Easy riddles

Easy riddles
Need an easy challenge? Then you’ve come to the right place. This category contains only easy riddles. An easy way to entertain others. These riddles are great for kids, they can help to guess the answer. Especially in going out on a long ride, so the children won’t get bored. Easy to guess and easy to remember. Do you need a tougher challenge, we have many other categories you can look at.

How do you make the number one disappear?
Add the letter ‘G’ and it’s Gone.
It’s been around for millions of years, but it’s no more than a month old. What is it?
The moon.
What has a neck but no head?
A bottle.
Everyone has it and no one can lose it, what is it?
A shadow.
What comes down but never goes up?
Rain.
What goes up and doesn’t come back down?
Your age.
What type of cheese is made backwards?
Edam.
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg.
What has one eye but can’t see?
A needle.
What is the easiest way to double your money?
Put it in front of the mirror of course!
How many months of the year have 28 days?
All of them!
Which moves faster? Heat or Cold?
Heat! Because many catches cold but cannot catch heat.
What is as light as a feather but even the strongest man in the world can’t hold it for long?
His breath.
There is a special kind of fish that can never swim. What is that?
A dead fish.
If you took two apples from three apples how many apples would you have?
Two apples – the two that you took.
I'm the most slippery country in the world. Tell what am I?
Greece.
What stays where it is when it goes off?
An alarm clock.

Many more Easy riddles

I don’t have eyes, ears, nose and tongue, but I can see, smell, hear and taste everything. What am I?
A brain.
What needs an answer but doesn’t ask a question?
A telephone.
I’m the end of the colourful rainbow. What am I?
The letter “W”.
What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock.
I have no life, but I can die, what am I?
A battery.
Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
The ‘C’.
People buy me to eat, but never eat me. What am I?
A plate.
What gets bigger and bigger the more you take away from it?
A hole.
We are a family of 12 members. I am the second. I am also the youngest in our family. Who am I?
February. A year has 12 months and February is the second month.
Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?
Nothing.
How many apples can you put in an empty box?
None. When you put an apple, it no longer remains empty!
What word is spelled wrong in all the dictionaries?
Wrong.
What building has more and more stories than any story book?
A Library.
Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Ton.
How many apples grow on a tree?
All apples grow on trees only!
What goes up and down but never moves?
The temperature.
What you can put in a heavy wooden box that can make it weigh lighter?
Holes!
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps.
It is just something that everybody does at the same time! What is that?
Grow older.
If I have it, I don’t share it. If I share it, I don’t have it. What is it?
A secret.
It always becomes white when it becomes dirty! What is it?
A black board.
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in one thousand years?
The letter ‘M’.
What always ends everything?
The letter “G”.
What belongs to you but is used more by others?
Your name.
You always serve it, but nobody can ever eat it. What is that?
A tennis ball.
What can be as big as an elephant but weigh nothing?
Its shadow.
It can fill a room without occupying space. What is that?
Light.
What has one head, one foot and four legs?
A bed.
It has only two bones, but there are 1000s of ribs! What is that?
Railway track.
The one who made it didn’t want it. The one who bought it didn’t need it. The one who used it never saw it. What is it?
A coffin.
Mr. Black lives in a black house, Mr. Brown lives in the brown house and Mr. Green lives in the green house. Who do you think lives in the white house?
The President.
What kind of coat can you only put on when it’s wet?
A coat of paint.
What happens when you throw a blue rock into the yellow sea?
It will sink.
If it takes one man three days to dig a hole, how long does it take two men to dig half a hole?
You can’t dig half a hole!
Which tree can you carry in your hand?
A palm.
The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness.
A yellow house is made out of yellow bricks and a red house is made out of red bricks – so what is a green house made up of?
Glass.
Joe’s father had three sons – Jack, David and …?
Joe.
Suppose you walk into a dark room. You have with you a kerosene lamp, a match, and a candle. Which would you light first?
The Match, of course!
If you were in a race and passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in?
2nd.
Which item weighs more, a kilo of bricks or a kilo of feathers?
They both weigh the same as both of them weigh one kilo.
What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don’t want to use it?
An anchor.
Why did the man decide to bury his flashlight?
Because, the batteries were dead.

Can you solve all the Easy riddles?

How many bricks does it take to complete a building made from bricks?
One – the last one.
Guess what is tall when young and short when old.
Candle.
I saw a boat full of people, yet there wasn’t a single person on the boat. How?
They were all married.
A bird, squirrel, and a monkey are running to the top of a coconut tree to get a banana - Who will be the first to get to the banana?
None – you cannot get a banana from a coconut tree.
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold.
He always drives a customer away! Who is he?
A Taxi Driver.
What breaks when you say it?
Silence.
I am always pronounced wrong, even by scholars and even by teachers. What am I?
Wrong.
How many seconds are there in a year?
Twelve – January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd…
Lucky Peter fell off a 100 steps staircase without getting hurt! How?
She fell off the last step!
What begins with an ‘E’ and ends with an ‘E’ but only has one letter?
An envelope.
How can you say that an ocean is so friendly to you?
Because it always waves!
What bird can lift the most?
A crane.
It makes more noise than a dog in your house. What is that?
Two dogs!
If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
Nine.
It always stays hot even when put in refrigerator! What is that?
Pepper.
How much dirt is in a hole 5 feet wide and 4 feet deep?
None! It’s a hole, there is no dirt!
Jack throws a bucket of water from his balcony! Why?
He wants to see waterfall!
What four days of the week start with the letter “T”?
Tuesday, Thursday, today and tomorrow.
I am a vehicle. I spell the same when you read me forwards as well as backwards. What Am I?
Racecar.
What nuts can you hang pictures on?
Walnuts.
My best buddy always makes mistakes. But I would easily get rid of the mistakes. What Am I?
An eraser.
What two things can you never eat for breakfast?
Lunch and dinner.
I will lose my head in the mornings, but I will always gain it at night! What Am I?
A pillow.
What word has five letters but sounds like it only has one?
Queue.
I have more than 80 keys, but I cannot open any lock. What Am I?
A piano.
What can you hold without touching it?
A conversation.
I am always will be coming, but I will never come. What Am I?
Tomorrow.
What can run but can’t walk?
Water.
What is big and yellow and comes in the morning, to brighten mom's day?
School Bus.
A man rode into town on Tuesday and stayed in a hotel. Two nights later he rode home on Tuesday. How?
Tuesday is the name of his horse.
What number do you get when you multiply all of the numbers on a telephone's number pad?
0 Anything multiplied by 0 will equal 0.
How many animals did Moses take on the ark?
None, it was Noah!
What is full of holes, but can still hold a lot of water?
A sponge.
What can you break without touching it?
A promise.
Wednesday, Tom and Joe went to a restaurant and ate dinner. When they were done they paid for the food and left. But Tom and Joe didn't pay for the food. Who did?
Wednesday (the name of the third person in the group).
What question must always be answered “Yes”?
What does “Y”-“E”-“S” spell?
What has a ring, but no finger?
Phone.
How can you make seven even?
Take away the “S”.
If you blow past your destination, you'll have to throw your car into this.
Reverse.
What do you call bears with no ears?
“B”.
Why can’t a man living in California be legally buried in New York (even if it’s left as an instruction in his will)?
Because he’s alive!
What has teeth but can’t eat?
A comb.
It can be cracked, It can be made, It can be told, it can be played. What is it?
Jokes.
What can you make that you can’t see?
Noise.
What tastes better than it smells?
Your tongue.
What is bought by the yard and worn by the foot?
Carpet.
You are in a room with 3 monkeys. One monkey has a banana, one has a stick, and one has nothing. Who is the smartest primate?
You. (Or are you?)
What can go up a chimney down, but can’t go down a chimney up?
An umbrella.
What animal jumps higher than a building?
All animals can jump higher than a building. Buildings do not jump!
What gets wet while it’s drying?
A towel.
Where do fish keep their money?
Riverbank.

Easy riddles – Great for children

You wont find any easy riddles elsewhere. I have build this list for you, who has a familie. The children will love them, cause they can guess many of them, and if not, they will find the answers for the riddles funny. A great occupation if you’re thinking about a roadtrip or some vacation where you can entertains family on the road.

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