Riddles For Teens

Riddle: I start the school day but am not a bell, I finish your homework, but in me, you dwell. What am I?

Home

Riddle: What has keys but can’t open locks, fills up a room but can take you blocks?

A keyboard

Riddle: I am often followed by a playlist. I can brighten your day or ruin your game. What am I?

A mood

Riddle: What disappears as soon as you say its name?

Silence

Riddle: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with wind. What am I?

An echo

Riddle: I’m not a phone, but I remind you of schedules and keep you tight with your crew. What am I?

A planner

Riddle: I am the outcast of the classroom, necessary for notes but forbidden in tests. What am I?

A calculator

Riddle: You see me once in June, twice in November, but not at all in May. What am I?

The letter E

Riddle: You’ll find me in court but not playing; I swing but not on a playground. What am I?

A judge’s gavel

Riddle: A house of wood in a hidden place, built without nails or glue, high above the earthen ground, it sways in the wind and seen in the trees. What am I?

A bird’s nest

Riddle: What can be seen twice in a moment but not once in a thousand years?

The letter M

Riddle: My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick; Fat, I am slow. Wind is my foe. What am I?

A candle

Riddle: I go up and down the stairs without moving. What am I?

A carpet

Riddle: Two bodies have I, though both joined in one. The stiller I stand, the faster I run. What am I?

An hourglass

Riddle: What has a neck but no head, two arms but no hands?

A shirt

Riddle: I start with an M, end with an X, and have a never-ending amount of letters. What am I?

Mailbox

Riddle:

Riddle: I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?

Breath

Riddle: I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?

Pencil lead

Riddle: Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?

Ton

Riddle: I am an instrument that you can hear but not touch or see. What am I?

Your voice

Riddle: The person who makes it sells it. The person who buys it never uses it. The person who uses it doesn’t know they’re using it. What is it?

A coffin

Riddle: You can catch me but cannot throw me. What am I?

A cold

Riddle: I have cities with no buildings, rivers without water, and forests without trees. What am I?

A map

Riddle: A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

An egg

Riddle: What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?

A clock

Riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Footsteps

Riddle: I can travel the world without leaving my corner. What am I?

A stamp

Riddle: I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?

Fire

Riddle: What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do?

Your name

Riddle: If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?

Nine

Riddle: What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

The letter M

Riddle: What has many teeth but can’t bite?

A comb

Riddle: Often murmured but never spoken, always shared in secrecy and silence. What am I?

A secret

Riddle: What has an eye but cannot see and can greatly help during a storm?

A needle

Riddle: I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone, and cities with no buildings. What am I?

A map

Riddle: What has one eye but can’t see anything at all?

A needle

Riddle: I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?

A candle

Riddle: What has a heart that doesn’t beat?

An artichoke

Riddle: What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?

A river

Riddle: I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?

A joke

Riddle: I start with ‘P’, end with ‘E’ and have thousands of letters. What am I?

Post Office

Riddle: What has words, is bound by a spine, but never speaks?

A book

Riddle: What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?

A teapot

Riddle: I fly without wings, I cry without eyes. Whenever I go, darkness flies. What am I?

Cloud

Riddle: I am always hungry and will die if not fed, but whatever I touch will soon turn red. What am I?

Fire

Riddle: I am full of keys but cannot open any door. What am I?

A piano

Riddle: I have hundreds of wheels but move I do not. Call me what you will but a vehicle I’m not. What am I?

A parking lot

Riddle: What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?

A penny

Riddle: The more you take away from me, the larger I become. What am I?

A hole

Riddle: I am the beginning of sorrow and the end of sickness. There’s no happiness without me nor is there sadness. What am I?

The letter S

Riddle: I dance on one foot and know only one shape. Something I can trap, but never escape. What am I?

A shadow

Riddle: What goes up and down the stairs without moving?

A carpet

Riddle: I have branches yet I have no leaves, no trunk and no fruit. What am I?

A bank

Riddle: A room you can eat, but no place to sleep. You can moan or even weep. Where am I?

A dining room

Riddle: It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?

Your name

Riddle: I am always in front of you, but you will never see me. What am I?

The future

Riddle: The more there is, the less you see. What am I?

Darkness

Riddle: Late afternoons, I fly over the farmyard, watching for things unseen. By night, I’m gone, not found in the barn. What am I?

The shadow of a barn owl

Riddle: Late one evening, a man receives a mysterious call from an unknown number. The caller says only “midnight blue” before hanging up. The next morning, the man finds a blue envelope under his door containing a single movie ticket. Where should he go, and why?

To the cinema, because “midnight blue” was a clue about a night showing of a film titled “Blue.”

Riddle: I fly without wings, I cry without eyes. Whenever I go, darkness flies. What am I?

Cloud

Riddle: What has keys but can’t open locks, fills up a room but can take you blocks?

A keyboard

Riddle: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with wind. What am I?

An echo

Riddle: You will buy me to eat, but never eat me. What am I?

A plate

Riddle: I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?

A joke

Riddle: A detective enters a room where a crime has just occurred. The only clue is a set of numbers written on a chalkboard: 3-8-1-2. Behind each number, there’s a corresponding room. Which room should the detective check first, and why?

Room 2, because the numbers might represent “March 8th, 12 PM” indicating the time the crime occurred closest to the current time.

Riddle: What has a neck but no head, two arms but no hands?

A shirt

Riddle: What has one eye but cannot see and can greatly help during a storm?

A needle

Riddle: You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?

Because all the people were married.

Riddle: I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?

Fire

Riddle: An author was found slumped over her desk, an unfinished novel on the screen. The only clue is a note that reads, “The end is never the end.” What should the detective focus on to solve the mystery of her death?

The last chapter of her novel, which might contain a clue or reveal a motive linked to her demise.

Riddle: What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

A stamp

Riddle: What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish?

A map

Riddle: What gets wetter as it dries?

A towel

Riddle: What has an endless supply of letters but starts empty?

A mailbox

Riddle: I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter but can’t go outside. What am I?

A keyboard

Riddle: What can fill a room but takes up no space?

Light

Riddle: What belongs to you but is used more by others?

Your name

Riddle: A wealthy man is found dead in his study. He is sitting at his desk with a gun in his hand and a cassette recorder on his desk. When the detective presses play on the recorder, he hears, “I can’t go on. I have nothing to live for.” Then the sound of a gunshot. How did the detective know it was murder?

Because if the man had shot himself after speaking into the recorder, he wouldn’t have been able to rewind the tape.

Riddle: What has a heart that doesn’t beat?

An artichoke

Riddle: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?

An echo

Riddle: I am not alive, but I can grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?

Fire

Riddle: A man is found dead on a Sunday morning. His wife calls the police, who question the maid, the chef, and the gardener. The maid said she was getting the mail, the chef said he was making breakfast, and the gardener said he was planting seeds. Who was lying?

The maid, because there is no mail on Sunday.

Riddle: Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?

The word “ton.”

Riddle: I am seen in the water. If seen in the sky, I am in the rainbow, a jay’s feather, and lapis lazuli. What am I?

The color blue

Riddle: What can you catch but not throw?

A cold

Riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water?

A sponge

Riddle: What has many keys but opens no locks?

A piano

Riddle: What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

The letter M

Riddle: A scientist was found dead next to a chemical compound that she was known to be allergic to. There were no signs of forced entry or struggle, but a note was found with the numbers “26-3-58”. What does the note signify?

The note lists atomic numbers for iron, lithium, and cerium, indicating the formula for the compound that led to her allergy attack.

Riddle: I have a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs. What am I?

A penny

Riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Footsteps

Riddle: I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?

A joke

Riddle: I start with ‘P’, end with ‘E’ and have thousands of letters. What am I?

Post Office

Riddle: What has words, is bound by a spine, but never speaks?

A book

Riddle: What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?

A teapot

Riddle: I fly without wings, I cry without eyes. Whenever I go, darkness flies. What am I?

Cloud

Riddle: I am always hungry and will die if not fed, but whatever I touch will soon turn red. What am I?

Fire

Riddle: I am full of keys but cannot open any door. What am I?

A piano

Riddle: I have hundreds of wheels but move I do not. Call me what you will but a vehicle I’m not. What am I?

A parking lot

Riddle: What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?

A penny

Riddle: What begins and ends with an ‘E’ but only has one letter?

An envelope

Riddle: I am not alive, but I grow; without lungs, I need air; without a mouth, I drink water. What am I?

Fire

Riddle: What has a bottom at the top?

Your legs

Riddle: What comes once in a year, twice in a week, but never in a day?

The letter “E”

Riddle: The more you take out of it, the bigger it becomes. What is it?

A hole

Riddle: I speak without a voice and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?

An echo

Riddle: I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released. What am I?

Graphite in a pencil

Riddle: What has a ring but no finger?

A telephone

Riddle: You can hold it without using your hands or arms. What is it?

Your breath

Riddle: What has a heart that doesn’t beat?

An artichoke