Free Printable Math Riddles

1.

Mom and dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

7

2.

What 3 positive numbers give the same result when multiplied and added together?

a)

1, 3, and 4

b)

1, 2, and 3

c)

4, 5, and 6

d)

4,6, and 7

3.

How many letters are in alphabet?

a)

20

b)

26

c)

8

d)

14

4.

What gets wet while it dries?

a)

Towel

b)

Pool

c)

Broom

d)

Shirt

5.

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in one thousand years?

a)

The letter M

b)

The letter P

c)

The letter T

d)

The letter P

6.

How many months have 28 days?

a)

All

b)

Febuary

c)

March

d)

August

7.

The more you take the more you leave behind. What am I?

a)

rude

b)

walker

c)

footsteps

d)

rain

8.

Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

Show Answer

a)

Tuesday

b)

Tues, Wed, Thurs

c)

Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

d)

Fri, Sat, Sun

9.

David's father has three sons : Snap, Crackle and _____ ?

a)

Father

b)

David

c)

Pop

d)

Coco

10.

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

a)

A small key

b)

A large key

c)

A monKEY

d)

Piano

11.

What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?

a)

Name

b)

Clothes

c)

Food

d)

Water

12.

what can be caught but not thrown

a)

cat

b)

football

c)

cough

d)

1

13.

Probability is ...

a)

the chance that some event will occur.

b)

a game that involves coins.

c)

a guarantee.

14.

Probability can be written as ...

a)

a fraction

b)

a decimal

c)

a percent

d)

all of the above

15.

Six of the 6 numbers are greater than 0. Spinning a number that is greater than 0 is...

a)

impossible

b)

unlikely

c)

as likely as not

d)

likely

e)

certain

16.

Which is heavier? A pound of feather or a pound of rocks?

a)

A pound of feather

b)

A pound of rocks

c)

Neither. Both weigh a pound!

17.

Give me food, and I will live; give me water, and I will die. What am I?

a)

food

b)

fire

c)

water

18.

4 x 12 =

a)

24

b)

36

c)

48

d)

56

19.

36 ÷ 4 =

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

20.

11 x 8 =

a)

77

b)

88

c)

11

d)

99

21.

$400\ \times\ 7\ =\ ?$

a)

280

b)

2800

c)

240

d)

24

22.

$90\ \times\ 3\ =\ ?$

a)

1200

b)

120

c)

2700

d)

270

23.

8 x 8

a)

34

b)

56

c)

64

d)

43

24.

9 x 7 =

a)

34

b)

56

c)

63

d)

77

25.

Double 33

a)

66

b)

16.5

c)

44

d)

6

26.

70 + 70

a)

140

b)

170

c)

114

d)

130

e)

174

27.

21 x 1000 equals :

a)

21

b)

210

c)

21000

d)

2100

28.

1) 2300 ÷ 2300 = _________________

a)

2300

b)

300

c)

1

d)

2000

Math Riddles

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 18mins

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