Tricky Riddles for Kids – page 2
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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
I have a shell but no head. You can boil me or bake me in a cake. What am I?
“I often come from a chicken.”
Answer
An egg
Riddle Time
I have a small eye, but cannot see. I am used with thread. What am I?
“I am often used with thread to fix or make things.”
Answer
A needle
Riddle Time
It goes up and down but never moves forward. What is it?
“Think about how you move between floors.”
Answer
A staircase
Riddle Time
What goes up but never comes down?
“It's something that changes every year.”
Answer
Your age
Riddle Time
I have many windows and take you where you want to go. A number is on my back.
“You often ride with me to school or the store.”
Answer
A bus
Riddle Time
It always points in the same direction, but has no legs of its own. What is it?
“It's used to find your way.”
Answer
A compass
Riddle Time
It rushes silently through wires, brings machines to life, but is never seen and has no voice.
“Think of an invisible power.”
Answer
Electricity
Riddle Time
I make the tiniest things big so you can see them. What am I?
“Think of how the very smallest things become large and visible.”
Answer
A microscope
Riddle Time
What rises high without legs, but never falls and gets hurt?
“Think of what comes from a fire, but is light as air.”
Answer
Smoke
Riddle Time
It has lots of steps, but can never walk a meter. What is it?
“Think of something with 'steps' that can't move by itself.”
Answer
A ladder
Riddle Time
It always has two sides, but can never turn around. It attracts metal, but has no hands. What is it?
“Think of something that uses a special force to stick things together.”
Answer
A magnet
Riddle Time
What has a head but no body, and dies when it burns?
“Its life is short but important when you need fire.”
Answer
A match
Riddle Time
What has many teeth but no mouth?
“It's a tool that loves to chew wood, but never gets full.”
Answer
A saw
Riddle Time
What gets shorter every time it takes a bath?
“Think of something that shrinks when it meets water in the bathroom.”
Answer
A bar of soap
Riddle Time
I always go forward but have no legs. What am I?
“Everyone has the same amount of me every day, but uses me differently.”
Answer
Time
Riddle Time
I get wetter the more I dry. What am I?
“Think of what you use when you are wet after showering or washing your hands.”
Answer
A towel
Riddle Time
I eat pencils but never get a stomach ache. Instead, the pencil gets sharp again! What am I?
“I often live in your pencil case.”
Answer
A pencil sharpener
Riddle Time
I have four legs but cannot walk, and a back that no one can scratch. What am I?
“You sit on me when you eat or draw.”
Answer
A chair
Riddle Time
I have a hook, but I don't fish. I have shoulders, but no body. What am I?
“I help you keep your closet tidy so your clothes don't get wrinkled.”
Answer
A clothes hanger