25 Tricky riddles for kids
Tricky riddles for kids
Tricky riddles for kids.Try answering these trick questions, brain teasers and riddles! These tricky riddles not only provide fun, but also help children learn to think and reason.
Tricky Riddles for kids
1.The pet store
Peter owns a pet store. He puts one canary per cage, but has one bird too many.If he puts two canaries in each cage, he has one cage too many.
How many cages and canaries does he have?
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ANSWER
Peter has 3 cages and 4 canaries.
2.Two brothers riddle
We are two brothers on opposite sides of the road, but we never see each other.Who are we?
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ANSWER
Eyes.
3.Line riddle
You draw a line.Without touching it, how do you make the line longer?
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ANSWER
You draw a shorter line next to it and it becomes the longer line.
4.Three oranges riddle
If there are three oranges and you take away two, how many will you have?
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ANSWER
Two. (Because you took two. )
5.Pocket riddle
How can a pocket have something in it if there is nothing in it?
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ANSWER
It can have a hole.
6.A fruit, a bird and a person
I am a fruit, I am a bird and I am also a person.What am I?
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ANSWER
Kiwi.
7.Feed me but don’t give me a drink
Feed me and I will live, but give me a drink and I will die.What am I?
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Fire.
8.Fly around all day
I fly around all day but never go anywhere.What am I?
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ANSWER
A flag.
9.Three digit number riddle
I am a three digit number.My tens digit is five more than my ones digit.
My hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit.What number am I?
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ANSWER
The number 194.
10.Don’t ask questions
What needs an answer but doesn’t ask a question?
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A telephone.
11.Fly with wings riddle
I have wings and I’m able to fly. I’m not a bird but I soar high in the sky.What am I?
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ANSWER
An airplane.
12.Break and use it
What has to be broken before it can be used?
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An egg.
13.It loses its head riddle
It loses its head in the morning but gets it back at night.What is it?
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ANSWER
A pillow.
14.What letters?
What letters are easily found in every single day of the week?
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D-A-Y.
15.Cowboy riddle
A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays for three days then leaves on Friday.How did he do it?
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His horse’s name was Friday.
16.What come down
What comes down but never goes up?
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Rain.
17.A hundred limbs
I have a hundred limbs, but i can’t walk.What am I?
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ANSWER
A tree.
18.How many bicycles
If 4 people can repair 4 bicycles in 4 hours, how many bicycles can 8 people repair in 8 hours?
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16 bicycles.
18.Three people in the car
Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How is this possible?
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ANSWER
They are grandfather, father and son.
19.Which day is today?
If tomorrow I said: ”the day before yesterday was Saturday”, which day is today?
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Sunday.
20.The farmer’s sheep riddle
A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 escape. How many are left?
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ANSWER
Nine.
21.Which weighs more?
Which weighs more? A ton of concrete or a ton of feathers?
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They both weigh exactly the same! One ton.
22.Four legs riddle
What has 4 legs but only one foot?
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ANSWER
The bed.
23.Which part of the day?
Which part of the day do you break each day?
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Breakfast.
24.How old is the oldest brother?
Seven brothers were born two years apart. The youngest brother is seven.How old is the oldest brother?
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He is 19.
25.Forwards and backwards
Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
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ANSWER
Ton.
26.You can’t eat me
You can you serve me, but never eat me. What am i?
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ANSWER
A tennis ball.
27.Always late riddle
What is always late and never present now?
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ANSWER
Later.
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