2,062 Easy Riddles With Answers - page 15 of 21
I'm reading a book on anti-gravity.
This puns on 'put down,' meaning both stopping reading a book and gravity holding objects down.
Why did the scarecrow win an award?
This puns on 'outstanding in his field,' meaning both excellent at his job and literally standing in a farm field.
I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high.
High eyebrows visually create a surprised facial expression, tying the pun together.
Why don't scientists trust atoms?
This puns on 'make up,' meaning both to compose/constitute matter and to fabricate lies.
I am a domesticated animal that barks and wags my tail when I'm happy. What am I?
Barking and tail-wagging are classic behaviors of a happy pet dog.
I am a mammal with stripes and I live in the jungle. What am I?
Tigers are large striped big cats that live in jungles and forests across Asia.
I am a yellow bird that can sing beautiful songs. What am I?
Canaries are small yellow songbirds well known for their pleasant singing.
I am a big, gray animal that loves to take a bath and eat peanuts. What am I?
Elephants enjoy bathing in water or mud and are commonly associated with eating peanuts.
I am a pet that loves to chase mice and drink milk. What am I?
Cats are classic household pets known for chasing small prey like mice.
I am a wild cat with spots and I can run very fast. What am I?
The cheetah is the fastest land animal, known for its spotted coat.
I am a bird that can swim and catch fish with my sharp beak. What am I?
Pelicans are skilled swimmers that use their large beaks to scoop up fish.
I am a black and white animal that loves to eat bamboo. What am I?
Giant pandas are famous for their black-and-white coloring and bamboo-heavy diet.
I am a reptile that moves very slowly and carries my house on my back. What am I?
A turtle's hard shell acts as a portable home it carries wherever it goes.
I am a small animal with long ears and a fluffy tail. What am I?
Long ears and a fluffy cotton-ball tail are classic features of a bunny rabbit.
I am a sea creature that has eight arms and two tentacles. What am I?
An octopus is famous for its eight arms, used here in a simplified kid-friendly description.
I am a bird that can't fly and I can run really fast. What am I?
The ostrich is the world's largest bird, flightless but famous for running at high speeds.
I am a furry animal with a long tail and I love to climb trees. What am I?
Monkeys use their long tails and agility to climb and swing through trees.
I have a long trunk and big floppy ears. What am I?
A long trunk and large floppy ears are the elephant's most recognizable features.
What starts with the letter 't', is filled with 't' and ends in 't'?
'T' starts the word teapot, tea (T) fills it, and 'pot' ends with the letter T -- a playful literal reading of the clue.
I am tall when I am young and short when I am old. What am I?
A candle starts tall and gradually melts shorter the longer it burns.
What has one eye but cannot see?
A sewing needle has a small hole called an 'eye' for the thread, but it obviously can't see anything.
What is black and white and red all over?
Wordplay — "red all over" sounds like "read all over," describing a black-and-white newspaper.
What can you hold without ever touching or using your hands?
You "hold" your breath internally, with no hands required.
What has a neck but no head?
A bottle has a narrow "neck" near its top opening but no head.
What kind of room has no doors or windows?
'Mushroom' ends in '-room' but is a fungus with no doors or windows, since it isn't an actual room.
What starts with 'E', ends with 'E' but only contains one letter?
The word "envelope" starts and ends with "e," and an envelope itself is used to hold just one letter inside.
I am a number that is 2 more than 3. What number am I?
Adding two to three gives five.
I am a shape with 8 sides. What shape am I?
An eight-sided polygon is called an octagon, like a stop sign.
I am a number that is 1 less than 5. What number am I?
Subtracting one from five leaves four.
I am a number that is 1 more than 4. What number am I?
Adding one to four gives five.
I am a shape with 6 sides. What shape am I?
A six-sided polygon is called a hexagon.
I am a number that is 1 less than 3. What number am I?
Subtracting one from three leaves two.
I am a shape with 5 sides. What shape am I?
A five-sided polygon is called a pentagon.
I am a number that is 2 more than 1. What number am I?
Adding two to one gives three.
I am a shape with 4 sides, but only 2 sides are parallel. What shape am I?
A trapezoid is defined by having exactly one pair of parallel sides.
I am a number that is 2 less than 6. What number am I?
Subtracting two from six leaves four.
I am a shape with 3 sides. What shape am I?
A three-sided polygon is by definition a triangle.
I am a number that is one more than 3. What number am I?
Adding one to three gives four.
I am a shape with 4 sides of equal length and 4 right angles. What shape am I?
Equal sides plus right angles define a square specifically, unlike a rectangle which only needs right angles.
I am a number that is more than 5 but less than 7. What number am I?
The only whole number between 5 and 7 is 6.
What can you break without touching it?
A promise is an intangible commitment that can be broken without any physical contact.
What has a face that doesn't smile, a mouth that doesn't talk, and a bed but doesn't sleep?
A house has a "face" (its front), a "mouth" (the doorway), and a "bed"room, all without literally doing any of those things.
What is brown, hairy, and wears sunglasses?
A coconut's brown, fuzzy shell is playfully imagined as "hairy," fitting a beach vacation theme with sunglasses.
What is light as a feather but even the world's strongest man can't hold it for long?
Holding your breath feels effortless at first, but even the strongest person must eventually breathe again.
What has a heart that doesn't beat?
The "heart" of an artichoke is a real part of the vegetable, but it has no pulse since it isn't alive in the animal sense.
What has a bed but never sleeps, and a mouth but never eats?
A river has a "bed," its channel, and a "mouth," where it meets the sea, both geographic terms.
What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?
A glove is shaped exactly like a hand, with a thumb and four fingers, but isn't a living thing.
What has a tail and a head, but no body?
A coin has "heads" and "tails" sides but no body between them.
What has a face and hands but no arms or legs?
A clock has a "face" with numbers and moving "hands" to show time, but no actual limbs.
How did the phone propose to his girlfriend on Valentine's Day?
"Ring" puns on both a phone call and an engagement ring.
What is hard to find but easy to lose, worth more than gold but costs less than a penny?
Good friends are valuable and hard to find, yet easily lost through neglect.
What did the pirate say on his 80th birthday?
This puns on 'eighty,' sounding like 'aye matey,' a stereotypical pirate phrase.
I am never right. I am often mistaken for being true. I am deceptive and many people use me as an enemy disguised as a friend. What am I?
A lie masquerades as the truth while never actually being right.
The less of them you have; the more one is worth. Who/What are they?
True friends become more valuable to you the fewer of them you have.
My friend asked, "What rhymes with orange?".
It's a joke riddle because no common English word actually rhymes with "orange."
What's a pirate's favorite letter in the alphabet?
Pirates are stereotypically depicted growling "arr," which sounds like the letter R.
You are home alone and sleeping when your friends ring the doorbell. They have come for breakfast. You have cornflakes, bread, jam, a carton of milk, and a bottle of juice. What do you open first?
You must open your eyes before you can open anything else while waking up.
What do you call two math friends?
It's a pun blending "algebra" with "bros."
A plane crashes between the America-Mexico border. There are ten people on the plane, not including the pilot. Where so you bury the survivors?
Survivors are alive, so no one needs to be buried at all.
What costs more than riches but doesn't cost a penny; that's also hard to find yet easy to lose?
A true friend is priceless yet costs nothing to have, while being hard to find and easy to lose.
What is rarer and more valuable than gold, but easier to lose?
Genuine love or friendship is hard to find and precious, yet can be lost quickly through neglect or betrayal.
Which is the largest room in the world?
'Room for improvement' is a figure of speech describing limitless potential to get better, making it figuratively the largest 'room.'
What is the best way to get from earth to mars?
Wordplay — breaking the word "planet" into "plan it," good advice for any journey.
What's the greatest worldwide use of cowhide?
The straightforward, literal answer is that cowhide's main use is simply covering the cow it grew on.
Mr. Crocker's mom gave him a present for his birthday. This gift was special, since his name was known around the world. What was the gift?
Wordplay — "Crock-pot" contains the family name "Crocker," making it a fitting, personalized gift.
Which is lighter, the sun or the earth?
Wordplay — "light" as in "rises," not as in weighing less, is the sense used, since the sun visibly rises every day.
What song can everyone in the world sing?
"Happy Birthday to You" is one of the most universally known songs across cultures and languages.
Where can you see the world but the world can't see you?
Television lets you watch events happening across the globe, but the people on screen can't see you watching.
Which is the biggest jam in the world?
Wordplay — "jam" can mean a fruit preserve or, here, a massive traffic congestion.
I am a contained world that you can shake but please don't drop me because I may break. What am I?
A snow globe holds a miniature scene inside glass that swirls with "snow" when shaken but shatters if dropped.
Many always do say that I am life. I occupy most part of the earth surface, yet I'm found in you. What am I?
Water covers most of Earth's surface and makes up a large percentage of the human body, essential for life.
What is the most slippery country in the world?
Wordplay — "Greece" sounds like "grease," something slippery.
Which is the most shocking city in the world?
Wordplay — "electricity" sounds like "electri-city," a shockingly named city.
What do cows give after an earthquake?
'Milk shakes' puns on the beverage and milk literally being shaken by earthquake tremors.
What is the smallest bridge in the world?
The 'bridge of the nose' is the small ridge between your eyes, punning on an actual bridge structure.
Say "silk" five times. Now, spell "silk." What do cows drink?
This is a trick riddle designed to make you say 'milk' by pattern, but cows actually drink water.
What is the sharpest thing in the world?
This is a joke riddle: a fart can pass through fabric without leaving a hole, unlike any physical blade.
Why can't the world ever come to an end?
A round shape, like a circle or sphere, has no edge or endpoint to reach.
There is an ancient invention, still used in some parts of the world today, that allows people to see through walls. What is it?
A window is a hole framed in a wall that lets you literally see through it, unlike solid walls.
What is that which has many leaves, but no stem?
A book's pages are called "leaves," but unlike a plant, it has no stem.
Why were the notebooks afraid to go to college?
"College ruled" is a pun on the type of lined paper and sounds like the college "ruling over" the notebooks.
I sit here collecting dust, I can wait forever to open me and you will not be disappointed, I can make you laugh, cry, and sad, I contain all the knowledge of the world, let me take you to a faraway land. What am I?
Sitting unopened collecting dust, holding knowledge and emotion, and transporting you to far places are all classic descriptions of a book.
What is the highest public building in your city?
"Stories" again puns on both a building's floors and the tales inside library books.
Where do books sleep?
"Covers" doubles as a book's front and back cover and the bedcovers one sleeps between.
What are the smartest creatures?
"Bookworm" is slang for an avid reader, making them the punniest choice for "smartest."
Why did everybody like to go out to eat with the librarian?
"Book a reservation" puns on making a restaurant reservation and a librarian's book expertise.
What did one math book say to another?
This is a pun: math books are literally full of practice 'problems,' which doubles as an emotional complaint between two books.
A teacher is yelling, she closes the door, the window, and a book. What did she forget to close?
Despite closing every physical thing listed, she never stops yelling, meaning her mouth stayed "open."
Where do bedtime books sleep?
"Covers" is a double meaning: a book's cover and the blankets (covers) people sleep under.
What did one math book say to the other math book?
The pun plays on "problems" meaning both math exercises and personal troubles.
Why was the ocean arrested?
Pun on "beat," meaning both to physically assault someone and waves striking the shore.
Why was the plumber so tired?
Pun on "drained," meaning both exhausted and water being drained through pipes.
Why was the cell phone wearing glasses?
Pun on "contacts," meaning both a phone's contact list and eye contact lenses.
Why was the nose so tired?
Pun on "running," since a nose can run (with mucus) and running causes fatigue.
Why was the picture sent to jail?
Pun on "framed," meaning both put in a picture frame and falsely accused of a crime.
Why was the broom late?
This puns on 'over-swept,' sounding like 'overslept,' referencing a broom's sweeping function.
What can go forward but never back?
Time always moves in one direction, forward, and can never reverse.
What can you break without hitting or dropping it?
A promise is an intangible commitment that can be broken without any physical force applied to it.
What can run but can't walk?
A refrigerator "runs," meaning it operates continuously, but obviously cannot physically walk.
Fashions change but what can a person wear that is never out of style?
Unlike clothing trends, a smile is a timeless expression that never goes out of fashion.