Easy Riddles

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?

31 Easy Riddles With Answers

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.

Where will the cat be when the lights go out?

Answer: In the dark.

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.

I have a tail and a head, but no body. What am I?

Answer: A coin.

There’s only one word in the dictionary that’s spelled wrong. What is it?

Answer: The word “wrong" - W-R-O-N-G.

What is it that was given to you, belongs only to you, and yet your friends use it more than you do?

Answer: Name

What goes all the way around the world but stays in a corner?

Answer: Stamp.

Joe’s father had three sons: Snap, Crackle and…?

Answer: Joe.

What can you catch but not throw?

Answer: Cold

If you don’t keep me, I’ll break. What am I?

Answer: A promise.

I strut in the yard with feathers of gold. For my morning song, stories are told. What am I?

Answer: Chicken

What is at the end of a rainbow?

Answer: The letter W.

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

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.

I have a face, yet no senses. But I don't really care, because time is of the essence.

Answer: Clock

Who won the neck decorating contest?

Answer: It was a tie.

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

Answer: A palm tree.

If you took two apples from three apples, how many apples would you have?

Answer: Two.

I am so simple that I can only point. Yet I guide men all over the world.

Answer: Compass.

I am a mischievous alien who crash-lands on Earth. Who am I?

Answer: Stitch

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.

How many cats can be put in an empty box?

Answer: Only one; it’s no longer empty after the first.

What tastes better than it smells?

Answer: Your tongue.

No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every month.

Answer: Calendar

I go up and down, but never move. What am I?

Answer: A staircase.

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.

How many months have 28 days?

Answer: All 12 of them.

What's the easiest building to lift?

Answer: A lighthouse

If six children and two dogs were under an umbrella, how come none of them got wet?

Answer: Because it wasn’t raining.

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: Thursday, January 23, 2025