Riddles that stretch your brain

1. Joy of Riddles for Boys and Girls
Joy of Riddles for Boys and Girls

2. # 1
# 1
It doesn’t have a
It doesn’t have a
lot to do.
lot to do.
It just hangs
It just hangs
there in one
there in one
place,
place,
Waiting for you
Waiting for you
to come along
to come along
And stare it in
And stare it in
the face.
the face.
Clue
‘ … who’s the
fairest of them all?’

3. Answer : Mirror
Answer : Mirror

4. # 2
# 2
I am a little
I am a little
house full
house full
of meat …
of meat …
No door to go in
No door to go in
and eat.
and eat.
What am I, Kid?
What am I, Kid?
Clue
Clue

5. Answer : NUT
Answer : NUT

6. # 3
# 3
I have no hands or
I have no hands or
feet;
feet;
I have no wings but
I have no wings but
on my own I can fly
on my own I can fly
up high.
up high.
Tell me,
Tell me, What Am I?
What Am I?
Clue

7. Answer :
Answer :
SMOKE
SMOKE

8. # 4
# 4
Every living person
Every living person
on Earth has seen
on Earth has seen
me but no one will
me but no one will
ever see me again.
ever see me again.
Please tell me my
Please tell me my
name.
name. Clue
Clue

9. Answer: Yesterday
Answer: Yesterday

10. # 5
# 5
In the forest I am
In the forest I am
green.
green.
At the market I
At the market I
am black.
am black.
In the kitchen I
In the kitchen I
am red.
am red.
Name Me …
Name Me …
don’t wait!
don’t wait!
Clue
Clue

11. Answer : CHARCOAL

12. # 6
# 6
You use me from
You use me from
your head to
your head to
your to toes.
your to toes.
And the more
And the more
you use me the
you use me the
thinner I grow.
thinner I grow.
What am I?
What am I?
Clue
Clue

13. Answer : SOAP
Answer : SOAP

14. # 7
# 7
It neither goes to
It neither goes to
a river nor
a river nor
comes to shore.
comes to shore.
It is suspended in
It is suspended in
air, but
air, but
somehow has
somehow has
water in it.
water in it.
What is it?
What is it?
Clue
Clue

15. Answer : COCONUT
Answer : COCONUT

16. # 8
# 8
Tear me off,
Tear me off,
scratch my
scratch my
head. What
head. What
now is black,
now is black,
once was red.
once was red.
What am I?
What am I?
Clue
Clue

17. Answer :
Answer :
A MATCH
A MATCH

18. # 9
# 9
What has 6 faces
What has 6 faces
but does not
but does not
wear make-up?
wear make-up?
It also has 21
It also has 21
eyes but cannot
eyes but cannot
see.
see.
What can it be?
What can it be?
Clue
Clue

19. Answer : A DIE
Answer : A DIE

20. # 10
# 10
I’m not an
I’m not an
airplane, but I
airplane, but I
can fly
can fly
through the
through the
sky. I’m not a
sky. I’m not a
river, but I’m
river, but I’m
full of water.
full of water.
What am I?
What am I?
Clue
Clue

21. Answer : CLOUD
Answer : CLOUD

22. # 11
# 11
Two bodies
Two bodies
have I, though
have I, though
both joined in
both joined in
one; the
one; the
longer I stand
longer I stand
the quicker I
the quicker I
run.
run.
Clue
Clue

23. Answer : HOURGLASS
Answer : HOURGLASS

24. # 12
# 12
Soldiers lined up spaced
Soldiers lined up spaced
with pride. Two long
with pride. Two long
rows lined side by side.
rows lined side by side.
One sole unit can
One sole unit can
decide if the rows will
decide if the rows will
unite or divide.
unite or divide.
Tell me, tell me, scream
Tell me, tell me, scream
it out. What’s the thing
it out. What’s the thing
I talk about?
I talk about?
Clue
Clue

25. Answer : ZIPPER
Answer : ZIPPER

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