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Riddles

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What has a neck but no head who am I?

(a)  

2.

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?

a)

Wind

b)

Echo

c)

Air

3.

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

a)

Land Design

b)

Map

c)

Picture

4.

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?

a)

Black Widow

b)

Heroine

c)

Wonder Woman

5.

What English word has three consecutive double letters?

a)

Orthography

b)

Bookkeeper

c)

Psychology

6.

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

a)

Shovel

b)

Pencil Lead

c)

Wooden Pole

d)

Spade

7.

I am big, I like to eat a lot, I hibernate and hates vegetables.

a)

Polar Bear

b)

Grizzly Bear

c)

Forest Bear

8.

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?

a)

One sister and two brother

b)

Three sisters and three brothers

c)

Four sisters and three brothers.

9.

You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?

a)

They jump off the boat.

b)

All the people were married.

c)

Hiding inside the boat.

10.

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

a)

A keyboard

b)

A Masterkey

c)

A Modulekey

11.

How many letters are in the alphabet?

a)

26

b)

11

c)

15

d)

25

12.

I am round, a size of a fist, sweet but has so many seeds

a)

Papaya

b)

Pomegranate

c)

Mango

d)

Jack Fruit

13.

WHAT GOES UP BUT NEVER GOES DOWN

a)

RAIN

b)

AGE

c)

BIRDS

14.

WHAT SHOULD BE BROKEN BEFORE USE ?

a)

SKY

b)

POTATO

c)

PENCIL

d)

EGG

15.

A COW HAS THREE , A GIRL HAS FOUR. WHAT IS IT?

a)

LETTERS

b)

HOMOPHONES

c)

VEGETABLES

d)

ONIONS

16.

1. MARY’S MOTHER HAS FIVE CHILDREN JANUARY, FEBRURY, MARCH AND APRIL. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FIVTH CHILD?

a)

LOUSIE

b)

MARY

c)

ROSE

d)

FEBRUARY

17.

1. IF YOU TAKE OF MY SKIN I WON’T CRY BUT YOU WILL CRY. WHO AM I?

a)

TOMATO

b)

RICE

c)

TELEPHONE

d)

ONION

18.

1. I GO THROUGH CITIES AND FIELDS BUT YET I DON’T MOVE. WHO AM I ?

a)

LAPTOP

b)

ROAD

c)

CAR

d)

PAPER

19.

1. IT IS VERY EASY TO GET IN BUT VERY HARD TO GET OUT. WHAT IS IT?

a)

PROBLEM

b)

TEXT BOOK

c)

WORD

20.

1. WHAT CAN BE SEEN ONCE MINUTE, TWICE IN MOMENT, AND NEVER IN A THOUSAND

YEARS ?

a)

LETTER Q

b)

LETTER P

c)

LETTER M

d)

LETTER V

21.

WHAT IS IN MIDDLE OF PARIS

a)

TOKYO

b)

LETTER R

c)

ONION

d)

MALL

22.

1. I AM NOT ALIVE BUT I HAVE 5 FINGERS. WHO AM I ?

a)

WALLET

b)

PAINT

c)

GLOVES

d)

CLOCK

23.

1. I TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD BUT STAY IN ONE CORNER. WHO AM I ?

a)

STAMP

b)

BOOK MARK

c)

PICTURE

d)

MOUSE

24.

1. I HAVE A ROOM BUT YOU CANNOT ENTER IT. WHO AM I?

a)

BED ROOM

b)

HALL ROOM

c)

KITCHEN

d)

MUSHROOM

25.

CORRECT SPELLING OF QUIZIZ

a)

QUIZIZ

b)

QUIZZIZ

c)

QUIZIZZ

d)

QUIZ

26.

1. WHAT WORD BECOMES SHORTER EVEN IF YOU ADD TWO LETTERS?

a)

QUEEN

b)

LARGE

c)

SHORT

d)

DOOR

27.

WHAT WORD BEGINS WITH AN E BUT HAS ONLY ONE LETTER?

a)

ENVELOPE

b)

QUESTION

c)

BOOK

d)

NO CORRECT ANSWER

28.

What is as fast as a cheetah as slow as a turtle and can transform into any shape or object?

a)

cheetah

b)

shadow

c)

lifetime

d)

turtle

29.

What belongs to you but others use it more than you?

a)

towel

b)

sink

c)

yourself

d)

name

30.

What is brown and sticky?

a)

a brownie

b)

a stick

c)

soil

d)

a baseball glove

31.

What two things can you never eat for breakfast?

a)

blanket

b)

snow

c)

lunch

d)

dinner

32.

What can taste better than it can smell?

a)

vegetables

b)

a hamburger

c)

a nose

d)

a tongue

33.

How can a pants pocket be empty but still have something in it?

a)

it has a crumb

b)

it has a hole in it

c)

there is no pocket

d)

it has a rock in it

34.

What word becomes sorter when you add two letters?

a)

for

b)

bee

c)

short

d)

and

35.

What has hands but cannot clap?

a)

clock

b)

time

c)

person

d)

monkey

36.

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

a)

the letter m

b)

life

c)

time

d)

a second

37.

What has 4 eyes but can't see?

a)

spider

b)

Mississippi

c)

a needle

d)

a storm

38.

What goes up but never comes down?

a)

Your age

b)

Building

c)

Balloon

d)

Sky

39.

What gets wet while it dries?

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

A Towel

d)

A Person

40.

1. How many letters are in alphabet?

a)

8

b)

26

c)

28

d)

27

41.

1. What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment but NEVER in a thousand years?

a)

The Letter T

b)

The Letter M

c)

The Letter S

d)

The Letter O

42.

What starts with the letter “t”, is filled with “t” and ends in “t”?

a)

Tea

b)

Kettle

c)

Frying Pan

d)

Teapot

43.

How many months have 28 days?

a)

August

b)

All

c)

Febuary

d)

March

44.

What stands on four legs but can't walk?

a)

A Paralyzed Dog

b)

A Sculpture

c)

A Chair

d)

A Truck On Its Wheels

45.

What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?

a)

glass

b)

silence

c)

promise

d)

feather

46.

What word is spelled wrong in the dictionary?

a)

wrong

b)

write

c)

right

d)

encyclopedia

47.

I’m lighter than a feather but even the world’s strongest man can’t hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I?

a)

A Feather

b)

Breath/Air

c)

A Plastic Bag

d)

A Piece Of Paper

48.

You are driving and you are hungry and thirsty.On the road you find 2 doors.1 has food and 1 has water(drinkable).:Question:What door do you open first?

a)

your car door

b)

the food places door

c)

the water places door

d)

no door

49.

My thickness is no more than a few centimeters, yet my depth can span to infinity. Although mundane, I intimidate most animals. When in my presence, you will inevitably follow me. What am I?

a)

human

b)

animal imitator

c)

a mirror

d)

glass

50.

A girl has no sight. She lost her favorite book and her pencil, her wallet(with all of her money), some of her clothes, some cosmetics, and her purse. What did she loose first?

a)

her wallet

b)

her favorite book

c)

her pencil

d)

her sight

51.

What tastes better than it smells?

a)

face

b)

tongue

c)

mouth

d)

nose

52.

What goes in the water black and comes back out red?

a)

shrimp

b)

crawfish

c)

a crab

d)

a lobster

53.

What two things can you never eat for breakfast?

a)

steak and a smoothie

b)

eggs and bacon

c)

lunch and diner

d)

something you hate for breakfast

54.

what looses its head in the morning and gets it back at night?

a)

pillow

b)

bed

c)

you

d)

praying mantis

55.

what asks but never answers?

a)

nothing

b)

an owl

c)

a fox

d)

you sometimes

56.

A man parks his car in an opposite hotel and already knows hes bankrupt. How?

a)

he knows that he has bad luck

b)

he is playng monopoly

c)

He doesn't care and parks in the wrong spot

d)

He has no money already

57.

What is brown and sticky

a)

slime

b)

gum

c)

a stick

d)

waste/scat

58.

What can you catch but not throw

a)

a cold

b)

a baseball when your not good

c)

anything

d)

nothing

59.

What has a face and two hands

a)

mothing

b)

a human

c)

a watch

d)

a clock

60.

What kind of room has no doors or windows

a)

a hotel room

b)

a mushroom

c)

a doorles bathroom

d)

a plain room

61.

What month do people sleep the least

a)

December

b)

they are all the same

c)

January

d)

February

62.

Some months have thirty days and some have thirty-one. How many have twenty-eight days?

a)

March

b)

all of the above

c)

all of them

d)

none of them

63.

It's not a baby though you hold in the arms close to your bosom. It's not an Indian man though it has long beard. It's not a monkey though its tail is bent. It's not a bird though it has beautiful voice. What am I?

a)

a harp

b)

a human

c)

a tiger

d)

a baby turtle

64.

When is 99 more than 100?

a)

never

b)

A microwave.Generally when you run a microwave for '99' it runs for 1 minute and 39 seconds. '100' runs for 1 minute.

c)

always

d)

whenever you say it is

65.

Why was the baby strawberry crying?

a)

because he was sad

b)

because that was his hobby/passion

c)

because his parents were in a jam

d)

he didn't know why

66.

When it is alive we sing, and when it is dead we clap our hands. What is t?

a)

nothing

b)

something that you wish to break down

c)

a candle

d)

a birthday

67.

What flies when it is born, lies when its alive, and runs when its dead

a)

a machine

b)

sleet

c)

a snowflake

d)

rain

68.

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

a)

rude

b)

walker

c)

footsteps

d)

rain

69.

What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?

a)

Sammy

b)

Dog

c)

Human

d)

Coin

70.

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

71.

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

a)

the letter 'm'

b)

a second

c)

a millisecond

72.

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

a)

Father

b)

David

c)

Pop

d)

Coco

73.

A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?

Show Answer

a)

An apple a day keeps the doctor away!

b)

It the other one!!

74.

What room do ghosts avoid?

a)

The spooky one

b)

The alive room

c)

the living room

d)

the light room

75.

When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?

a)

Every second year

b)

Every third year

c)

in the alphabet

d)

in the dictionary

76.

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

77.

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

a)

Name

b)

Clothes

c)

Food

d)

Water