What Are Some Good Brain Teasers and Riddles for Kids (with Answers)?

If there are six apples and you take away four, how many apples do you have? Four.

The more you take away from me, the bigger I get. What am I? A hole.

What starts with E, ends with E, and has only 1 letter in it? Envelope.

Michael’s father has three sons. Two are named Snap and Crackle. What’s the third son called? Michael

Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon and three legs in the evening? Man walks on 4 legs in the morning (crawling as a baby), 2 legs in the afternoon (walking upright throughout most of life), and 3 legs in the evening (using a cane in old age).

How many months have 28 days? All of them!

What goes up but never comes down? Your age.

What can you catch but not throw? A cold.

You walk into a dark room with only a match. There are three things in the room: an oil lamp, a stack of wood, and a newspaper. Which do you light first? The match.

What has hands but doesn't clap? A clock.

What has four legs but can't walk? A table

How do you spell "candy" using only 2 letters? C and Y.

What needs to be broken before you use it? An egg.

What belongs to you, but is used more by others? Your name.

What type of coat can you use only when wet?: A coat of paint.

What was the tallest mountain in the world before Mt Everest was discovered? Mt Everest.

How far can a dog run into the woods? Half way. (After that it is running out of the woods!)

What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? Silence.

What has a neck but no head? A bottle.

If a sundial has the least moving parts of any timepiece, what has the most? An hourglass.

I get shorter the older I get. What am I? A candle

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

What word is spelled wrong in every dictionary? Wrong.

What's black and white and red all over? A newspaper.

How many apples can fit in an empty box? None (it wouldn't be empty anymore).

What tastes better than it smells? A tongue.

What's the Number 22's favorite style of dance? Ballet! It has a tutu. (two twos)

What has holes all over, but still holds water? A sponge.

What gets wetter the more it dries? A towel.

I can only exist where there is light, but if the light hits me I am gone. What am I? A shadow.

What letter comes next in this sequence: J, F, M, A, M, J, J? A (first letter for each month of the year).

What invention allows you to see through walls? A window.

What has eyes but cannot see? A potato.

What is the same size and shape as an elephant but weighs nothing? An elephant's shadow.

What goes up and down but cannot move? A staircase.

"G T N T L _ _ _" Guess the next three letters in the sequence GTNTL.