I?
A: A papa-ya.
Q: Ghosts don't go into this room.
A: The living room.
Q: You cut me, slice me, dice me, and all the while, you cry. What am I?
A: An onion.
Q: What month of the year has 28 days?
A: All of them!