Riddles for kids

What has many keys, but can't even open a single door?

• A small key

• A large key

• A monkey

• Piano

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a life?

• the letter m

• time

• life

• second

What has to be broken before you can use it?

• A door

• A glass

• An egg

• A pencil

What begins with T, finishes with T, and has T in it?

• A torch

• A teapot

• A teacher

• Toot

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old, what am I?

• Your height

• A tree

• A baby

• A candle

What question can you never answer yes to?

• Are you asleep?

• Are you awake?

• Are you here?

• Are you gone?

What word is spelled wrong in the dictionary?

What has teeth, but cannot chew?

• A baby

• A mouse

• A comb

• A car

I am made of water, but I’m not wet. What am I?

• Sea

• Rain

• A river

• A cloud

What is white when dirty and black when clean?

• A chalk

• A blackboard

• A table

• A book