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The popularity of riddles is not recent. From newspapers to WhatsApp, we all have had our obsession with riddles at some point.
Keeping in mind the need for a fun activity to help you take a break from a hectic work schedule and help to increase your mental speed, we present you with a list of 7 seconds riddles.
7 seconds riddle for kids
Q. I will show you cities, streets, and shops, but no people. What am I?
A. A map
Q. I can scream without a mouth, and can echo without a sound. I can be seen in every corner of the world, yet often underground. Tell my name.
A. A Cave.
Q. I can give your food a better taste, yet you never see me eat. Though I am not a chef, yet without me, your meals will remain incomplete. Who am I?
A. Salt.
Q. In a silent room, I can speak the loudest. I can make one tick at a time, and can watch you always without any eyes. Tell my name.
A. A Clock.
Q. I follow you closely, and disappear at night. No water can quench my thirst, but in the light you can see me by your side. Tell my name.
A. A Shadow.
Q. I can visit all places, both unseen and seen. I can conquer everything without becoming mean. I am your final guest, who can give you eternal rest. Tell my name.
A. Time.
Q. I am not alive, yet I can grow. I don’t have lungs, yet I need air to live. I can’t drink, yet water can make me disappear. Tell my name.
A. Fire.
Q. I hide before I shine, yet I bring light and warmth in line. I can rise high but never climb. I allow you to know the right time. Tell my name.
A. The Sun.
Q. I eat every moment, yet never grow full. I have hands ticking away in the wall. Tell my name.
A. A Clock.
Q. By giving me air, you make me alive. By giving me water, you can take my life. Tell my name.
A. Fire.
Q. I can show you streets, cities, and houses all at once, but no people. Tell my name.
A. A Map.
Q. I can help you to eat, yet you can never eat me. Tell my name.
A. A Spoon.
Q. You can never have me as your lunch. Tell my name.
A. Breakfast/ Dinner.
Q. I have many keys, yet I cannot open a lock. Tell my name.
A. A Piano.
Q. What you must break before you can use it?
A. An Egg.
Q. What has a head and a tail, but no hands and legs?
A. A coin.
Q. I can travel around the world just by staying still in a corner. Tell my name.
A. A Stamp.
Q. You can see me once in a minute and twice in a moment, but never in a hundred years. What am I?
A. The letter ‘M.’
Q. I have no beginning, end, or middle, yet I taste great. What am I?
A. A Doughnut.
Q. What has more than one hand, yet it cannot clap?
A. A Clock.
Q. What belongs to only you, yet others use it more than you. What is it?
A. Your Name.
Q. What has many keys, yet it can’t open a single door?
A. A Typewriter.
Q. What you can catch anytime, yet cannot throw at all?
A. Cold.
Q. What has many branches and leaves, yet it does not have a single bark?
A. A Library.
Q. It has a space, but no room. It has keys but cannot open a single lock. What is it?
A. A Keyboard.
Q. You can never pick it up, yet you can break it easily. What is it?
A. A Promise.
Q. It has numerous holes, yet it can hold water. What is it?
A. A Sponge.
Q. It has many tooth, yet it cannot bite. What is it?
A. A Comb.
Q. What starts with a ‘T’ and ends with a ‘T?’ It is filled with ‘T’ and ends with a ‘T.’ What is it?
A. A Teapot.
Q. I have one foot but no legs. Tell my name.
A. A Snail.
Q. I have a bed, yet I can never sleep. I have a mouth but I can never eat. Tell my name.
A. A River.
Q. I have a thumb and four fingers, yet I am not alive. Tell my name.
A. A Glove.
Q. I end up with the same letter as I begin with. Tell my name.
A. A Race car.
Q. I can become alive when the light is gone, yet I disappear with the dawn. I am both feared and fawned. Tell my name.
A. A Shadow.
Q. I dance through the tress and tickle the leaves. I can play a game of hide and seek with the breeze. I can make you feel better but can’t be seized. What am I?
A. The Wind.
Q. I light the path without any flame or spark. I can guide travelers through the dark. You can see me after dusk and before the lark. What am I?
A. The Moon.
Q. I can capture your smile, yet hold no breath. I can reflect beauty, life, and death. What am I that keep all memories fresh?
A. A Photograph.
Q. I can change faces throughout the year and you can feel me when I appear. I am always near yet far from here. Can you tell my name dear?
A. The Seasons.
Q. I jump when I walk yet sit when I stand. I have no legs but have a band. Tell my name.
A. A Kangaroo.
Q. I disappear as soon as you call out my name. What am I?
A. Silence.
Q. I walk on fours in the beginning, but I can walk on twos when I grow up. What am I?
A. A Man.
Q. I can walk straight past of a delicate glass without breaking it. Can you tell my name?
A. A beam of light.
Q. I have thirteen hearts, yet I don’t have any other organ. Tell my name.
A. A Deck of cards.
Q. What becomes wetter as it gets drier?
A. A Towel.
Q. I can go up and down, yet I am unable to move. Tell my nam.
A. A Staircase.
Q. I am the only capital of France. What am I?
A. The letter ‘F.’
Q. I have many rings but no fingers. Tell my name.
A. A Telephone.
Q. What goes up but never comes down. Can you tell my name?
A. Your Age.
Q. I can go in a birdbath, yet I never get wet. What am I?
A. The bird’s shadow.
Q. If you drop me, I will surely crack, yet if you smile at me, I will smile back. What am I?
A. A Mirror.
Q. I am lighter than a feather, yet the strongest person cannot hold me for more than a few seconds. Tell my name.
A. Your Breath.
Q. It is something that, the more you take, the more you will leave behind. What is it?
A. Footsteps.
Q. I have a bark, yet I cannot bite. What am I?
A. A Tree.
Q. I am an animal who can keep the best time. Tell my name.
A. A Watchdog.
Q. I am an animal who is best at hitting baseball. What am I?
A. A Bat.
Q. I am an animal that goes from Z to A. What am I?
A. A Zebra.
Q. I am a kind of lion that can never roar. Tell my name.
A. A dandelion.
Q. Bugs have four and cats have four, yet your school has six. What are they?
A. Letters.
Q. What is very easy to get into , yet really hard to get out of?
A. Trouble.
Q. I can be cracked or played. I can be told or made. I can take out someone from a sad state. What am I?
A. A Joke.
Q. I am a dog that has no tail. What am I?
A. A hot dog.
Q. I have a head but no nose, eyes, or mouth. What am I?
A. A coin.
Q. I can be both bitter and sweet, yet I can always be a perfect treat. You can enjoy me whenever you want something delicious to eat. What am I?
A. Chocolate.
Q. I am red and small, yet I have a heart of stone. Tell my name.
A. A Cherry.
Q. You slice me, cut me, or even dice me, all the while you will cry because of me. What am I?
A. An Onion.
Q. I am a tasty fruit who never wants to be alone. What am I?
A. A Pear.
Q. I start with P and end with an E, yet I hold hundreds of letters that people want to see. What am I?
A. A Post Office.
Q. I always fall in winter, yet I never get hurt. What am I?
A. Snow.
Q. By giving me food, you make me live. By giving me water, you make me die. What am I?
A. Fire
Q. The two things that you cannot have for dinner?
A. Lunch and breakfast
Q. I help you eat, but you cannot eat me. What am I?
A. A Spoon
Q. It has many keys, but you can’t open the door with it. Guess the item.
A. A piano
Q. It follows you everywhere and copies you around. What is it?
A. A shadow
Q. What ends with the same letter as it begins with?
A. A race car
Q. Which month has 27 days?
A. Every month has 27 days.
Q. X has three daughters, and each one of them has a brother. How many sons does X have?
A. One son
Q. Y is an odd number. If we take a letter out of it, Y becomes even. Can you guess the value of Y?
A. Seven. If we remove S from it, it becomes even.
Q. If you divide every digit of a mobile’s number pad, what will be the answer?
A. 0, since the dial pad also consists of 0.
Q. It has T in the beginning, T in the end, and T inside it.
A. A teapot.
Q. Two mothers and two daughters are sitting in a room, but there are only three persons present in the room. Explain how it is possible.
A. The people sitting in a room are the grandmother, mother, and daughter.
Q. What has no beginning and an end?
A. Earth
Q. You walk into a dark room. You find only three things there- A fireplace, a candle, and a lantern. For lighting up the room, what will you use first?
A. Nothing. You have only three things that do not include matchsticks to light them.
Q.What is common at the beginning of March and May?
A. The letter ‘M.’
Q. A room was filled with many people. You enter the room but don’t see a single person. Why?
A. Because everyone was married.
Q. What disappears as soon as you mention its name?
A. Silence
Q. You own it, but everyone else uses it. What is it?
A. Your name
Q. Which word is always spelled wrong everywhere?
A. Wrong
Q. How can you physically stand behind someone while they are also standing behind you?
A. You both are standing back-to-back.
Q. I can be kept, and I can also be broken. I can be attacked; I can also be crushed. What am I?
A. Heart
Q. It has many expressions and faces. It’s usually found at your fingertips. What is it?
A. An emoticon
Q. You are my sister. I am not your sister. What am I?
A. Your brother
Q. Which bird is generally associated with heavy lifting?
A. A crane
Q. What walks on fours in the beginning and on twos when it grows up?
A. A man. He crawls when he is a baby. And starts walking on his legs once he grows up.
Q. How can the number Four be changed to Five without adding, subtracting, or multiplying?
A. IV is the Roman representation of Four. If we remove I from it, then we will get V which means Five.
Q. It can walk straight past the glass without breaking it. What is it called?
A. A beam of light
Q. It’s the shortest in the group. When we want to wish someone luck, we bring it out.
A. A thumb
Q. It connects two people but comes in physical contact with only one person. What is it?
A. Wedding ring
Q. What can sting like a bee and hurt like a knife? It comes out of our mouths.
A. Words
Q. What does everything ends at?
A. Letter ‘g’
Q. I am the beginning of love; I am the beginning of life. I am also the end of all.
A. The letter ‘L’
Q. I sit above you as a protector. I keep you safe from the sun. What am I?
A. A cap
Q. What can push you forward and also make you stumble? What can bring tears to your eye and also keep you cold?
A. Wind
Q. I get shorter with every passing minute whenever I am being used. What am I?
A. A candle
Q. Even though it has 16 diamonds, it is not rich. What is it?
A. A deck of cards
Q. It starts with P and ends with an E. It has thousands of letters. What is it?
A. A post office.
Q. Which berry can you not consume?
A. Blackberry (phone)
Q. I always fall in winter without getting hurt.
A. Snow
Q. Why was Adam considered a good runner?
A. Because he was first in the entire human race.
Q. What will you call a potato grown in Ireland?
A. A potato
Q. A horse-rider rode to his hometown on Friday. He stayed for two days and left the town on Friday. How is that possible?
A. His horse’s name was Friday.
Q. It will always come, but not today. What is it?
A. Tomorrow
Q. The one who makes it doesn’t need it when he is making it. The one who uses it doesn’t know why he needs it. The one who buys it is not the one using it. What is it?
A. Coffin
Q. What seems yellow in color but smells like paint?
A. Yellow paint
Q. Why did the mushroom accept the invitation to the party?
A. Because he was a ‘fun-gi’
Q. What does the artist promise his lover?
A. I will always love you with all my art.
Q. What does iron tell magnet?
A. You attract me so much.
Q. How do snakes bid goodbye to each other?
A. By giving a hiss on each other’s cheek.
Q. What did the kitten tell her partner?
A. You are “purr-fect” for me.
Q. What do wild animals sing during Christmas?
A. Jungle bells Jungle bells
Q. What would people call a great detective who is also homeless?
A. Sherlock ‘Homeless’
Q. We can’t enter this way. Which was it?
A. Milky way
So, these are some funny and interesting riddles that you can easily teach your kids in just a few seconds.
These riddles will help them to think in a lot interesting and creative way. If you wish to check out some other witty riddles like these, then just stay with us.
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