42 Color Riddles With Answers
Riddles about colours, and about the things that are famous for being one particular colour. They are short, they are easy, and they are a good fit for very young children who are still learning colour names.
Every one has its answer here.
Black I am and much admired, men seek me until they're tired. When they find me, they break my head and take from me my resting bed. What am I?
Miners search tirelessly for this black, valuable material, then break it out ('break my head') from its underground bed -- describing coal mining.
The land was white the seed was black It'll take a good scholar to riddle me that. What am I?
The 'white land' is the white of a page or the white of an eye, and the 'black seeds' are the letters of text or the dark pupil, requiring a scholar to read or see.
Why do black sheep eat less than white sheep?
The riddle plays on 'less' referring to total quantity of black sheep collectively eating less, since there are fewer black sheep overall.
Out of 100 ladies attending the gala,85 had a white handbag;75 had black shoes;60 carried an umbrella;90 wore a ring; How many ladies must have had all four items?
Using inclusion-exclusion logic on the shortfalls from 100 for each item, at minimum 10 ladies must have possessed all four items.
I am a tick, and I am usually black or white, You will find me in many clothing, People think I am cool. What am I?
The Nike 'swoosh' logo is often called a 'tick' shape and commonly appears in black or white on clothing.
You have 14 brown socks, 14 blue socks, and 14 black socks in your sock drawer. How many socks must you remove (without looking to be sure) to have a matched pair?
With three colors in the drawer, the worst case is pulling one of each color (3 socks, all different) before a fourth sock guarantees a matching pair.
What game has a black dragon?
'School of Dragons' is a video game that features a black dragon character.
What do you get when you cross Beyonce with a black hole?
'Single-lady-ty' blends Beyonce's song 'Single Ladies' with a black hole's 'singularity' point.
I'm sometimes white, Although sometimes I'm black. I take you there But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse, which can be white or black, carries the deceased to their final resting place with no return trip.
I am sometimes green, I am sometimes yellow and green. When I'm green, I have many white babies inside me; and when yellow and green, I have many black babies inside of me, and is sweet. What am I?
Pawpaw (papaya) fruit is green when unripe with pale seeds, and turns yellow-green and sweet with dark seeds ('black babies') when ripe.
Slam slam slam all day long slam slam slam some fast, some slow something solid. flat and sturdy its friend lights up the night and is sensitive to the eye slam slam slam A through Z 1,2,3 black as night. What am I?
The repeated 'slam' describes key presses, the letters A through Z and numbers are keyboard characters, and its 'friend' is the light-sensitive screen it's paired with.
What goes in the water red, and comes out black?
A red-hot glowing iron cools and darkens to black the moment it is plunged into water.
Don't burn me I'll be crusty and black, but butter me and I'll be greasy and wack. What am I?
Toast turns black and crusty if burnt, and becomes greasy once buttered, describing toasted bread.
What's black and white and red all over?
'Red all over' puns on 'read all over', but here literally means sunburned, applied to a black-and-white zebra.
Black within, red without, with four corners, roundabout. What is it?
A chimney is dark and sooty inside, made of red brick outside, and roughly square yet allows smoke to swirl round about.
How many black beans will make five white ones?
The riddle plays on the fact that peeling a black bean can reveal a lighter interior, making a black bean 'become' a white one.
What kind of music does a blacksmith like?
"Heavy metal" is both a music genre and a literal description of the metal a blacksmith works with.
A girl was holding something in her hand. With her other hand, she picked up a regular black pen and wrote on the object in her hand. When she let go of the object, the writing shrunk and became more solid. What was the object?
Writing on an inflated balloon then letting the air out causes the balloon to shrink and the ink markings to compress and darken.
What insect does a blacksmith manufacture?
The pun connects a blacksmith forging with fire and metal to 'making' a firefly, an insect with 'fire' in its name.
I am black of the eye and bright of hair. I fast into the ground and follow my lord as he races around the world. What am I?
A sunflower has a dark center ('black eye'), bright yellow petals ('hair'), is rooted in the ground, and turns to follow the sun ('lord') across the sky.
I am missing from every emotion, the alpha of the black and white herd. I am the end of the written notion, and yet I am the least used in a word. What am I?
The letter Z is absent from emotion words, starts 'zebra' (a black-and-white herd animal), ends the alphabet, and is the least frequently used letter.
I come in many colors, but folks prefer me in black or blue, also be careful not to misspell my name with the letter "i". What am I?
'Pen' misspelled with an 'i' becomes 'pin', a warning clue pointing to the writing tool commonly used in black or blue ink.
Blacker than black, colder than cold, some things out here are worth more than gold. What is it?
Outer space is extremely dark and cold, and it contains rare materials and resources more valuable than gold.
Sometimes I am black, sometimes I am white sometimes you can see me at night. I have friends that are with me that are much smaller. Some of you have walked on me but not all. What am I?
The moon changes appearance through phases, appears alongside smaller stars, and only a handful of astronauts have ever walked on it.
I'm as plain to see as black & white. I prefer to roam about at night. Just don't attack or startle me. Or odiferous emissions may result you see. I'm an omnivore yes it's true. But what's my name tell me do?
The black-and-white coloring, nocturnal habits, and smelly defense mechanism clearly describe a skunk.
I always point in the right direction. My instructions are written in black and white. Disobey me and pay the consequences. I will never say more than two words at a time. What am I?
A 'One Way' sign is black and white text, points a specific direction, and carries only two words with a penalty for ignoring it.
I'm blue at day and black at night; I do contain some creatures born and died. What am I?
Seawater appears blue in daylight and black at night, and is home to countless marine creatures throughout their life cycles.
What 3 common songs have the same melody?
Baa Baa Black Sheep, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and the Alphabet Song all share the exact same tune.
The king of the jungle, rare as gold, black as night, in light not there and night not seen. Goes in water, goes on trees, goes in caves, goes on the ground. Claws of knives, teeth of swords, the roar of death but silent as a mouse. What is it?
The clues about being rare, black, camouflaged in both light and dark, and a powerful hunter across terrains all describe a black panther/jaguar.
Tear off one and scratch its head, what was red is now black instead. What is It?
Striking (scratching) a matchstick's red head burns it black.
Dark with white markings, smooth like a rock. Where learning occurs, I help convey thought. What am I?
A blackboard is dark, smooth, marked with white chalk, and used in classrooms to convey lessons.
Duels of good and evil, A fighter of good am I, Revealed beside watched words, King of the black night sky. What am I?
The riddle personifies darkness as a force opposing light, ruling the black night sky and revealed alongside 'watched words' like subtitles in dim rooms.
I am not a person or an animal. I was born from the death of something large and hot. I am capable of consuming anything and everything. I am very dark and exist in a place where there is no gravity. What am I?
A black hole forms from the collapse (death) of a massive star and consumes matter with immense gravity, existing in dark space.
You get 2 clues to this riddle. 1. It can be green, black, or even sweet. 2. It sounds like a letter. What is it?
'Tea' comes in green, black, and sweet varieties and is pronounced the same as the letter T.
What do you get when you cross a black cat and a lemon?
The pun combines 'sourpuss,' meaning a grumpy person, with the lemon's sour taste and a cat's 'puss' nickname.
Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red. What am I?
A matchstick's red tip turns black after being struck and burned.
Pronounced as one letter, And written with three, Two letters there are, And two only in me. I'm double, I'm single, I'm black, blue, and gray, I'm read from both ends, And the same either way. What am I?
The word 'eye' sounds like the letter I, is spelled with three letters using two distinct ones, and reads the same forwards and backwards, describing the body part with colored irises.
I am white, black, and read all over. What am I?
'Read all over' is a pun on 'red all over', describing a newspaper printed in black and white text that people read.
I'm clean when I'm black, Dirty when white; Get too close, And you might sneeze. What am I?
Chalk dust builds up as white residue (dirty) and the dust itself causes sneezing, while a freshly wiped black surface is 'clean.'
Why is Santa so good at Karate?
'Black belt' puns on the karate ranking and the belt that holds up Santa's suit.
What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?
Charcoal starts black, glows red while burning, and turns to gray ash once it's used up.
I am white when I am dirty, and black when I am clean. What am I?
A blackboard is literally black, but chalk dust (dirt) makes it look white/pale, so it's paradoxically 'white when dirty.'
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