Riddles are a fantastic way to challenge your brain and have fun at the same time. They’re perfect for middle school students who love to solve puzzles and enjoy a good laugh.
Here, we’ve compiled 301 riddles tailored just for middle schoolers, complete with answers and emojis to make the experience even more entertaining. Dive in and see how many you can solve!
Animal Riddles
- What has four legs, a tail, and usually says “woof”? 🐶
- A dog.
- I’m small, have eight legs, and can spin a web. What am I? 🕷️
- A spider.
- I can fly without wings. What am I? 🦇
- A bat.
- What has a hump and lives in the desert? 🐪
- A camel.
- I’m known as man’s best friend. Who am I? 🐕
- A dog.
- I have stripes and roar. What am I? 🐯
- A tiger.
- I can be found in a house and like to chase mice. Who am I? 🐱
- A cat.
- I swim and have fins. What am I? 🐟
- A fish.
- I hop and have long ears. Who am I? 🐇
- A rabbit.
- I have a trunk and large ears. What am I? 🐘
- An elephant.
- I am the king of the jungle. Who am I? 🦁
- A lion.
- I have black and white stripes. What am I? 🦓
- A zebra.
- I am a bird but cannot fly. What am I? 🐧
- A penguin.
- I slither and have no legs. What am I? 🐍
- A snake.
- I am green and can jump. Who am I? 🐸
- A frog.
- I have a shell and move slowly. What am I? 🐢
- A turtle.
- I am small, colorful, and can be seen in gardens. What am I? 🐞
- A ladybug.
- I have long legs and run fast. What am I? 🦌
- A deer.
- I am a bird known for my colorful feathers. What am I? 🦜
- A parrot.
- I live in the ocean and have eight arms. What am I? 🐙
- An octopus.
- I am small and collect nectar from flowers. What am I? 🐝
- A bee.
- I am known for my large, powerful beak. What am I? 🦅
- An eagle.
- I am covered in fur and love to climb trees. What am I? 🐒
- A monkey.
- I have a mane and neigh. What am I? 🐴
- A horse.
- I am a sea creature with many tentacles. What am I? 🦑
- A squid.
- I am pink and live in muddy areas. What am I? 🐷
- A pig.
- I have a pouch and jump high. What am I? 🦘
- A kangaroo.
- I am an insect known for my beautiful wings. What am I? 🦋
- A butterfly.
- I have sharp teeth and am known as the king of the ocean. What am I? 🦈
- A shark.
- I am known for my spots and fast speed. What am I? 🐆
- A cheetah.
Food Riddles
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
- A piano.
- What runs but never walks? 🚰
- Water.
- I have a face but no eyes, mouth, or nose. What am I? ⏰
- A clock.
- I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I? 🥚
- An egg.
- What has to be broken before you can use it? 🍳
- An egg.
- What has teeth but can’t bite? 🧹
- A comb.
- What has a neck but no head? 🍾
- A bottle.
- What gets wetter as it dries? 🧽
- A towel.
- What has hands but can’t clap? 🕰️
- A clock.
- What goes up but never comes down? 🎈
- Your age.
- I can be hot or cold and made from beans. What am I? ☕
- Coffee.
- I am yellow and can be peeled. What am I? 🍌
- A banana.
- I am a fruit that can be red or green. What am I? 🍏
- An apple.
- I am a dairy product that is often spread on toast. What am I? 🧈
- Butter.
- I am made from milk and often eaten with cereal. What am I? 🥛
- Milk.
- I am round and often have pepperoni on top. What am I? 🍕
- Pizza.
- I am sweet and made from sugar and cocoa. What am I? 🍫
- Chocolate.
- I am a vegetable that is often orange. What am I? 🥕
- A carrot.
- I am a meat that is often eaten at Thanksgiving. What am I? 🦃
- Turkey.
- I am green and often used in salads. What am I? 🥗
- Lettuce.
- I am a fruit that is often made into juice. What am I? 🍊
- An orange.
- I am white and often used to bake bread. What am I? 🍞
- Flour.
- I am a fruit that is often found in pairs. What am I? 🍐
- A pear.
- I am a vegetable that can be mashed, baked, or fried. What am I? 🥔
- A potato.
- I am a fruit that is often used in pies. What am I? 🍒
- A cherry.
- I am a vegetable that is often grilled at barbecues. What am I? 🌽
- Corn.
- I am a fruit that is often dried into raisins. What am I? 🍇
- A grape.
- I am a sweet treat that is often licked. What am I? 🍦
- Ice cream.
- I am a vegetable that can make you cry. What am I? 🧅
- An onion.
- I am a fruit that is often found in a bunch. What am I? 🍇
- Grapes.
Science Riddles
- What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and rivers, but no water? 🗺️
- A map.
- I am full of holes but can hold water. What am I? 🧽
- A sponge.
- What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? 🌫️
- The future.
- What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? ✉️
- A stamp.
- I am light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I? 💨
- Breath.
- What has a heart that doesn’t beat? 🍉
- An artichoke.
- What is as light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold it for much longer than a few minutes? 💨
- Breath.
- What has one eye but can’t see? 🧵
- A needle.
- What has a head, a tail, but no body? 🪙
- A coin.
- What has a ring but no finger? 📞
- A telephone.
- I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I? 🥚
- An egg.
- What has an eye but cannot see? 🧵
- A needle.
- What is white when it’s dirty and black when it’s clean? 🔲
- A chalkboard.
- What has a spine but no bones? 📚
- A book.
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
- A piano.
- What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive? 🧤
- A glove.
- I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I? 📱
- An echo.
- What has a neck but no head? 🍾
- A bottle.
- **What has to be broken before you can use it
- What has to be broken before you can use it? 🥚
- An egg.
- What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away? 🔥
- Charcoal.
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
- A piano.
- What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, and has a bed but never sleeps? 🏞️
- A river.
- What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
- A sponge.
- What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it? 🍵
- A teapot.
- What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? 🕰️
- The letter M.
- What has a bottom at the top? 🌷
- A leg.
- What has hands but can’t clap? ⏰
- A clock.
- What has words but never speaks? 📖
- A book.
- What comes down but never goes up? 🌧️
- Rain.
- What can fill a room but takes up no space? 💡
- Light.
Math Riddles
- I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I? 🔢
- Seven.
- What three positive numbers give the same answer when multiplied and added together? ➕✖️
- 1, 2, and 3.
- If two’s company, and three’s a crowd, what are four and five? 🔢
- Nine.
- I am a three-digit number. My tens digit is five more than my ones digit. My hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit. What number am I? 🔢
- 194.
- What can be divided by zero? 0️⃣
- Nothing.
- I am a number you can divide by any other number and still be the same. What number am I? 1️⃣
- One.
- What is the next number in the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8? 🔢
- 13.
- What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? ⏳
- The letter M.
- I am a five-letter word and a five-digit number. What am I? 🔢
- Eight.
- What has digits but is not alive? 🔢
- A clock.
- I have a head, a tail, but no body. What am I? 🪙
- A coin.
- What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? 🌫️
- The future.
- What number is odd but becomes even if you take away one letter? 🔢
- Seven.
- I am a four-digit number with the digits in ascending order. The product of my digits is 24. What number am I? 🔢
- 1238.
- What is the number of degrees in a triangle? 🔺
- 180.
- What is the sum of the angles in a square? ⏹️
- 360.
- What is the number that is half of one thousand? 🔢
- 500.
- What is the result of multiplying any number by zero? 0️⃣
- Zero.
- What number is both the sum and product of three and two? 🔢
- Six.
- I am a number that is the product of three consecutive positive numbers. I am less than 100. What number am I? 🔢
- 60.
- What number comes before 10 but after 8? 🔢
- Nine.
- What number is both a square and a cube? 🔢
- One.
- What is the sum of the first ten positive integers? 🔢
- 55.
- What number is neither prime nor composite? 🔢
- One.
- I am an even number. If you multiply me by any other number, the result is always even. What number am I? 🔢
- Any even number.
- What number is spelled in alphabetical order? 🔢
- Forty.
- What number is spelled in reverse alphabetical order? 🔢
- One.
- What is the only number that has the same number of letters as its value? 🔢
- Four.
- What number remains the same when read upside down? 🔢
- Eight.
- What is the number of degrees in a circle? 🔢
- 360.
Word Riddles
- What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs? 🪙
- A penny.
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
- A piano.
- What has to be broken before you can use it? 🥚
- An egg.
- What has a neck but no head? 🍾
- A bottle.
- What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive? 🧤
- A glove.
- What comes down but never goes up? 🌧️
- Rain.
- What has words but never speaks? 📖
- A book.
- What has an eye but cannot see? 🧵
- A needle.
- What has cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water? 🗺️
- A map.
- What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it? 🍵
- A teapot.
- What has a ring but no finger? 📞
- A telephone.
- What has a spine but no bones? 📚
- A book.
- What has a head, a tail, but no body? 🪙
- A coin.
- What has a bed but never sleeps? 🛏️
- A river.
- What has a mouth but never eats? 🏞️
- A river.
- What has a bottom at the top? 🌷
- A leg.
- What has a heart that doesn’t beat? 🍉
- An artichoke.
- What has a face but no eyes, mouth, or nose? ⏰
- A clock.
- What has a beginning, a middle, and an end but no legs? 📕
- A book.
- What has a ring but is not alive? 📞
- A telephone.
- What has a neck and a cap but no head? 🍾
- A bottle.
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
- A piano.
- What has a spine but can’t stand? 📚
- A book.
- What has a mouth but can’t talk? 🏞️
- A river.
- What has hands but can’t clap? ⏰
- A clock.
- What has a bottom at the top? 🌷
- A leg.
- What has a neck but no head? 🍾
- A bottle.
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
- A piano.
- What has an eye but can’t see? 🧵
- A needle.
- What has a ring but no finger? 📞
- A telephone.
School Riddles
- What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs? 🪙
- A penny.
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
- A piano.
- What has to be broken before you can use it? 🥚
- An egg.
- What has a neck but no head? 🍾
- A bottle.
- What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive? 🧤
- A glove.
- What comes down but never goes up? 🌧️
- Rain.
- What has words but never speaks? 📖
- A book.
- What has an eye but cannot see? 🧵
- A needle.
- What has cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water? 🗺️
- A map.
- What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it? 🍵
- A teapot.
- What has a ring but no finger? 📞
- A telephone.
- What has a spine but no bones? 📚
- A book.
- What has a head, a tail, but no body? 🪙
- A coin.
- What has a bed but never sleeps? 🛏️
- A river.
- What has a mouth but never eats? 🏞️
- A river.
- What has a bottom at the top? 🌷
- A leg.
- What has a heart that doesn’t beat? 🍉
- An artichoke.
- What has a face but no eyes, mouth, or nose? ⏰
- A clock.
- What has a beginning, a middle, and an end but no legs? 📕
- A book.
- What has a ring but is not alive? 📞
- A telephone.
- What has a neck and a cap but no head? 🍾
- A bottle.
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
- A piano.
- What has a spine but can’t stand? 📚
- A book.
- What has a mouth but can’t talk? 🏞️
- A river.
- What has hands but can’t clap? ⏰
- A clock.
- What has a bottom at the top? 🌷
- A leg.
- What has a neck but no head? 🍾
- A bottle.
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
- A piano.
- What has an eye but can’t see? 🧵
- A needle.
- What has a ring but no finger? 📞
- A telephone.
Holiday Riddles
- What is red and white and is moved by elves? 🎅
- Santa’s sleigh.
- What has a jolly laugh and loves milk and cookies? 🎅
- Santa Claus.
- What is decorated with lights and ornaments every December? 🎄
- A Christmas tree.
- What falls in the winter but never gets hurt? ❄️
- Snow.
- What has a nose made of a carrot and a hat made of a pot? ⛄
- A snowman.
- What do you light for eight days during Hanukkah? 🕎
- A menorah.
- What do you eat on Thanksgiving that is big and roasted? 🦃
- A turkey.
- What do you hunt for on Easter morning? 🥚
- Easter eggs.
- What is green, wears a hat, and loves gold coins? 🍀
- A leprechaun.
- What has fireworks and celebrates freedom in the USA? 🎆
- The Fourth of July.
- What is spooky, has a pumpkin face, and is celebrated on October 31st? 🎃
- Halloween.
- What do you kiss under during Christmas time? 🌿
- Mistletoe.
- What has bells, a sleigh, and a reindeer? 🛷
- Santa’s sleigh.
- What do you carve and light with a candle during Halloween? 🎃
- A jack-o’-lantern.
- What is red, white, and comes down the chimney? 🎅
- Santa Claus.
- What do you decorate with tinsel, lights, and ornaments? 🎄
- A Christmas tree.
- What has a heart and is celebrated on February 14th? 💖
- Valentine’s Day.
- What has fireworks, picnics, and parades in the USA? 🎆
- The Fourth of July.
- What do you hide and hunt for on Easter? 🥚
- Easter eggs.
- What is green, has shamrocks, and is celebrated on March 17th? 🍀
- St. Patrick’s Day.
- What has a horn and is celebrated at midnight on December 31st? 🎉
- New Year’s Eve.
- What is a sweet treat that is heart-shaped and given on Valentine’s Day? 🍬
- A candy heart.
- What is cold, falls from the sky, and is made into a snowman? ❄️
- Snow.
- What has a turkey, stuffing, and is celebrated in November? 🦃
- Thanksgiving.
- What has costumes, candy, and trick-or-treating? 🎃
- Halloween.
- What is green, has a pot of gold, and a rainbow? 🌈
- A leprechaun.
- What has candles, a birthday cake, and presents? 🎂
- A birthday.
- What has a menorah, dreidels, and eight nights of gifts? 🕎
- Hanukkah.
- What do you light and put on a birthday cake? 🎂
- Candles.
- What has fireworks and celebrates the New Year? 🎆
- New Year’s Eve.
Funny Riddles
- Why don’t skeletons fight each other? 💀
- They don’t have the guts.
- What do you call a bear with no teeth? 🐻
- A gummy bear.
- Why did the scarecrow win an award? 🏆
- Because he was outstanding in his field.
- Why don’t scientists trust atoms? ⚛️
- Because they make up everything.
- Why did the math book look sad? 📘
- Because it had too many problems.
- What do you call fake spaghetti? 🍝
- An impasta.
- Why couldn’t the bicycle stand up by itself? 🚲
- It was two-tired.
- What do you get when you cross a snowman and a vampire? ⛄🧛
- Frostbite.
- Why did the golfer bring two pairs of pants? ⛳
- In case he got a hole in one.
- Why do cows have hooves instead of feet? 🐄
- Because they lactose.
- What do you call cheese that isn’t yours? 🧀
- Nacho cheese.
- Why don’t eggs tell jokes? 🥚
- Because they might crack up.
- Why did the tomato turn red? 🍅
- Because it saw the salad dressing.
- Why did the stadium get hot after the game? 🏟️
- All of the fans left.
- What do you call a sleeping bull? 🐂
- A bulldozer.
- Why are ghosts bad at lying? 👻
- Because they are too transparent.
- Why don’t some fish play piano? 🎹
- Because you can’t tuna fish.
- What do you call a belt made of watches? ⌚
- A waist of time.
- Why did the scarecrow become a successful neurosurgeon? 🏥
- He was outstanding in his field.
- What do you call a can opener that doesn’t work? 🥫
- A can’t opener.
- Why was the broom late? 🧹
- It swept in.
- Why do seagulls fly over the sea? 🌊
- Because if they flew over the bay, they’d be bagels.
- Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🍪
- Because it felt crummy.
- What do you call a fish with no eyes? 🐟
- Fsh.
- Why don’t skeletons fight each other? 💀
- They don’t have the guts.
- What has ears but cannot hear? 🌽
- Corn.
- Why did the student eat his homework? 📚
- Because the teacher told him it was a piece of cake.
- Why don’t oysters donate to charity? 🦪
- Because they are shellfish.
- What do you call a snowman with a six-pack? ⛄
- An abdominal snowman.
- Why can’t you give Elsa a balloon? 🎈
- Because she will let it go.
Nature Riddles
- What has roots as nobody sees, is taller than trees, up, up it goes, and yet never grows? 🌋
- A mountain.
- 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.
- What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
- A sponge.
- I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I? 🌬️
- An echo.
- I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for much longer than a minute. What am I? 💨
- Breath.
- What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and rivers, but no water? 🗺️
- A map.
- What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? 📮
- A stamp.
- What goes through cities and fields, but never moves? 🛤️
- A road.
- 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? ✏️
- A pencil.
- What kind of tree can you carry in your hand? 🌴
- A palm.
- What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🌙
- The letter R.
- You can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I? 🪞
- A reflection.
- What has a heart that doesn’t beat? 🍉
- An artichoke.
- What can you catch but not throw? 🤧
- A cold.
- What has many teeth but can’t bite? 🪥
- A comb.
- What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs? 🪙
- A penny.
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
- A piano.
- What has a neck but no head? 🍾
- A bottle.
- What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive? 🧤
- A glove.
- What has to be broken before you can use it? 🥚
- An egg.
- What has a bed but never sleeps? 🛏️
- A river.
- What has a mouth but never eats? 🏞️
- A river.
- What has hands but can’t clap? ⏰
- A clock.
- What has a bottom at the top? 🌷
- A leg.
- What has a heart that doesn’t beat? 🍉
- An artichoke.
- What has a face but no eyes, mouth, or nose? ⏰
- A clock.
- What has a beginning, a middle, and an end but no legs? 📕
- A book.
- What has a ring but is not alive? 📞
- A telephone.
- What has a neck and a cap but no head? 🍾
- A bottle.
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
- A piano.
Animal Riddles
- What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs? 🪙
- A penny.
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
- A piano.
- What has to be broken before you can use it? 🥚
- An egg.
- What has a neck but no head? 🍾
- A bottle.
- What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive? 🧤
- A glove.
- What comes down but never goes up? 🌧️
- Rain.
- What has words but never speaks? 📖
- A book.
- What has an eye but cannot see? 🧵
- A needle.
- What has cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water? 🗺️
- A map.
- What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it? 🍵
- A teapot.
- What has a ring but no finger? 📞
- A telephone.
- What has a spine but no bones? 📚
- A book.
- What has a head, a tail, but no body? 🪙
- A coin.
- What has a bed but never sleeps? 🛏️
- A river.
- What has a mouth but never eats? 🏞️
- A river.
- What has a bottom at the top? 🌷
- A leg.
- What has a heart that doesn’t beat? 🍉
- An artichoke.
- What has a face but no eyes, mouth, or nose? ⏰
- A clock.
- What has a beginning, a middle, and an end but no legs? 📕
- A book.
- What has a ring but is not alive? 📞
- A telephone.
- What has a neck and a cap but no head? 🍾
- A bottle.
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
- A piano.
- What has a spine but can’t stand? 📚
- A book.
- What has a mouth but can’t talk? 🏞️
- A river.
- What has hands but can’t clap? ⏰
- A clock.
- What has a bottom at the top? 🌷
- A leg.
- What has a neck but no head? 🍾
- A bottle.
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
- A piano.
- What has an eye but can’t see? 🧵
- A needle.
- What has a ring but no finger? 📞
- A telephone.
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