Riddles are a fantastic way to spark curiosity and critical thinking in young minds. They provide a fun challenge that encourages kids to think outside the box and explore different perspectives.
For 2nd graders, riddles can be both educational and entertaining, helping them develop language skills and problem-solving abilities. Below, we’ve compiled a list of 301 riddles tailored for 2nd graders, complete with answers. Enjoy the laughter and learning!
Animal Friends 🐾
- I’m furry and purr when I’m happy, what am I? 😺
Answer: A cat - I have a long trunk and big ears, who am I? 🐘
Answer: An elephant - What animal can jump higher than a house? 🏠🐸
Answer: All animals (houses can’t jump) - I have stripes and live in the jungle, who am I? 🐯
Answer: A tiger - What do you call a bear with no teeth? 🐻
Answer: A gummy bear - I’m small, I hop, and I say “ribbit”, who am I? 🐸
Answer: A frog - Why did the cow go to space? 🐄🚀
Answer: To see the moooon - I have feathers and can fly, but I’m not an airplane. What am I? 🦅
Answer: A bird - What has four legs and can’t walk? 🐢
Answer: A table - What do you get when you cross a snowman and a dog? ⛄🐶
Answer: Frostbite - I’m known for my quills and roll into a ball, who am I? 🦔
Answer: A hedgehog - What animal is best at hitting a baseball? ⚾🦇
Answer: A bat - I have big feet and live in Australia, who am I? 🦘
Answer: A kangaroo - What do you call an alligator in a vest? 🐊
Answer: An investigator - What animal can you always find at a baseball game? 🦅
Answer: A bat - Why do fish live in saltwater? 🐟🌊
Answer: Because pepper makes them sneeze! - I’m slow, and I carry my house on my back, who am I? 🐢
Answer: A turtle - What do you call a sleeping bull? 🐂
Answer: A bulldozer - I have a mane and I’m the king of the jungle, who am I? 🦁
Answer: A lion - What do you get if you cross a rabbit and a frog? 🐰🐸
Answer: A bunny ribbit - Why don’t ants get sick? 🐜
Answer: Because they have tiny ant-bodies - What do you call a cow that plays a musical instrument? 🐄🎶
Answer: A moo-sician - I’m pink, have a curly tail, and oink, who am I? 🐷
Answer: A pig - What do you call a pig that knows karate? 🥋🐷
Answer: A pork chop - I can mimic human speech and live in a cage, who am I? 🦜
Answer: A parrot - Why did the duck cross the road? 🦆
Answer: To prove he wasn’t chicken! - I’m known for my long neck and spots, who am I? 🦒
Answer: A giraffe - What do you call a funny sheep? 🐑
Answer: A baa-d comedian - What animal can you always find at a baseball game? ⚾🦇
Answer: A bat - I’m a big cat that can’t roar, who am I? 🐆
Answer: A cheetah
Food Fun 🍎
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
Answer: A piano - What kind of apple isn’t an apple? 🍏
Answer: A pineapple - Why did the tomato turn red? 🍅
Answer: Because it saw the salad dressing! - What do you get when you cross a snowman and a vampire? ⛄🧛♂️
Answer: Frostbite - Why did the banana go to the doctor? 🍌
Answer: Because it wasn’t peeling well! - What is orange and sounds like a parrot? 🥕
Answer: A carrot - What do you call cheese that isn’t yours? 🧀
Answer: Nacho cheese - Why did the melon jump into the lake? 🍈
Answer: Because it wanted to be a watermelon - What has to be broken before you can use it? 🥚
Answer: An egg - Why don’t eggs tell jokes? 🍳
Answer: Because they might crack up! - What do you call a fake noodle? 🍜
Answer: An impasta - Why did the orange stop? 🍊
Answer: It ran out of juice! - What kind of nut has no shell? 🤔
Answer: A donut - What kind of room has no doors or windows? 🍄
Answer: A mushroom - Why are ghosts bad at lying? 👻
Answer: Because they are too transparent - What has ears but cannot hear? 🌽
Answer: Corn - What did one plate say to the other plate? 🍽️
Answer: Lunch is on me! - What is a tree’s favorite drink? 🌳🍵
Answer: Root beer - Why did the cookie go to the doctor? 🍪
Answer: Because it felt crumby! - What did the baby corn say to the mama corn? 🌽
Answer: Where’s popcorn? - Why was the math book sad? 📚
Answer: Because it had too many problems - What did one tomato say to the other tomato during a race? 🍅
Answer: Ketchup! - What did the grape do when it got stepped on? 🍇
Answer: Nothing, it just let out a little wine - Why was the cucumber mad? 🥒
Answer: Because it was in a pickle! - What do you call a sad strawberry? 🍓
Answer: A blue-berry - Why did the scarecrow win an award? 🎩
Answer: Because he was outstanding in his field! - What kind of tree fits in your hand? 🌴
Answer: A palm tree - What has hands but can’t clap? ⏰
Answer: A clock - What do you call a dinosaur that is sleeping? 🦖
Answer: A dino-snore - Why did the student eat his homework? 📃
Answer: Because the teacher said it was a piece of cake!
Nature and Outdoors 🌳
- What falls but never gets hurt? 🍂
Answer: The rain - What has a head, a tail, but no body? 🐟
Answer: A coin - What has a bed but doesn’t sleep? 🛏️
Answer: A river - What has one eye but can’t see? 🌪️
Answer: A needle - What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? 📮
Answer: A stamp - What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
Answer: A sponge - What gets wetter the more it dries? 🧼
Answer: A towel - What has a heart that doesn’t beat? 💎
Answer: An artichoke - What has a bark but no bite? 🌳
Answer: A tree - What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and rivers, but no water? 🗺️
Answer: A map
- What can you catch but not throw? 🤧
Answer: A cold - What gets bigger when more is taken away? 🕳️
Answer: A hole - What runs but never walks, has a mouth but never talks? ⛲
Answer: A river - What can fill a room but takes up no space? 💡
Answer: Light - What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? 🤫
Answer: Silence - What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it? 🍵
Answer: A teapot - What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? ⏳
Answer: The letter “M” - What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
Answer: A piano - What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? ⏰
Answer: A clock - What can be cracked, made, told, and played? 🃏
Answer: A joke - What is as light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold it for much longer than a minute? 💨
Answer: Breath - What goes up but never comes down? 🎈
Answer: Your age - What has a thumb and four fingers but is not a hand? 🧤
Answer: A glove - What comes down but never goes up? 🌧️
Answer: Rain - What has a neck but no head? 🍼
Answer: A bottle - What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? 👣
Answer: The future - What can be as big as an elephant but weigh nothing? 🌫️
Answer: A shadow - What kind of tree can you carry in your hand? 🌴
Answer: A palm tree
School Time 📚
- Why was the math book sad? 😢
Answer: Because it had too many problems - What has a head and a tail but no body? 🪙
Answer: A coin - Why did the music teacher need a ladder? 🎵
Answer: To reach the high notes - Why did the pencil cross the road? ✏️
Answer: To get to the other side of the paper - What do you get when you cross a snowman and a vampire? ⛄🧛♂️
Answer: Frostbite - What starts with an E, ends with an E, but only has one letter? ✉️
Answer: An envelope - Why did the student eat his homework? 📃
Answer: Because the teacher said it was a piece of cake - What building has the most stories? 🏢
Answer: A library - What kind of school do you go to if you’re an ice cream man? 🍦
Answer: Sundae school - Why do we never tell secrets on a farm? 🤫
Answer: Because the potatoes have eyes, the corn has ears, and the beans stalk! - What is the best place to grow flowers in school? 🏫
Answer: In kindergarden - What subject in school is the fruitiest? 🍎
Answer: History, because it’s full of dates - What did the pen say to the pencil? ✒️
Answer: You have a point - What has a lot of teeth but can’t bite? 🧱
Answer: A comb - What did the science book say to the math book? 🔬📘
Answer: Wow, you’ve got problems! - What has hands but can’t clap? ⏰
Answer: A clock - Why did the chalkboard invite the marker to the party? 🖊️
Answer: Because it wanted to make a mark - Why was the geometry book so good at its job? 📐
Answer: Because it had a lot of angles - What did the eraser say to the paper? ✏️📄
Answer: I’m feeling a little worn out - Why do magnets love school? 🧲
Answer: Because they are attracted to knowledge - What did the paper clip say to the stapler? 📎
Answer: Let’s stick together - Why did the teacher wear sunglasses? 🕶️
Answer: Because her students were so bright - What has one horn and gives milk? 🦄
Answer: A milk truck - What do you get if you cross a kangaroo with a snake? 🐍
Answer: A jump rope - Why did the computer go to the doctor? 🖥️
Answer: Because it had a virus - What is a math teacher’s favorite dessert? 🥧
Answer: Pi - What do you call a sleeping teacher? 😴
Answer: Snooze-ifer - Why did the teacher go to the beach? 🏖️
Answer: To test the waters - What kind of homework does a cow give? 🐄
Answer: Moo-sic - Why was the teacher wearing sunglasses? 😎
Answer: Because her students were too bright!
Silly and Funny 🤪
- Why don’t skeletons fight each other? 💀
Answer: They don’t have the guts - What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? 📖🦖
Answer: A thesaurus - What do you call fake spaghetti? 🍝
Answer: An impasta - What did one toilet say to the other? 🚽
Answer: You look a bit flushed - Why did the golfer bring two pairs of pants? 🏌️♂️
Answer: In case he got a hole in one - What did the big flower say to the little flower? 🌸
Answer: Hi, bud! - Why can’t your nose be 12 inches long? 👃
Answer: Because then it would be a foot - Why did the bicycle fall over? 🚲
Answer: Because it was two-tired - What do you call a boomerang that doesn’t come back? 🔄
Answer: A stick - Why did the scarecrow win an award? 🌾
Answer: Because he was outstanding in his field - What did the duck say when it bought lipstick? 💄🦆
Answer: Put it on my bill - Why don’t some couples go to the gym? 💪
Answer: Because some relationships don’t work out - Why can’t you give Elsa a balloon? 🎈
Answer: Because she will let it go - What’s a skeleton’s least favorite room in the house? 🏠
Answer: The living room - What did the ocean say to the beach? 🌊
Answer: Nothing, it just waved - What do you call an alligator in a vest? 🐊
Answer: An investigator - Why did the tomato turn red? 🍅
Answer: Because it saw the salad dressing - Why are ghosts bad at lying? 👻
Answer: Because they are too transparent - What did the one wall say to the other wall? 🧱
Answer: I’ll meet you at the corner - Why did the picture go to jail? 🖼️
Answer: Because it was framed - What did the triangle say to the circle? 🔺⭕
Answer: You’re pointless - Why don’t oysters donate to charity? 🦪
Answer: Because they are shellfish - Why was the belt arrested? 👖
Answer: For holding up the pants - What kind of dog loves a car ride? 🚗🐕
Answer: A car-pet - What do you call a fly without wings? 🪰
Answer: A walk - Why did the melon jump into the lake? 🍈
Answer: It wanted to be a watermelon - Why don’t seagulls fly over the bay? 🌊
Answer: Because then they’d be bay-gulls - Why did the banana go to the doctor? 🍌
Answer: Because it wasn’t peeling well - Why did the coffee file a police report? ☕
Answer: It got mugged - Why did the music teacher need a ladder? 🎶
Answer: To reach the high notes
Mystery and Adventure 🕵️
- What gets wetter as it dries? 🧽
Answer: A towel - What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks? ⛲
Answer: A river - What comes down but never goes up? 🌧️
Answer: Rain - What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
Answer: A piano - What can fill a room but takes up no space? 💡
Answer: Light - What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? 🤫
Answer: Silence - What has many teeth but can’t bite? 🧱
Answer: A comb - What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it? 🍵
Answer: A teapot - What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? ⏳
Answer: The letter “M” - What has a heart that doesn’t beat? 💎
Answer: An artichoke - What is as light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold it for much longer than a minute? 💨
Answer: Breath - What has a neck but no head? 🍼
Answer: A bottle - What has one eye but can’t see? 🌪️
Answer: A needle - What gets bigger when more is taken away? 🕳️
Answer: A hole - What can you catch but not throw? 🤧
Answer: A cold - What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? 👣
Answer: The future - What has a thumb and four fingers but is not a hand? 🧤
Answer: A glove - What goes up but never comes down? 🎈
Answer: Your age - What has four wheels and flies? 🚛
Answer: A garbage truck - What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
Answer: A sponge - What runs but never walks, has a mouth but never talks? ⛲
Answer: A river - What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? 📮
Answer: A stamp - What has a bed but doesn’t sleep? 🛏️
Answer: A river - What has a head, a tail, but no body? 🐟
Answer: A coin - What falls but never gets hurt? 🍂
Answer: The rain - What has a bark but no bite? 🌳
Answer: A tree - What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and rivers, but no water? 🗺️
Answer: A map - What has roots that nobody sees, is taller than trees, up, up it goes, and yet never grows? 🏔️
Answer: A mountain - What gets bigger as you take away from it? 🕳️
Answer: A hole - What can you catch but not throw? 🤧
Answer: A cold
Fairy Tales and Fantasy 🧚
- What kind of band never plays music? 💍
Answer: A rubber band - What do you get if you cross a vampire with a snowman? 🧛♂️⛄
Answer: Frostbite - What is a witch’s favorite subject in school? 🔮
Answer: Spelling - What has a neck but no head? 🍼
Answer: A bottle - What do elves learn in school? 🎅
Answer: The elf-abet - What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
Answer: A piano - Why are ghosts bad at lying? 👻
Answer: Because they are too transparent - Why did the skeleton cross the road? 🦴
Answer: To get to the body shop - What did the fairy godmother say to Cinderella when her magic wore off? 👗👠
Answer: “Shoe-d’ve been more careful!” - What do you call a sleeping vampire? 🧛♂️
Answer: Count Snoozula - What kind of fairy loves to dance? 💃🧚
Answer: The boogie fairy - What did one fairy say to the other? 🧚♀️🧚♂️
Answer: “You’ve got wings, I’ve got wings, we’re perfect fairy-things!” - What’s a witch’s favorite type of candy? 🍬
Answer: Hex-mints - What do you call an enchanted cow? 🐄
Answer: Mooo-gic - Why was the wizard good at gardening? 🧙♂️
Answer: He had green spells - What’s a dragon’s favorite day of the week? 🐉
Answer: Fry-day - Why was the fairy bad at baseball? ⚾
Answer: Because she kept flying out! - What’s a ghost’s favorite fruit? 👻🍌
Answer: Boo-nana - What do you call a story told by a wizard? 📚🧙♂️
Answer: A tale of wands - What did the witch say to her cat? 🐱
Answer: “You’re purr-fect!” - Why did the vampire need mouthwash? 🧛♂️
Answer: Because he had bat breath - Why don’t dragons celebrate birthdays? 🎂🐉
Answer: Because they always burn the cake - What is a mermaid’s favorite subject in school? 🧜♀️
Answer: Algae-bra - Why don’t witches wear flat hats? 🧙♀️
Answer: Because there’s no point - What do fairies wear to the beach? 🏖️🧚
Answer: Fairy-kini - What kind of tree fits in your hand? 🌴
Answer: A palm tree - Why did the fairy skip breakfast? 🧚♀️
Answer: Because she already had a big “sprite”! - What’s a wizard’s favorite dance? 💃🧙♂️
Answer: The spell-dance - Why did the ghost go to school? 👻
Answer: To improve his “boo-cabulary”! - What’s a fairy’s favorite drink? 🧚♀️
Answer: Sprite!
Seasonal Surprises 🎃❄️
- Why did the scarecrow win an award? 🌾
Answer: Because he was outstanding in his field - What do you call a vampire who likes to eat at a drive-in? 🍔🧛♂️
Answer: A fast-food vampire - What do snowmen eat for breakfast? ⛄🍜
Answer: Frosted flakes - What do you call a snowman in summer? ⛄🌞
Answer: A puddle - Why do mummies like Christmas? 🎄
Answer: Because of all the wrapping! - What kind of ball doesn’t bounce? 🎄
Answer: A snowball - What does a snowman wear on his head? ⛄
Answer: An ice cap - What do you call a reindeer who likes to tell jokes? 🦌
Answer: Comet-ian - Why did the turkey cross the road? 🦃
Answer: Because it was Thanksgiving! - What kind of monster loves to dance? 🕺
Answer: The boogieman - What is a scarecrow’s favorite fruit? 🍎
Answer: Straw-berries - What do ghosts eat for dinner? 👻🍝
Answer: Spook-getti - Why don’t vampires have any friends? 🧛♂️
Answer: Because they are a pain in the neck - What do you get if you cross a snowman with a dog? ⛄🐕
Answer: Frostbite - What do you call an old snowman? ⛄
Answer: Water - What kind of music do elves like? 🎵🎄
Answer: Wrap music - Why did the skeleton go to the party alone? 💀🎉
Answer: Because he had no body to go with him - What’s a ghost’s favorite dessert? 👻🍰
Answer: I-scream - Why did the pumpkin cross the road? 🎃
Answer: Because it fell off the vine - What kind of key opens a haunted house? 🏚️🔑
Answer: A spoo-key - What’s a monster’s favorite dessert? 🍫👹
Answer: Eye scream - What do you call a pumpkin that works at the beach? 🎃
Answer: A life-gourd - What did the witch put in her hair? 🧙♀️
Answer: Scare-spray - Why don’t mummies take vacations? 🧟
Answer: Because they’re afraid they’ll relax and unwind - What’s a snowman’s favorite game? ⛄🏒
Answer: Ice and Seek - Why was the jack-o’-lantern afraid to cross the road? 🎃
Answer: It had no guts! - What’s a ghost’s favorite room in the house? 👻
Answer: The living room - Why was the ghost a bad liar? 👻
Answer: Because you could see right through him - What do you call a witch’s garage? 🧙♀️
Answer: A broom closet - Why do ghosts like to ride in elevators? 👻
Answer: It lifts their spirits
Animal Antics 🐶🐱
- What do you call a dog magician? 🎩🐶
Answer: A labracadabrador - What do you call an alligator in a vest? 🐊
Answer: An investigator - Why do cows have hooves instead of feet? 🐄
Answer: Because they lactose - Why did the chicken join a band? 🐔🎸
Answer: Because it had the drumsticks - What do you call a bear with no teeth? 🐻
Answer: A gummy bear - What do you get when you cross a snake and a pie? 🐍🥧
Answer: A python pie - Why do ducks have feathers? 🦆
Answer: To cover their butt-quacks - What animal is always at a baseball game? ⚾
Answer: A bat - Why did the turtle cross the road? 🐢
Answer: To get to the shell station - What do you get when you cross a fish and an elephant? 🐘🐟
Answer: Swimming trunks - What do you call a fish with no eyes? 🐟
Answer: Fsh - Why did the crab never share? 🦀
Answer: Because he’s shellfish - What do you call a bear caught in the rain? 🐻☔
Answer: A drizzly bear - Why do bees have sticky hair? 🐝
Answer: Because they use honeycombs - What do you call a pig that does karate? 🥋🐷
Answer: A pork chop - What is black and white and red all over? 🐼📖
Answer: A sunburned panda - Why do birds fly south for the winter? 🦅
Answer: Because it’s faster than walking - What do you call a cat who wears glasses? 😺
Answer: A purr-scription - Why was the cat sitting on the computer? 💻🐱
Answer: Because it wanted to keep an eye on the mouse - What do you call a group of fish playing instruments? 🎸🎣
Answer: A fish band - Why did the monkey like the banana? 🍌🐒
Answer: Because it had appeal - What kind of dog can tell time? 🕰️🐶
Answer: A watch dog - Why did the duck go to jail? 🚔🦆
Answer: Because he was selling quack - What did the cat say when it ran into the wall? 🐱
Answer: “Me-ow!” - Why don’t some fish play the piano? 🎹
Answer: Because they can’t tuna fish - What did the dog say to the tree? 🌳🐶
Answer: “Bark!” - Why did the elephant paint its toenails red? 🐘💅
Answer: So it could hide in a cherry tree - What kind of birds work underground? 🐦
Answer: Mynah birds - Why are fish so smart? 🐟
Answer: Because they live in schools - Why did the frog take the bus? 🐸🚍
Answer: Because his car got toad away
Outdoor Adventures 🚴♂️🌳
- What has to be broken before you can use it? 🍳
Answer: An egg - What has one eye but can’t see? 🧵
Answer: A needle - What gets wetter as it dries? 🧽
Answer: A towel - What can you catch but not throw? 🤧
Answer: A cold - What has a head, a tail, but no body? 🪙
Answer: A coin - What has to be broken before you can use it? 🍳
Answer: An egg - What goes up but never comes down? 🎈
Answer: Your age - What gets wetter the more it dries? 🧽
Answer: A towel - What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? 📮
Answer: A stamp - What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? ⏰
Answer: A clock - What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
Answer: A piano - What has to be broken before you can use it? 🍳
Answer: An egg - What goes up but never comes down? 🎈
Answer: Your age - What has many teeth but can’t bite? 🧱
Answer: A comb - What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs? 🪙
Answer: A penny - What has a neck but no head? 🍼
Answer: A bottle - What gets wetter as it dries? 🧽
Answer: A towel - What can be cracked, made, told, and played? 🃏
Answer: A joke - What has a bed but doesn’t sleep? 🛏️
Answer: A river - What has four eyes but can’t see? 🐠
Answer: Mississippi - What gets wetter as it dries? 🧽
Answer: A towel - What can be as big as an elephant but weigh nothing? 🌫️
Answer: A shadow - What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
Answer: A piano - What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? ⏰
Answer: A clock - What has to be broken before you can use it? 🍳
Answer: An egg - What goes up but never comes down? 🎈
Answer: Your age - What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? 📮
Answer: A stamp - What gets wetter the more it dries? 🧽
Answer: A towel - What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? ⏰
Answer: A clock - What has a neck but no head? 🍼
Answer: A bottle
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