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Riddles

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Logic Puzzles: What has keys but can't open locks?

a)

laptop

b)

apple

c)

calculator

d)

piano

2.

Word Teasers: What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

a)

short

b)

extended

c)

long

d)

length

3.

Visual Brain Teasers: Which shape is missing in the pattern?

a)

Heart

b)

Flower

c)

Smiley Face

d)

Circle

4.

Pattern Recognition: What comes next in the sequence? 1, 4, 9, 16, ___

a)

36

b)

18

c)

20

d)

25

5.

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

a)

whistle

b)

cloud

c)

shadow

d)

echo

6.

Word Teasers: What has a heart that doesn't beat?

a)

Watermelon

b)

Pineapple

c)

Artichoke

d)

Banana

7.

Word Teasers: What has a face and two hands?

a)

clock

b)

ice cream

c)

piano

d)

keyboard

8.

Logic Puzzles: What has a heart that doesn't beat?

a)

A rock

b)

A book

c)

A deck of cards

d)

A computer

9.

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

a)

Desert

b)

Map

c)

Planet

d)

Book

10.

Word Teasers: What word is always spelled incorrectly?

a)

Incorrectly

b)

Wrong

c)

Mistake

d)

Error

11.

Pattern Recognition: What comes next in the sequence? 2, 4, 8, 16, ___

a)

18

b)

32

c)

24

d)

30

12.

Logic Puzzles: I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?

a)

Fire

b)

Ice

c)

Rock

d)

Plant

13.

Word Teasers: I am light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold me for much longer than a minute. What am I?

a)

Breath

b)

Bubble

c)

Feather

d)

Thought

14.

Word Teasers: What has a neck but no head?

a)

Bottle

b)

Shirt

c)

Tree

d)

Car

15.

Pattern Recognition: What comes next in the sequence? 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, ___

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

10

16.

Logic Puzzles: I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?

a)

Coal

b)

Diamond

c)

Gold

d)

Pencil lead

17.

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!

18.

Something in your house you go in and out of

a)

window

b)

door

c)

basement

19.

I travel around the world, but only stay in one corner

a)

a pilot

b)

an airplane

c)

a stamp

20.

Which room has got no door?

a)

mushroom

b)

bathroom

c)

bedroom

21.

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

a)

food

b)

fire

c)

water

22.

When I was 6 years old, my sister was half my age. Now I am 50 years old.

How old is my sister now?

a)

25

b)

3

c)

47

23.

If you want to across a river you have to go through this

a)

a bridge

b)

a boat

c)

a street

24.

Something you use for cutting when you eat or cook

a)

spoon

b)

scissors

c)

knife

25.

What questions can you never answer with a “Yes”?

a)

Are you sleeping?

b)

Are you crazy?

c)

Are you dead?

26.

Imagine you’re in a room that is filling with water. There are no windows or doors. How do you get out?

a)

stop imagine

b)

run out of the door

c)

climb over the window

27.

Let’s guess how many blocks in this tower?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

28.

If you throw a blue stone into the Red Sea, what will it become?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

wet

29.

Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?

a)

I

b)

B

c)

C

30.

What has hands but can’t clap?

a)

a clock

b)

a baby

c)

a wooden doll

31.

What goes up but never goes down?

a)

a lift

b)

your age

c)

a balloon

32.

What thing lets you look right through a wall?

a)

a magic binocular

b)

a window

c)

sun glasses

33.

In a year, there are 12 months. Seven months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days?

a)

February

b)

One month

c)

All months

34.

What has four legs but can’t walk?

a)

a frog

b)

a dog

c)

a desk

35.

If there are three apples and you take away two, how many do you have?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

36.

If you are running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?

a)

First place

b)

Second place

c)

Third place

37.

What has a face and two hands, but no arms or legs?

a)

A spider

b)

A clock

c)

A tree

d)

A bear

38.

What runs but never walks, has a bed but never sleeps has a mouth but never eats?

a)

A whisper

b)

A sleepwalker

c)

A fox

d)

A river

39.

What gets more wet the more it dries?

a)

A towel

b)

The rain

c)

The pavement

d)

A shower

40.

I'm full of keys, but I can't open any doors. What am I?

a)

A notebook

b)

A piano

c)

A book

d)

A box

41.

I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I?

a)

A ton of bricks

b)

A paperweight

c)

A promise

d)

A breath

42.

What kind of coat can only be put on when wet?

a)

A raincoat

b)

A wintercoat

c)

A coat of paint

d)

A fur coat

43.

I am what I am, but if you know what I am, then I'm no longer what I am. What am I?

a)

A secret

b)

A promise

c)

A gift

d)

A present

44.

What can be broken even without a touch?

a)

Glass

b)

A promise

c)

Paper

d)

A mirror

45.

What occurs twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a day?

a)

The sunrise

b)

A fortnight

c)

The letter E

d)

A birthday

46.

There are 5 apples and you take 3. How many apples do you have?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

2

d)

0

47.

There are 10 lit candles on a cake, you blow out 3. How many candles are on the cake?

a)

10

b)

3

c)

7

d)

13

48.

A farmer has 17 sheep and all but nine die. How many are left? (10 seconds)

a)

8

b)

7

c)

9

d)

17

49.

In a year, there are 12 months. Seven months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days? (20 seconds)

a)

1

b)

8

c)

12

d)

6

50.
The more you take, the more you leave behind
a)
money
b)
wisdom
c)
footprints
d)
shadows
51.

How many squares are there?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

14

d)

18