Joy of Riddles for Boys and Girls

# 1 It doesn’t have a lot to do. It just hangs there in one place, Waiting for you to come along And stare it in the face. Clue ‘ … who’s the fairest of them all?’

# 1

It doesn’t have a lot to do.

It just hangs there in one place,

Waiting for you to come along

And stare it in the face.

Answer : Mirror

# 2 I am a little house full of meat … No door to go in and eat. What am I, Kid? Clue

# 2

I am a little house full

of meat …

No door to go in and eat.

What am I, Kid?

Answer : NUT

# 3 I have no hands or feet; I have no wings but on my own I can fly up high. Tell me, What Am I? Clue

# 3

I have no hands or feet;

I have no wings but on my own I can fly up high.

Tell me, What Am I?

Answer : SMOKE

# 4 Every living person on Earth has seen me but no one will ever see me again. Please tell me my name. Clue

# 4

Every living person on Earth has seen me but no one will ever see me again.

Please tell me my name.

Answer: Yesterday

# 5 In the forest I am green. At the market I am black. In the kitchen I am red. Name Me … don’t wait! Clue

# 5

In the forest I am green.

At the market I am black.

In the kitchen I am red.

Name Me …

don’t wait!

Answer : CHARCOAL

# 6 You use me from your head to your to toes. And the more you use me the thinner I grow. What am I? Clue

# 6

You use me from your head to your to toes. And the more you use me the thinner I grow.

What am I?

Answer : SOAP

# 7 It neither goes to a river nor comes to shore. It is suspended in air, but somehow has water in it. What is it? Clue

# 7

It neither goes to a river nor comes to shore.

It is suspended in air, but somehow has water in it.

What is it?

Answer : COCONUT

# 8 Tear me off, scratch my head. What now is black, once was red. What am I? Clue

# 8

Tear me off, scratch my head. What now is black, once was red.

What am I?

Answer : A MATCH

# 9 What has 6 faces but does not wear make-up? It also has 21 eyes but cannot see. What can it be? Clue

# 9

What has 6 faces but does not wear make-up?

It also has 21 eyes but cannot see.

What can it be?

Answer : A DIE

# 10 I’m not an airplane, but I can fly through the sky. I’m not a river, but I’m full of water. What am I? Clue

# 10

I’m not an airplane, but I can fly through the sky. I’m not a river, but I’m full of water.

What am I?

Answer : CLOUD

# 11 Two bodies have I, though both joined in one; the longer I stand the quicker I run. Clue

# 11

Two bodies have I, though both joined in one; the longer I stand the quicker I run.

Answer : HOURGLASS

# 12 Soldiers lined up spaced with pride. Two long rows lined side by side. One sole unit can decide if the rows will unite or divide. Tell me, tell me, scream it out. What’s the thing I talk about? Clue

# 12

Soldiers lined up spaced with pride. Two long rows lined side by side. One sole unit can decide if the rows will unite or divide.

Tell me, tell me, scream it out. What’s the thing I talk about?

Answer : ZIPPER

The End A Thinking Mind Will Grow In Time. With Metta, Bro. Oh Teik Bin