Riddles are a fantastic way to engage young minds and encourage problem-solving skills while having fun. This collection of 301 riddles is perfect for 5-year-olds, offering a variety of easy and entertaining challenges.
Each riddle is paired with an answer and an emoji to make the guessing game even more enjoyable. Dive into these riddles to spark creativity, laughter, and learning!
Animal Riddles
- What animal can you always find at a baseball game? 🦁
Answer: A bat. - What has four legs and a back but can’t walk? 🐱
Answer: A chair. - What kind of dog loves indulging in a bath? 🐶
Answer: A shampoo. - What animal can you find in the middle of the sea? 🐟
Answer: A seal. - What has wings but cannot fly? 🦜
Answer: A penguin. - What has a neck but no head? 🦒
Answer: A bottle. - What has big ears and loves to eat carrots? 🐰
Answer: A rabbit. - What animal is always at a party? 🎉
Answer: A party animal. - What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? ⏰
Answer: A clock. - What has feathers but is not a bird? 🪶
Answer: A pillow. - What animal goes “moo”? 🐄
Answer: A cow. - What can you catch but not throw? 🤧
Answer: A cold. - What has a lot of keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
Answer: A piano. - What has teeth but cannot bite? 🦷
Answer: A comb. - What is black and white and read all over? 📰
Answer: A newspaper. - What can run but cannot walk? 🚀
Answer: A nose. - What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? 🎭
Answer: The future. - What has hands but cannot clap? 🖐️
Answer: A clock. - What comes down but never goes up? 🌧️
Answer: Rain. - What gets wetter the more it dries? 🧻
Answer: A towel. - What kind of tree can you carry in your hand? 🌴
Answer: A palm. - What has one eye but cannot see? 🪡
Answer: A needle. - What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
Answer: A sponge. - What is light as a feather but even the world’s strongest man couldn’t hold it for much longer than a minute? 🌬️
Answer: Your breath. - What has an end but no beginning? 📏
Answer: A stick. - What has four legs but cannot move? 🪑
Answer: A table. - What has a head and a tail but no body? 🪙
Answer: A coin. - What is orange and sounds like a parrot? 🥕
Answer: A carrot. - What can you put in a bucket to make it lighter? 🪣
Answer: A hole. - What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs? 🪙
Answer: A penny.
Food Riddles
- What fruit is always sad? 🍋
Answer: A lemon. - What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
Answer: A sponge. - What do you call cheese that’s not yours? 🧀
Answer: Nacho cheese. - What has to be broken before you can use it? 🍳
Answer: An egg. - What is the best thing to put in a pie? 🥧
Answer: Your teeth. - What food is not hot but keeps you warm? 🍜
Answer: Soup. - What is round and is often used in pies? 🥧
Answer: An apple. - What has keys but can’t open doors? 🎹
Answer: A piano. - What is a fruit that you can use to make a phone call? 📞
Answer: A cell phone. - What food has no calories but makes you hungry? 🍽️
Answer: A joke. - What is sweet and sticky but doesn’t come from a bee? 🍯
Answer: Honey. - What fruit is always sad? 🍋
Answer: A lemon. - What do you call a fake noodle? 🍜
Answer: An impasta. - What has a bark but no bite? 🌳
Answer: A tree. - What is orange and sounds like a parrot? 🥕
Answer: A carrot. - What is sweet and goes to school? 🍭
Answer: A lollipop. - What food is known for being a good breakfast? 🥞
Answer: Pancakes. - What fruit can you never leave alone? 🍍
Answer: A pineapple. - What has a shell but isn’t a nut? 🥥
Answer: A coconut. - What can you eat with a spoon but is not soup? 🥄
Answer: Ice cream. - What is a fruit that you can’t use for a phone call? 📞
Answer: An apple. - What do you call cheese that isn’t yours? 🧀
Answer: Nacho cheese. - What is a fruit that you can’t peel? 🍊
Answer: An orange. - What is green and helps you think? 🥦
Answer: Broccoli. - What has to be broken before you can use it? 🍳
Answer: An egg. - What food is not a fruit but is sweet? 🍯
Answer: Honey. - What has a tail and a head but no body? 🪙
Answer: A coin. - What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
Answer: A sponge. - What can you put in a bucket to make it lighter? 🪣
Answer: A hole. - What is always in a dish but never gets eaten? 🍽️
Answer: A plate.
Nature Riddles
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🌳
Answer: A tree. - What can be heard but never seen? 🌬️
Answer: The wind. - What is green and grows in the ground? 🌱
Answer: Grass. - What is the tallest thing in the world? 🗽
Answer: A mountain. - What comes down but never goes up? 🌧️
Answer: Rain. - What can you catch but not throw? 🤧
Answer: A cold. - What is very cold and covers the ground in winter? ❄️
Answer: Snow. - What has a head, a tail, and no body? 🪙
Answer: A coin. - What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? 🎭
Answer: The future. - What has an end but no beginning? 📏
Answer: A stick. - What grows but does not have roots? 🌿
Answer: A cloud. - What has no voice but can speak? 📚
Answer: A book. - What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
Answer: A sponge. - What is not alive but grows? 🌱
Answer: A crystal. - What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? 🌍
Answer: A stamp. - What is bright but not hot? ☀️
Answer: The moon. - What has a face and hands but can’t clap? ⏰
Answer: A clock. - What has a neck but no head? 🦒
Answer: A bottle. - What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
Answer: A sponge. - What can be seen in the sky but is not a bird? 🌈
Answer: A rainbow. - What gets smaller the more you use it? 🧻
Answer: A pencil. - What is green and can be found in the forest? 🌲
Answer: A tree. - What is not alive but grows and needs water? 💧
Answer: A crystal. - What comes up but never goes down? 🌅
Answer: The sun. - What has a head, a tail, and no body? 🪙
Answer: A coin. - What is bright but not a star? 🌟
Answer: The moon. - What can you hold without touching it? 🌬️
Answer: Your breath. - What has a face and hands but can’t clap? ⏰
Answer: A clock. - What is soft and green and found in a garden? 🌿
Answer: Lettuce. - What is small and grows in the ground? 🥕
Answer: A carrot.
Color Riddles
- What is red and goes up and down? 🍎
Answer: An apple. - What is yellow and comes from a cow? 🧈
Answer: Butter. - What is black and white and read all over? 📰
Answer: A newspaper. - What is green and can be found in a garden? 🌲
Answer: A leaf. - What is orange and sounds like a parrot? 🥕
Answer: A carrot. - What color is the sky on a clear day? 🌤️
Answer: Blue. - What is purple and can be used in cooking? 🍇
Answer: A grape. - What is white and used to make snowmen? ⛄
Answer: Snow. - What color is a watermelon on the outside? 🍉
Answer: Green. - What is black and white and comes from the ocean? 🐟
Answer: A penguin. - What is yellow and often eaten for breakfast? 🍌
Answer: A banana. - What is blue and found in the sky? ☀️
Answer: The sun. - What is red and used to stop traffic? 🚦
Answer: A stop sign. - What color is a cloud on a sunny day? ☁️
Answer: White. - What is green and found in the grass? 🌿
Answer: A leaf. - What color is the grass? 🌳
Answer: Green. - What is orange and often used in Halloween? 🎃
Answer: A pumpkin. - What color is a rose? 🌹
Answer: Red. - What is purple and can be eaten as a fruit? 🍆
Answer: An eggplant. - What is white and is used in winter activities? ❄️
Answer: Snow. - What is pink and often found in a garden? 🌸
Answer: A flower. - What color is a traffic light when it means go? 🟢
Answer: Green. - What is brown and can be found in a tree? 🌰
Answer: A nut. - What color is a strawberry? 🍓
Answer: Red. - What is yellow and used to make lemonade? 🍋
Answer: A lemon. - What is black and white and can be a tasty dessert? 🍨
Answer: Ice cream. - What color is the sun? 🌅
Answer: Yellow. - What color is a daisy? 🌼
Answer: White. - What is green and used to make salad? 🥗
Answer: Lettuce. - What is blue and found in the ocean? 🌊
Answer: The sea.
Object Riddles
- What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
Answer: A piano. - What has a head and a tail but no body? 🪙
Answer: A coin. - What has hands but can’t clap? ⏰
Answer: A clock. - What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
Answer: A sponge. - What can be opened but never closed? 🚪
Answer: A door. - What has a face and hands but can’t clap? ⏰
Answer: A clock. - What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? 🎭
Answer: The future. - What has a neck but no head? 🦒
Answer: A bottle. - What is not alive but grows? 🌱
Answer: A crystal. - What can be seen in the sky but is not a bird? 🌈
Answer: A rainbow. - What has a neck but no head? 🦒
Answer: A bottle. - What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
Answer: A sponge. - What has a head and a tail but no body? 🪙
Answer: A coin. - What can be opened but never closed? 🚪
Answer: A door. - What has a face and hands but can’t clap? ⏰
Answer: A clock. - What is bright but not a star? 🌟
Answer: The moon. - What is green and used to make a sandwich? 🥑
Answer: Avocado. - What is black and white and found in the ocean? 🐟
Answer: A penguin. - What is round and can roll? ⚽
Answer: A ball. - What can be worn on your head but is not a hat? 👑
Answer: A crown. - What is bright and can be used at night? 🌟
Answer: A star. - What has a face and hands but can’t clap? ⏰
Answer: A clock. - What has one eye but cannot see? 🪡
Answer: A needle. - What is used to write but is not a pen? ✏️
Answer: A pencil. - What is used to cut paper? ✂️
Answer: Scissors. - What can be opened but never closed? 🚪
Answer: A door. - What is used to clean your teeth? 🪥
Answer: A toothbrush. - What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
Answer: A sponge. - What can you write on but is not paper? 🖼️
Answer: A chalkboard. - What is used to see things clearly? 👓
Answer: Glasses.
Holiday Riddles
- What is green and red and comes during December? 🎄
Answer: A Christmas tree. - What is white and falls from the sky in winter? ❄️
Answer: Snow. - What do you put on top of a Christmas tree? ⭐
Answer: A star. - What is yellow and has a big smile for Halloween? 🎃
Answer: A pumpkin. - What do you give to someone on their birthday? 🎁
Answer: A gift. - What is full of candy and used in parades? 🎉
Answer: A piñata. - What is round and filled with treats for Easter? 🐣
Answer: An Easter egg. - What is decorated and has a big feast on Thanksgiving? 🍗
Answer: A turkey. - What is worn on your head during the New Year’s celebration? 🎩
Answer: A party hat. - What do you hang up to decorate for Christmas? 🎀
Answer: A wreath. - What color is associated with Halloween? 🎃
Answer: Orange. - What is full of chocolates and given on Valentine’s Day? 🍫
Answer: A box of chocolates. - What is small and put under your pillow for the Tooth Fairy? 🦷
Answer: A tooth. - What is round and made of chocolate for Easter? 🐣
Answer: A chocolate egg. - What is red and white and used on Valentine’s Day? ❤️
Answer: A heart. - What is eaten on the 4th of July in the United States? 🍔
Answer: A hamburger. - What is orange and used to decorate for Halloween? 🎃
Answer: A pumpkin. - What is used to make fireworks? 🎆
Answer: Gunpowder. - What is green and has a pot of gold at the end of it? ☘️
Answer: A rainbow. - What is filled with candy and hung from a tree during Christmas? 🍬
Answer: A candy cane. - What is yellow and used for making lemonade in summer? 🍋
Answer: A lemon. - What is often seen in a parade during the Fourth of July? 🎆
Answer: Fireworks. - What do you wear on your feet when it rains? 🌂
Answer: Rain boots. - What is given to loved ones on Valentine’s Day? 💌
Answer: A card. - What is blue and white and flies on Independence Day? 🇺🇸
Answer: The American flag. - What is orange and filled with candy on Halloween? 🎃
Answer: A pumpkin bucket. - What is made of paper and often given during birthdays? 🎈
Answer: A balloon. - What is sweet and eaten in the summer at a barbecue? 🍦
Answer: Ice cream. - What is green and used to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? ☘️
Answer: A shamrock. - What is a special cake for birthdays? 🎂
Answer: A birthday cake.
Animal Riddles
- What animal has a long neck and lives in Africa? 🦒
Answer: A giraffe. - What is black and white and eats bamboo? 🐼
Answer: A panda. - What animal can fly and says “quack”? 🦆
Answer: A duck. - What animal has a trunk and lives in the jungle? 🐘
Answer: An elephant. - What animal is known for its stripes and runs fast? 🦓
Answer: A zebra. - What animal has a long tail and is very playful? 🐒
Answer: A monkey. - What animal is the king of the jungle? 🦁
Answer: A lion. - What animal has a shell and moves slowly? 🐢
Answer: A turtle. - What animal has wings and can sing? 🐦
Answer: A bird. - What animal has big ears and hops around? 🐰
Answer: A rabbit. - What animal is known for its spots and lives in Africa? 🐆
Answer: A leopard. - What animal can swim and has a long, slender body? 🐍
Answer: A snake. - What animal has a mane and lives in the savannah? 🦁
Answer: A lion. - What animal has a bushy tail and lives in trees? 🦝
Answer: A squirrel. - What animal can change its color to blend in? 🦎
Answer: A chameleon. - What animal lives in a hive and makes honey? 🐝
Answer: A bee. - What animal is known for its large, floppy ears and lives in Australia? 🐨
Answer: A koala. - What animal can jump very high and has powerful legs? 🦘
Answer: A kangaroo. - What animal has a big nose and is found in Africa? 🦏
Answer: A rhinoceros. - What animal lives in water and has a long, thin body? 🐟
Answer: A fish. - What animal has feathers and can mimic sounds? 🦜
Answer: A parrot. - What animal is black and white and lives in cold places? 🐧
Answer: A penguin. - What animal lives in a burrow and is known for its long ears? 🐹
Answer: A hamster. - What animal has a long, curled tail and lives in trees? 🐒
Answer: A monkey. - What animal is known for its sharp claws and lives in the forest? 🐻
Answer: A bear. - What animal is known for its ability to camouflage? 🦗
Answer: A cricket. - What animal has a loud roar and lives in the jungle? 🦁
Answer: A lion. - What animal is small and has a very long tail? 🐀
Answer: A rat. - What animal has a long neck and spots? 🦒
Answer: A giraffe. - What animal is known for its ability to spin webs? 🕷️
Answer: A spider.
Food Riddles
- What is yellow and is often eaten for breakfast? 🍌
Answer: A banana. - What is round and can be found on a pizza? 🍕
Answer: A pepperoni. - What is red and can be found in a salad? 🍅
Answer: A tomato. - What is sweet and made from milk? 🍦
Answer: Ice cream. - What is crunchy and often eaten with dip? 🥕
Answer: A carrot. - What is green and can be used in a salad? 🥒
Answer: A cucumber. - What is sweet and often found in a pie? 🍎
Answer: An apple. - What is a popular food that can be eaten with noodles? 🍜
Answer: Soup. - What is yellow and used to make a sandwich? 🧀
Answer: Cheese. - What is white and used to make bread? 🍞
Answer: Flour. - What is brown and can be spread on toast? 🥜
Answer: Peanut butter. - What is red and can be used to make sauce? 🍅
Answer: A tomato. - What is sweet and comes in a cone? 🍦
Answer: Ice cream. - What is round and can be used in a burger? 🍔
Answer: A bun. - What is green and used to make guacamole? 🥑
Answer: An avocado. - What is white and can be used in sushi? 🍚
Answer: Rice. - What is sweet and made from apples? 🥧
Answer: Apple pie. - What is orange and often found in a Thanksgiving meal? 🥕
Answer: A carrot. - What is small, round, and used in salads? 🥗
Answer: A cherry tomato. - What is used to make pancakes? 🥞
Answer: Batter. - What is green and can be used in a smoothie? 🍏
Answer: An apple. - What is sweet and made from chocolate? 🍫
Answer: A candy bar. - What is brown and can be used in desserts? 🍫
Answer: Cocoa. - What is yellow and often found in a salad? 🌽
Answer: Corn. - What is used to make a cake? 🎂
Answer: Flour. - What is used to make popcorn? 🍿
Answer: Corn. - What is sweet and comes from bees? 🍯
Answer: Honey. - What is crunchy and often used in a salad? 🥒
Answer: Cucumber. - What is red and often found in a fruit salad? 🍓
Answer: A strawberry. - What is sweet and often eaten with breakfast? 🥯
Answer: A bagel.
Fun Riddles
- What has a heart that doesn’t beat? 💚
Answer: An artichoke. - What is light as a feather but can’t be held for long? 🪶
Answer: Breath. - What has cities but no houses, mountains but no trees, and rivers but no water? 🌍
Answer: A map. - What has hands but can’t clap? ⏰
Answer: A clock. - What gets wetter as it dries? 🧽
Answer: A towel. - What has a thumb and four fingers but isn’t alive? 🧤
Answer: A glove. - What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? 🌍
Answer: A stamp. - What is always coming but never arrives? ⏳
Answer: Tomorrow. - What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? 🌬️
Answer: Silence. - What can be cracked, made, told, and played? 🎲
Answer: A joke. - What can be heard but never seen? 🎵
Answer: Music. - What has a face and two hands but no body? ⏰
Answer: A clock. - What has a bed but never sleeps? 🛏️
Answer: A river. - What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? ⏳
Answer: The letter ‘M’. - What goes up and down but doesn’t move? 📈
Answer: A staircase. - What has a bottom at the top? 🏔️
Answer: A leg. - What has an end but no beginning? 🚪
Answer: A road. - What is as light as a feather but even the world’s strongest man can’t hold it for much longer than a minute? 💨
Answer: Breath. - What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
Answer: A piano. - What is made of water but if you put it into water it will die? 🧊
Answer: An ice cube. - What has many teeth but can’t bite? 🪥
Answer: A comb. - What can you catch but not throw? 🤧
Answer: A cold. - What can be cracked, made, told, and played? 🎲
Answer: A joke. - What comes down but never goes up? 🌧️
Answer: Rain. - What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
Answer: A sponge. - What is so delicate that saying its name breaks it? 🌬️
Answer: Silence. - What has a thumb and four fingers but isn’t alive? 🧤
Answer: A glove. - What has a bed but never sleeps? 🛏️
Answer: A river. - What has cities but no houses, mountains but no trees, and rivers but no water? 🌍
Answer: A map. - What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? 🎭
Answer: The future.
James Wilson is a puzzle aficionado with a flair for storytelling and a passion for problem-solving. His expertise in a wide range of puzzles, from crosswords to logic puzzles, shines through in his compelling and informative articles. James’ ability to make puzzling both fun and accessible makes him a beloved member of the Puzzlerpedia team.
