20 interesting riddles for kids

A riddle is a statement or question not having direct meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved. They can be fun to ask in group of friends or family at a dinner table. The trick is to let them squirm a little bit thinking of the possible answers before eventually letting them know the answer! When they finally hear the answer to the clever riddle, there will be a "Ah ha!" moment, which is generally a lot of fun.

Here we brought selected and handpicked riddles which can be asked specifically in office groups to put everyone into thinking and have fun at the end.

1. You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?

Hover to view answer - All the people on the boat are married.

2. I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?

Hover to view answer - A barber

3. What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?

Hover to view answer - Promise

4. There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?

Hover to view answer - There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.

5. What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?

Hover to view answer - Future

6. I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

Hover to view answer - A candle

7. A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?

Hover to view answer - He was bald.

8. What building has the most stories?

Hover to view answer - Library

9. A word I know, six letters it contains, remove one letter and 12 remains. What is it?

Hover to view answer - Donzens

10. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

Hover to view answer - Footsteps

11. What is full of holes but still holds water?

Hover to view answer - Sponge

12. What month of the year has 28 days?

Hover to view answer - All of them

13. What has to be broken before you can use it?

Hover to view answer - Egg or Coconut

14. What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month?

Hover to view answer - The letter “R.”

15. What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?

Hover to view answer - Heroine

16. I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I?

Hover to view answer - Pencil lead

17. A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?

Hover to view answer - Four sisters and three brothers.

18. I have keys, but no locks and space, and no rooms. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?

Hover to view answer - A keyboard

19. How many letters are in the alphabet?

Hover to view answer - There are 11 letters in the words 'the alphabet'

20. What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

Hover to view answer - The letter 'M.'

The Worst Shooter

In the Wild West, you are challenged into a death match by two bounty hunters nicknamed Golden Revolver (GR) and Killer Boots (KB). You accept the challenge. None of you want to waste any of the bullet and so a certain rules are laid down:

1) All of you will shoot in a given order till the last man standing.
2) Each of you shoots only once upon his turn.
3) If any one of you is injured, the other two will finish him off with an iron rod.
4) The worst shooter of all (which is you) shoots first and the best one shoots at the last.

Now, how will you plan things if you know that you hit every third shot of yours, KB hits every second shot and GR hits every shot ?

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Asked by Neha on 15 Dec 2025

Greedy Elves Brain Twister

There was once a troop of 5 elves. The 5 elves were very dedicated on finding the magical treasure of 1000 coins. However, being elves, they were super geniuses, very greedy and they did not hesitate in taking lives of other elves. The 5 elves were named Aye, Bee, Cee, Dee and Ee, ranked from high to low respectively, from Aye to Ee. One fine day, their efforts brought results and they found 1000 coins. Now they had to split it in between them as per their ranks. The lowest ranked elf has to make the proposal. If the proposal is accepted by majority, it is agreed, or the suggesting elf is killed.

What proposal should elf Ee make ?

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Asked by Neha on 14 Dec 2025

Bird and Plane Riddle

Andrew sees a very rare bird named "Ruppell's vulture". Soon Andrew was dead. Can you explain the mystery, Mr. Sherlock?

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Asked by Neha on 13 Dec 2025

Eggs Throw Puzzle

You are given 2 eggs.
You have access to a 100-storey building.
Eggs can be very hard or very fragile means it may break if dropped from the first floor or may not even break if dropped from 100th floor, Both eggs are identical.
You need to figure out the highest floor of a 100-storey building an egg can be dropped without breaking.
Now the question is how many drops you need to make. You are allowed to break 2 eggs in the process

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Asked by Neha on 12 Dec 2025

Funny Sentence Riddle

Make a sentence consisting of three words that have the whole alphabet.

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Asked by Neha on 11 Dec 2025

Equate the Equation Riddle

Below, you can see three complete equations and one incomplete. Based on the three complete ones, can you complete the incomplete one?

5 $ 4 $ 3 $ 9 = 4215
6 $ 9 $ 2 $ 6 = 3816
4 $ 7 $ 3 $ 3 = 1122
7 $ 2 $ 7 $ 4 = ____

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Asked by Neha on 10 Dec 2025