Riddles are puzzles used to challenge reading intelligence and date back to old Mesopotamia. They have also been used in texts to keep readers on edge but are no longer used often. How many riddles can you get right?
I shorten as I grow older. What am I?
- An ice cream
- A tree
- A candle
- A caterpillar
Candles get shorter as the wax melts.
I only use one hand for pointing when I have two
- A chair
- A clock
- A ruler
- A pencil
A clock has two hands that point to the time.
Who are the three famous mascots on the front of a rice cereal box?
- Snap, Crackle, and Pop
- Snap, Crackle, and Bang
- Snap, Pop, And Bang
- Pop, Crackle, and David
Snap, Crackle, and Pop are the elves on the front of the popular cereal.
I can travel the world while staying in one corner. What am I?
- A seagull
- A plane
- A box
- A stamp
A stamp can stay on the corner of a letter.
There are red carpets in your one-bedroom house, so what color is the kids’ bedroom?
- Blue
- Red
- Pink
- There is no second bedroom
The house only has one bedroom
I cannot walk, but I can run. What am I?
- A car
- A refrigerator
- A river
- Usain Bolt
A river’s current runs but cannot walk.
I am a bird like no other. Which one am I?
- Sparrow
- Eagle
- Ostrich
- Finch
An ostrich is the only bird there that cannot fly.
If I fall from high above, I’ll be fine but water is the death of me.
- A sheet of paper
- A cat
- A dog
- A person
Paper is light and can fall any height but dissolves in water.
I don't have a body but I have a tail and a head.
- A cat
- A sheep
- A dog
- A coin
A coin has two sides, heads and tails.
I dry while still wet. What am I?
- A hairdryer
- A towel
- A sponge
- A washing line
A towel gets wet when it dries our bodies.
What has a neck but doesn’t have a head?
- A bottle
- A chicken
- A frog
- A glass
A bottle has a neck but no head.
It always falls but it never goes up.
- A balloon
- A brick
- Rain
- Gravity
Rain always falls but it never goes up.
What has an eye but can’t see?
- A needle
- A storm
- Clouds
- A person
The eye of the needle is where you put the thread.
What kind of room doesn’t have windows, floors, or doors?
- A basement
- A bathroom
- A bedroom
- A mushroom
A mushroom isn’t like any other kind of room.
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