Riddle Trivia Questions for Kids (with Answers)
Use this printable trivia list for warm-ups or revision. Tap any question to reveal the answer and fun fact — then play the full interactive round in Brain Play (ten random questions from the same bank).
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Questions & answers
Tap a question to reveal the answer. 35 questions below.
1. What has keys but can't open locks?Show answer
- Door
- Piano — correct
- Map
- Typewriter
A piano has keys you press to make music — not keys for locks.
2. What gets wetter the more it dries?Show answer
- Sponge
- Towel — correct
- Rain cloud
- Umbrella
A towel dries you off — and gets wetter while it does.
3. What has hands but can't clap?Show answer
- Glove
- Clock — correct
- Statue
- Robot
A clock has hands that point to the time.
4. What has a neck but no head?Show answer
- Giraffe
- Bottle — correct
- Shirt
- Snake
Bottles have a neck you hold or pour from.
5. What has to be broken before you can use it?Show answer
- Window
- Egg — correct
- Pencil
- Stick
You crack an egg to cook or bake with it.
6. I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?Show answer
- Tree
- Candle — correct
- Person
- Pencil
A candle burns down as it is used.
7. What has many teeth but can't bite?Show answer
- Shark
- Comb — correct
- Zipper
- Saw
A comb's “teeth” help smooth hair.
8. What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?Show answer
- Airplane
- Stamp — correct
- Globe
- Satellite
A postage stamp sits in the corner of an envelope.
9. What has an eye but cannot see?Show answer
- Needle — correct
- Storm
- Potato
- Camera
A sewing needle has an eye for the thread.
10. What runs but never walks?Show answer
- Athlete
- River — correct
- Clock battery
- Race car
We say a river “runs” as water flows.
11. What has a bed but never sleeps?Show answer
- Hotel
- River — correct
- Hospital
- Camp
A riverbed is the bottom of a river.
12. What building has the most stories?Show answer
- Library — correct
- Skyscraper
- School
- Museum
A library is full of story books!
13. What goes up but never comes down?Show answer
- Balloon
- Your age — correct
- Smoke
- Kite
Your age only increases over time.
14. What has words but never speaks?Show answer
- Radio
- Book — correct
- Phone
- Parrot
Books hold words for you to read.
15. What can you catch but not throw?Show answer
- Ball
- A cold — correct
- Frisbee
- Boomerang
You can “catch” a cold when you get sick.
16. What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?Show answer
- Doll
- Clock — correct
- Mirror
- Robot
Clocks show a face and hands for the time.
17. What is full of holes but still holds water?Show answer
- Cup
- Sponge — correct
- Net
- Strainer
A sponge soaks up water in its holes.
18. What belongs to you but is used more by others?Show answer
- Phone
- Your name — correct
- Shoes
- Backpack
Other people say your name more than you do.
19. What invention lets you look through a wall?Show answer
- X-ray
- Window — correct
- Mirror
- Camera
A window is an opening in a wall you can see through.
20. What is always in front of you but can't be seen?Show answer
- Air
- The future — correct
- Nose
- Wind
The future hasn't happened yet, so you can't see it.
21. What has cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and water but no fish?Show answer
- Park
- Map — correct
- Globe toy
- Painting
A map shows places as drawings, not real buildings or trees.
22. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?Show answer
- Cookies
- Footsteps — correct
- Photos
- Coins
Each step leaves a footprint behind.
23. What can fill a room but takes up no space?Show answer
- Furniture
- Light — correct
- Air freshener
- Smoke
Light fills a dark room without taking physical space.
24. What has one head, one foot, and four legs?Show answer
- Dog
- Bed — correct
- Table
- Chair
A bed has a headboard, a foot, and four legs.
25. What starts with T, ends with T, and has T in it?Show answer
- Tent
- Teapot — correct
- Toast
- Ticket
Teapot starts and ends with T — and holds tea.
26. What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?Show answer
- Glass
- Silence — correct
- Ice
- Bubble
Speaking ends the silence.
27. What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?Show answer
- Hand
- Glove — correct
- Mitt
- Puppet
A glove is shaped like a hand but isn't alive.
28. What can you keep after giving it to someone?Show answer
- Money
- Your word — correct
- A gift receipt
- A toy
If you give your word, you still keep your promise.
29. What goes through cities and fields but never moves?Show answer
- Train
- Road — correct
- River
- Wind
A road stretches across places while staying in place.
30. What has ears but cannot hear?Show answer
- Corn — correct
- Rabbit
- Headset
- Drum
Corn has ears of corn on the stalk.
31. What has a ring but no finger?Show answer
- Bell
- Telephone — correct
- Onion
- Planet
A telephone can ring when someone calls.
32. What flies without wings?Show answer
- Bird
- Time — correct
- Paper plane
- Kite
We say “time flies” when it passes quickly.
33. What has a bark but no bite?Show answer
- Dog
- Tree — correct
- Seal
- Fox
A tree's outer covering is called bark.
34. What can run but has no legs?Show answer
- Horse
- Nose — correct
- Clock
- Car
Your nose can “run” when you have a cold.
35. What room can no one enter?Show answer
- Closet
- Mushroom — correct
- Attic
- Basement
A mushroom isn't a room you walk into!
Riddle Trivia Questions for Kids (with Answers)