Fun and challenging riddles for 9-year-olds
Here we have gathered the most popular riddles for 9-year-olds. Now it's starting to get a bit harder and requires thinking one step further – do you dare to take on the challenge?
Riddle Time
What can you hold in your left hand, but not in your right?
“It's a part of your own body.”
Answer
Your right hand
Riddle Time
What leaves one track when it moves, but three when it stands still?
“It has one wheel and two legs.”
Answer
A wheelbarrow.
Riddle Time
What gets bigger the more you take away?
“Think of something that isn't there.”
Answer
A hole
Riddle Time
What always comes, but never truly arrives?
“It's always the next day, but when it's here, it's today.”
Answer
Tomorrow
Riddle Time
What has leaves but is not a tree?
“It has many pages, and you can read it.”
Answer
A book.
Riddle Time
Who answers you without you asking, but can only say what you've already said?
“You hear it best when it's quiet and open, and you've called out.”
Answer
An echo
Riddle Time
I have a neck but no mouth, and two arms but no hands.
“Think about what you put on when it's cold, but look at it with new eyes.”
Answer
A sweater
Riddle Time
What goes up but never comes down?
“It's something that changes every year.”
Answer
Your age
Riddle Time
What do you call a very bad accident involving a cat?
“It's a huge disaster with a feline friend.”
Answer
A cat-astrophe.
Riddle Time
I am full of holes but can still catch things. What am I?
“Think of what catches a ball in some sports, or fish in the ocean.”
Answer
A net
Riddle Time
I stand still but show how heavy something is. What am I?
“Think about how things are measured in the store.”
Answer
A scale
Riddle Time
I show the whole world but fit in one room. What am I?
“Imagine seeing the whole world in front of you, but in miniature.”
Answer
A globe
Riddle Time
I am my father's child, but I am not his son. Who am I?
“Think about what other child a father can have.”
Answer
His daughter.
Riddle Time
The more water I soak up, the heavier I become. What am I?
“You use me after a bath or a shower.”
Answer
A towel
Riddle Time
I have rings inside and grow taller the older I get. What am I?
“You might climb on me or sit in my shade.”
Answer
A tree
Riddle Time
What has teeth but cannot eat?
“You use it to make your hair tidy.”
Answer
A comb
Riddle Time
What has five fingers but no fingernails?
“You wear it on your hand.”
Answer
A glove.
Riddle Time
Which animal carries a sword but never fights?
“It swims in the sea and has a very long nose.”
Answer
A swordfish.
Riddle Time
Which animal loves books but never eats a single page?
“It loves to read.”
Answer
A bookworm.
Riddle Time
Which animal wears iron shoes?
“It wears them on its hooves.”
Answer
A horse.