All curious minds enjoy a bit of a challenge that makes them scratch their heads in search of a solution, but sometimes the brain also needs an amuse-bouche to warm it up. That’s where easy riddles come in. They have just the right amount of challenge and fun to light up the mood and bring a smile to anyone’s face, without straining the mind. They are also perfect as an introduction to the world of riddles and conundrums, either as an appetizer to a more challenging game or to keep things light and fun. Well, that’s the goal, at least, but can you solve all of these?
Easy Riddles
You can hold me and even shake me, but I'm easy to break. I have lots of snow, but it's all fake! What am I?
Answer: A snow globe.
What tastes better than it smells?
Answer: Your tongue.
I go up and down, but never move. What am I?
Answer: A staircase.
Joe’s father had three sons: Snap, Crackle and…?
Answer: Joe.
This is dreaded by the old, but loved by the young. This can be hard to remember, but just as hard to forget. What is it?
Answer: A birthday.
Where will the cat be when the lights go out?
Answer: In the dark.
If six children and two dogs were under an umbrella, how come none of them got wet?
Answer: Because it wasn’t raining.
I grow so tall with petals so wide, In the warm sunshine, I take pride. What am I?
Answer: Sunflower
What bird can lift the most?
Answer: A crane.
What's the easiest building to lift?
Answer: A lighthouse
I have a face, yet no senses. But I don't really care, because time is of the essence.
Answer: Clock
What is at the end of a rainbow?
Answer: The letter W.
There’s only one word in the dictionary that’s spelled wrong. What is it?
Answer: The word “wrong" - W-R-O-N-G.
I have a tail and a head, but no body. What am I?
Answer: A coin.
How can twins be born in different years?
Answer: One was born on December 31st at 11:59 pm, and the other was born on January 1st at 12:00 am.
What is it that was given to you, belongs only to you, and yet your friends use it more than you do?
Answer: Name
How many cats can be put in an empty box?
Answer: Only one; it’s no longer empty after the first.
What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
Answer: A palm tree.
No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every month.
Answer: Calendar
Who won the neck decorating contest?
Answer: It was a tie.
I resemble a small blue turtle and evolve into a powerful sea creature. What’s my name?
Answer: Squirtle
What do you answer even though it never asks you questions?
Answer: A phone.
What can you catch but not throw?
Answer: Cold
How many months have 28 days?
Answer: All 12 of them.
If you took two apples from three apples, how many apples would you have?
Answer: Two.
I strut in the yard with feathers of gold. For my morning song, stories are told. What am I?
Answer: Chicken
I’m a bit like a jacket, but much more lightweight, I’m worn when it’s chilly, but not too great. What am I?
Answer: Cardigan
I’m not just one thing, but many combined, I fit your body and reflect your mind. What am I?
Answer: Clothes
I am a plant seen every Christmas that people hang up above and then they stand beneath me and kiss someone they love. What am I?
Answer: Mistletoe
I am so simple that I can only point. Yet I guide men all over the world.
Answer: Compass.
What goes all the way around the world but stays in a corner?
Answer: Stamp.
If you don’t keep me, I’ll break. What am I?
Answer: A promise.
I am a mischievous alien who crash-lands on Earth. Who am I?
Answer: Stitch
Explore the world of riddles or create light-hearted games using these easy riddles as the first step into a brain-teasing challenge. Just because they are “supposedly” easy, it doesn’t mean they are not fun or won’t make you think hard. Some of these are also perfect kids’ riddles, while others would fall into the riddles for adults category. Their difficulty level is solely based on how quickly most people can decipher their solutions. However, if the answer were obvious, these would not be riddles at all. So, if you can’t solve them quickly, don’t despair. Take it as motivation to keep getting better and maybe learn a few strategies to solve riddles, and soon enough these will be easy peasy!
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
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