Riddles for kids aged 8 to 10

20 questions

1. I have hands but cannot clap. What am I?

   Choose from: A tree, A clock, A fish, A chair

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   A clock. A clock has hands that point to the time, but they can't clap!

2. The more of these you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

   Choose from: Photos, Cookies, Footsteps, Coins

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   Footsteps. Every step you take leaves a footstep behind you.

3. I have a spine but no bones. What am I?

   Choose from: A book, A snake, A cat, A fish

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   A book. The edge of a book where the pages are joined is called its spine.

4. I go all the way around a house, but I never move. What am I?

   Choose from: A cat, A fence, A bird, A car

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   A fence. A fence (or wall) surrounds a house without moving.

5. I am tall when I am young and short when I am old. What am I?

   Choose from: A tree, A giraffe, A baby, A candle

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   A candle. A candle melts and gets shorter as it burns.

6. I have four see-through wings and a long body, and I zoom over ponds. What am I?

   Choose from: A dragonfly, A sparrow, A bat, A frog

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   A dragonfly. Dragonflies have four wings and hunt insects over water.

7. I am a planet with beautiful rings around me. What am I?

   Choose from: Earth, Venus, Saturn, Mars

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   Saturn. Saturn has huge rings made of ice and rock.

8. I am a word that means “very big” and I start with H. What am I?

   Choose from: Huge, Hot, Hard, Happy

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   Huge. “Huge” means very big.

9. A man stood in the rain with no umbrella and no hat, but not one hair on his head got wet. How?

   Choose from: He ran fast, He was bald, He wore a raincoat, It stopped raining

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   He was bald. He had no hair on his head, so no hair could get wet!

10. I am a big red truck with a ladder and a hose, and I rush to put out fires. What am I?

    Choose from: A bus, An ambulance, A fire engine, A tractor

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    A fire engine. Fire engines carry water, hoses and ladders to fight fires.

11. I cook delicious food in a restaurant kitchen. Who am I?

    Choose from: A chef, A barber, A pilot, A tailor

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    A chef. A chef is a cook in charge of a kitchen.

12. I measure you and stitch your clothes. Who am I?

    Choose from: A guard, A potter, A cook, A tailor

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    A tailor. A tailor cuts cloth and sews clothes.

13. I am a baby cow. What am I?

    Choose from: A calf, A puppy, A foal, A kid

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    A calf. A young cow is called a calf.

14. I am the sound a lion makes. What am I?

    Choose from: A roar, A bark, A moo, A quack

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    A roar. Lions roar, and you can hear them from far away.

15. I am a very dry place with lots of sand and very little rain. What am I?

    Choose from: A swamp, An ocean, A desert, A forest

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    A desert. Deserts get very little rain. The Thar Desert is in Rajasthan.

16. I have a face and two hands, and I sit on your wrist. What am I?

    Choose from: A bracelet, A ring, A glove, A watch

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    A watch. A wristwatch has a face with hands that show the time.

17. I follow you on sunny days, but I disappear when it is dark. What am I?

    Choose from: Your friend, A cat, Your shadow, A cloud

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    Your shadow. A shadow forms when your body blocks the light.

18. I carry a letter inside me, and a stamp goes on my corner. What am I?

    Choose from: A parcel, An envelope, A postbox, A bag

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    An envelope. You put a letter in an envelope and stick a stamp on it to post it.

19. I stand tall by the sea, and my bright light warns ships at night. What am I?

    Choose from: A street lamp, A tree, A lighthouse, A tower clock

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    A lighthouse. Lighthouses shine a light to warn ships about rocks near the coast.

20. I pull iron things towards me, but I can’t pick up wood or plastic. What am I?

    Choose from: A spoon, A rope, A magnet, A hook

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    A magnet. Magnets attract iron and steel, but not wood, plastic or paper.