100 What Am I Riddles for Kids with Answers
Riddle: I have keys but open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?
Answer: A keyboard
Riddle: I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
Answer: A candle
Riddle: I have a neck but no head, and I wear a cap. What am I?
Answer: A bottle
Riddle: I’m light as a feather, but even the strongest person can’t hold me for long. What am I?
Answer: Your breath
Riddle: I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?
Answer: A map
Riddle: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
Answer: An echo
Riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Answer: Footsteps
Riddle: I’m always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch will soon turn red. What am I?
Answer: Fire
Riddle: I have hands but no arms, and a face but no eyes. What am I?
Answer: A clock
Riddle: You see me once in June, twice in November, but never in May. What am I?
Answer: The letter “E”
100 Riddles for Adults with Answers
Easy “What Am I?” Riddles for Younger Kids
Riddle: I’m white, cold, and sweet to eat. Kids love me on a hot day. What am I?
Answer: Ice cream
Riddle: I have four legs but can’t walk. You sit on me every day. What am I?
Answer: A chair
Riddle: I cry without eyes, make noise without a mouth, and disappear when the wind stops. What am I?
Answer: A cloud
Riddle: I’m full of holes but I can hold water. What am I?
Answer: A sponge
Riddle: I get bigger the more you take away from me. What am I?
Answer: A hole
Riddle: I have wings but I’m not a bird. I’m made of paper and full of words. What am I?
Answer: A book
Riddle: I’m yellow and round, and I light up the day. What am I?
Answer: The sun
Riddle: I run but never walk, I have a mouth but never talk. What am I?
Answer: A river
Riddle: I’m black when clean and white when dirty. What am I?
Answer: A blackboard
Riddle: I have teeth but I don’t bite. You use me every morning. What am I?
Answer: A comb
Animal “What Am I?” Riddles
Riddle: I have a tail and whiskers but I’m not a cat. I love cheese. What am I?
Answer: A mouse
Riddle: I’m striped black and white, and I’m not a zebra. What am I?
Answer: A referee
Riddle: I give milk and say “moo.” What am I?
Answer: A cow
Riddle: I hop and carry my house on my back. What am I?
Answer: A snail
Riddle: I’m a king of the jungle but I’ve never been to the jungle. What am I?
Answer: A lion (on a coat of arms or picture)
Riddle: I’m small, red, and have black spots. I sit on leaves. What am I?
Answer: A ladybug
Riddle: I can swim but have no fins. I’m yellow and say “quack.” What am I?
Answer: A duck
Riddle: I have eight legs and spin webs. What am I?
Answer: A spider
Riddle: I’m pink and live on a farm. I say “oink.” What am I?
Answer: A pig
Riddle: I roar but I’m not angry. I’m big and have a mane. What am I?
Answer: A lion
Food & Nature “What Am I?” Riddles
Riddle: I’m orange, long, and rabbits love me. What am I?
Answer: A carrot
Riddle: I’m red, round, and grow on trees. What am I?
Answer: An apple
Riddle: I’m white inside, green outside, and have seeds you spit out. What am I?
Answer: Watermelon
Riddle: I’m a fruit that’s yellow and curved. Monkeys love me. What am I?
Answer: A banana
Riddle: I grow on trees, fall in autumn, and squirrels collect me. What am I?
Answer: An acorn
Riddle: I’m green, long, and pickles are made from me. What am I?
Answer: A cucumber
Riddle: I’m brown, hard outside, and coconut milk is inside me. What am I?
Answer: A coconut
Riddle: I’m a vegetable that makes you cry when you cut me. What am I?
Answer: An onion
Riddle: I’m yellow inside and come in a shell. What am I?
Answer: An egg
Riddle: I’m sweet, sticky, and made by bees. What am I?
Answer: Honey
School & Everyday Things Riddles
Riddle: I have a spine but no bones. I’m full of stories. What am I?
Answer: A book
Riddle: I’m sharp at one end and have an eraser at the other. What am I?
Answer: A pencil
Riddle: I’m flat, you write on me, and I hang on the wall. What am I?
Answer: A whiteboard/blackboard
Riddle: I’m round, bouncy, and used in many games. What am I?
Answer: A ball
Riddle: I have a screen but I’m not a TV. You do homework on me. What am I?
Answer: A computer/tablet
Riddle: I’m worn on your hand in winter to keep warm. What am I?
Answer: A glove
Riddle: I’m carried to school every day and full of books. What am I?
Answer: A backpack
Riddle: I have numbers and tell you the time. What am I?
Answer: A clock/watch
Riddle: I’m used to draw straight lines. Teachers love me. What am I?
Answer: A ruler
Riddle: I’m colorful, waxy, and used for drawing. What am I?
Answer: A crayon
Tricky “What Am I?” Riddles
Riddle: I’m taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I’m never released, and yet I’m used by almost every person. What am I?
Answer: Pencil lead (graphite)
Riddle: I have no wings but I can fly. I have no eyes but I can cry. What am I?
Answer: A cloud
Riddle: The person who makes me sells me. The person who buys me never uses me. The person who uses me never knows they’re using me. What am I?
Answer: A coffin
Riddle: I’m always running but I have no legs. What am I?
Answer: A nose (runny nose) or a clock
Riddle: I’m where the sky is orange and the trees are blue. What am I?
Answer: A child’s drawing
Riddle: I have a head, a tail, but no body. What am I?
Answer: A coin
Riddle: I’m in every room but I’m invisible. What am I?
Answer: Air
Riddle: I break every time you say my name. What am I?
Answer: Silence
Riddle: I’m a word of five letters. Remove two and one remains. What am I?
Answer: Stone (remove “st” → one)
Riddle: I have married many women but have never been married. What am I?
Answer: A priest
Final Fun “What Am I?” Riddles
Riddle: I’m a bow you can’t tie. I appear after rain. What am I?
Answer: A rainbow
Riddle: I’m cold, white, and fall from the sky in winter. What am I?
Answer: Snow
Riddle: I shine at night but I’m not a star. I’m on the moon. What am I?
Answer: Moonlight (or a crater reflection)
Riddle: I have a ring but no finger. What am I?
Answer: A telephone or onion
Riddle: I’m a house with no doors or windows. What am I?
Answer: An egg
Riddle: I’m red or green and keep the doctor away. What am I?
Answer: An apple
Riddle: I’m worn on your feet but I’m not a sock. What am I?
Answer: A shoe
Riddle: I’m full of keys but can’t open any doors. What am I?
Answer: A piano
Riddle: I wave but have no hands. What am I?
Answer: A flag
Riddle: I have a face but no body. I show you the time. What am I?
Answer: A clock
