101 Best Riddles for Kids and Adults You'll Love

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Riddles– From Easy to hard, we have got them all. Test your riddle skills on these riddles for kids and adults! You are sure to get stumped a time or two!

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We have included riddles for kids as well as riddles for adults in this ultimate riddles list. Some are pretty easy riddles, and some may require you to really put on your thinking cap to figure out. Some of these riddles are sure to put you to the ultimate test. Let us know how many you get right on the list!

For more riddle fun. don’t forget to try out our Disney riddles as well as our Space Riddles.

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The Best riddles for Kids and Adults

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A man fell off of a 100-foot ladder, but he didn’t get hurt. How is this possible? He was only on the first step
What tastes better than it smells? tongue.
What gets wetter the more it dries? A towel.
Q David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle and…? David.
If you have two coins which total 35 cents and one of the coins is not a dime, what are the two coins? A quarter and a dime. One coin isn’t a dime, but the other one is.
What’s black and white and blue? A sad zebra
Forward it’s heavy, backward it’s not. What is it? Ton. Backward it’s “not.” Get it?
You see a boat filled with people. You look again, but this time you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why? All the people on the boat are married.
Without the first two letters, I’m an intelligent animal. Without the first three letters, I’m a subject in school. And, without the first four letters, I’m the letter “e.”. What am I? Grape.
The more there is of me the less you see. What am I? Darkness.
What has to be broken before you can use it? An egg
I’m found in socks, scarves, and mittens. I’m found in the paws of playful kittens. What am I? Yarn.
Why is Peter Pan always flying? He Neverlands.
What goes up but never comes back down? Your age.
What has four eyes and runs south? The Mississippi River.
How can you tell the difference between dogs and trees? By their bark
When it’s alive we sing, when it dies we clap. What is it? A birthday candle.
What has many keys, but cannot open a door? A piano.
I make two people out of one. What am I? A mirror.
I go around in circles, but always straight ahead. I never complain no matter where I am led. What am I? A wheel
What has six faces but does not wear makeup, and twenty-one eyes but cannot see? Dice
Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth? Mount Everest
Break me, and I’ll cage you. Obey me, and I’ll save you. What am I? The law
What falls often but never gets hurt? Snow
I have one eye and it’s always open. What am I? A needle

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old, what am I? A candle
I blow but don’t have lungs. I can move objects but don’t have arms. What am I? The wind.
I have two hands, but no thumbs. What am I? A clock.
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? “Short”
A man was driving a black truck. His lights were not on. The moon was not out. A lady was crossing the street. How could he see her? It was daytime
Who can shave a dozen times a day but still have a beard? A barber
Even if you give this to someone else, you still get to keep it. What is it? Your word.
What has four wheels and flies? A garbage truck.
When was the last year that looked the same upside down and right side up? 1961
What jack has a head but no body? Jack-o-lantern
How can a leopard change its spots? By moving from one spot to another
What is at the end of a rainbow? The letter “w.”
A word I know, six letters it contains, remove one letter and 12 remain, what is it? Dozens.
I act like a cat, I look like a cat, yet I am not a cat. What am I? A Kitten.
Which weighs more: a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks? They both weigh the same. A pound.
What part of roads do ghosts love to travel? The dead ends
What are moving left to right, right now? Your eyes.
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? Silence.
What has a bed but never sleeps, can run but never walks, and has a bank but no money? A river.
A full bus was traveling over a bridge. No one gets off the bus, but when it gets to the other side there isn’t a single person left. How is this possible? They were all married.
Where can you find cities, towns, and streets but no people? A map

What is something you can put in your pocket that keeps it empty? A hole.
What has no body and no nose? Nobody knows.
What is the hardest key to turn? A don-key
How can you make seven even? Remove the letter s.
What’s black and white and read all over? A newspaper
If a brother, his sister, and their dog weren’t under an umbrella, why didn’t they get wet? It wasn’t raining.
It floats like a log. It looks likes a log. But it isn’t a log. What is it? Alligator
What word contains 26 letters but only has three syllables? The alphabet.
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? The future.
What belongs to you but is used more by others? Your name
What is full of holes but still holds water? A sponge.
How many seconds are there in one year? 12 of them, there’s a 2nd every month.
What do you get when you cross a black cat and a lemon? A Sour Puss.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? The letter M.
I am white when I am dirty, and black when I am clean. What am I? A blackboard
The more you take the more you leave behind. What are they? Footsteps.
Everyone has it but no one can lose it. What is it? A shadow.
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother — how many children does Mary have? Five, each daughter has the same brother.
Why didn’t the car feel well? It had gas.
What has teeth but cannot bite? A comb

No matter how smart you are, there is one thing you will always overlook. What is it? Your own nose.
What goes up and down the stairs without moving? Carpet.
What did the dollar say to the four quarters? You’ve changed.
Where do baby ghosts go while their parents work? To day scare.
What has a bottom at the top? Your legs
Where does success come before work? The dictionary.
If a red house is made of red bricks, and a yellow house is made of yellow bricks, what is a greenhouse made of? Glass
What word is spelled wrong in every dictionary? The word “wrong.”
They have not flesh nor feathers, nor scales nor bone; but they do have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they? Gloves.
I have no feet, no hands, no wings, but I climb to the sky. What am I? Smoke
What kind of goose fights with snakes? A mongoose.
I’m flat when I’m new. I’m fat when you use me, then flat again when something sharp touches me. What am I? A balloon.
You must keep this thing, its loss will affect your brothers. For once yours is lost, it will soon be lost by others. What is it? Your temper.
What is at the end of everything? The letter “g”.
You bought me for dinner but never eat me. What am I? Silverware
I know a word of letters three, add two more and less there will be. What word is it? Few
All about the house, with his partner he dances. Yet he always works, and never romances. What is he? A broom.
What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don’t want to use it? An anchor.
A hundred feet in the air, but its back is on the ground. What is it? A centipede flipped over.
I run in and out of town all day and night. What am I? A road

What goes up when the rain comes down? An umbrella.
It doesn’t bark, it doesn’t bite but it still won’t let you in the house. What is it? A lock.
What travels around the world but never leaves the corner? A stamp.
A man in a car saw a Golden Door, Silver Door and a Bronze Door. What door did he open first? The car door.
What instrument does a skeleton play? Trombone
What can be picked but not chosen? A nose.
How do spiders communicate? Through the World Wide Web.
Light as a feather, almost nothing in it, but the strongest man can’t hold it much more than a minute. What I am? Breath.
Give me food and I will live, Give me water, and I will die. What am I? Fire.
I have a thousand needles but I do not sew. What am I? A Porcupine
Why couldn’t the skeleton cross the road? Because it didn’t have the guts.
Some months have 30 days, some months have 31 days. How many have 28? They all do.
I am the beginning of the end and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I? The letter e. End, timE, spacE, Every placE
There is a rooster sitting on top of a barn. If it laid an egg, which way would it roll? It wouldn’t, roosters don’t lay eggs.
What has a foot on each side and one in the middle? A yardstick

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101 Best Riddles for Kids and Adults You’ll Love