Welcome to a fun-filled collection of riddles perfect for 7-year-olds! These riddles are designed to challenge young minds and spark their creativity.
Whether you’re looking for a playful activity for a party, a way to keep kids entertained on a rainy day, or just a fun way to exercise their brains, these riddles are sure to provide hours of amusement. Enjoy exploring these riddles and see how many you can solve!
Animals 🐾
- I can fly without wings. I can cry without eyes. Wherever I go, darkness flies. What am I? 🌟
Answer: A cloud - I have a long neck but no head. What am I? 🌵
Answer: A bottle - What has four legs, a back, but no body? 🪑
Answer: A chair - I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? 🕯️
Answer: A candle - I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I? 🎭
Answer: A joke - I have a face and two hands, but no arms or legs. What am I? ⏰
Answer: A clock - I go up and down but never move. What am I? 🎢
Answer: A staircase - 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 has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs? 🪙
Answer: A penny - I’m 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? 🔥
Answer: Fire - What gets wetter as it dries? 🧽
Answer: A towel - What has many teeth but can’t bite? 🦷
Answer: A comb - What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
Answer: A sponge - What comes down but never goes up? 🌧️
Answer: Rain - What has hands but can’t clap? ⏳
Answer: A clock - I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for much longer than a minute. What am I? 🌬️
Answer: Breath - What has one eye but can’t see? 🧵
Answer: A needle - What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive? 🧤
Answer: A glove - What has a bark but doesn’t bite? 🌳
Answer: A tree - I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? 🕯️
Answer: A candle - What can you catch but not throw? 🎣
Answer: A cold - What has a neck but no head? 🍾
Answer: A bottle - What goes up but never comes down? 🎈
Answer: Your age - What has many rings but no fingers? 📞
Answer: A telephone - What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? 🏞️
Answer: The future - What has hands but can’t clap? ⌚
Answer: A clock - What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? ⏱️
Answer: A clock - I have a bed but never sleep. I have a mouth but never eat. What am I? 🌊
Answer: A river - What has four legs and goes “Oink”? 🐖
Answer: A pig
Food 🍎
- I am round and I am red, with seeds inside my head. What am I? 🍎
Answer: An apple - I’m not alive, but I grow; I don’t have eyes, but you can see me. What am I? 🍞
Answer: Bread - I’m a vegetable that can be purple, green, or white and is used in salads. What am I? 🥦
Answer: Cabbage - I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I? 🍳
Answer: An egg - What has a bottom at the top? 🥔
Answer: A leg of potatoes - I’m sweet, and I come in a bar. What am I? 🍫
Answer: Chocolate - I’m something you can eat, but you can’t bite me. What am I? 🍕
Answer: A pizza - I am yellow and you can peel me. What am I? 🍌
Answer: A banana - What has a ring but no finger? 🍩
Answer: A donut - I’m a food that is white and can be sliced into round pieces. What am I? 🧀
Answer: Cheese - What has a crust and is filled with cheese and toppings? 🍕
Answer: A pizza - I’m round and can be red, yellow, or green. What am I? 🍏
Answer: An apple - What’s orange and sounds like a parrot? 🥕
Answer: A carrot - I am something you can drink, but you can’t hold me. What am I? 🥤
Answer: Juice - I’m a green vegetable that is good for you and looks like a tree. What am I? 🥦
Answer: Broccoli - What can you put in a glass but never drink? 🍨
Answer: Ice - What has holes but holds water? 🧽
Answer: A sponge - I’m a sweet treat that can be found in a cone or a cup. What am I? 🍦
Answer: Ice cream - I’m a fruit that is yellow on the outside and white on the inside. What am I? 🍌
Answer: A banana - I’m a type of bread that is often toasted. What am I? 🍞
Answer: Toast - I’m made of dough and often topped with cheese and sauce. What am I? 🍕
Answer: Pizza - I can be green, red, or yellow, and I’m often used in salads. What am I? 🍅
Answer: A pepper - I’m a hot drink made from beans. What am I? ☕
Answer: Coffee - I’m a fruit that is sweet and often used in pies. What am I? 🥧
Answer: An apple - I’m a crunchy snack that comes in various flavors and is often served with dip. What am I? 🥨
Answer: Pretzels - I’m a fruit that is often red and used in pies. What am I? 🍓
Answer: A strawberry - I’m a type of pie with a crust and a filling that can be sweet or savory. What am I? 🥧
Answer: A pie - I’m a sweet treat that can be eaten on a stick. What am I? 🍭
Answer: Lollipop - I’m a type of bread that is often used for sandwiches. What am I? 🍞
Answer: Sandwich bread - I’m a sweet, frozen treat that is often eaten in the summer. What am I? 🍦
Answer: Ice cream
Nature 🌳
- I’m a type of tree that has cones and needles instead of leaves. What am I? 🌲
Answer: A pine tree - I’m found in the sky and come out at night. What am I? 🌕
Answer: The moon - I’m a season that comes after winter. What am I? 🌸
Answer: Spring - I’m a bright, yellow star that keeps you warm. What am I? ☀️
Answer: The sun - I’m a type of precipitation that falls from the sky and is frozen. What am I? ❄️
Answer: Snow - I’m a green vegetable that grows in the ground and is often used in salads. What am I? 🥕
Answer: Carrot - I’m a large body of water that is often salty. What am I? 🌊
Answer: The ocean - I’m a type of flower that is often red or pink and is given as a gift. What am I? 🌹
Answer: A rose - I’m a plant that grows in the ground and has a stem and leaves. What am I? 🌻
Answer: A flower - I’m a type of rock that is formed from lava. What am I? 🌋
Answer: Igneous rock - I’m a type of animal that lives in the water and has a shell. What am I? 🐚
Answer: A seashell - I’m a place where you might go to see lots of animals. What am I? 🦓
Answer: A zoo - I’m a type of tree that loses its leaves in the fall. What am I? 🍂
Answer: A deciduous tree - I’m a type of fruit that is often eaten in the fall and is used to make pies. What am I? 🍏
Answer: An apple - I’m a type of small, green insect that makes a chirping sound. What am I? 🦗
Answer: A cricket - I’m a place where you might go to swim in the summer. What am I? 🏊
Answer: A pool - I’m a type of bird that is known for its colorful feathers and singing. What am I? 🐦
Answer: A parrot - I’m a type of fruit that is yellow on the outside and white on the inside. What am I? 🍌
Answer: A banana - I’m a natural event that is caused by the movement of tectonic plates. What am I? 🌍
Answer: An earthquake - I’m a type of tree that produces acorns. What am I? 🌳
Answer: An oak tree - I’m a body of water smaller than a sea and often surrounded by land. What am I? 🌅
Answer: A lake - I’m a type of bird that is known for its ability to swim. What am I? 🦆
Answer: A duck - I’m a type of animal that lives in the desert and has a long, curved neck. What am I? 🦒
Answer: A giraffe - I’m a type of plant that has a sticky substance and is often used for its medicinal properties. What am I? 🌿
Answer: Aloe vera - I’m a type of insect that makes honey. What am I? 🐝
Answer: A bee - I’m a place where you might go to hike and see tall trees. What am I? 🏞️
Answer: A forest - I’m a natural phenomenon that creates a rainbow. What am I? 🌈
Answer: Rain and sunshine - I’m a type of animal that lives in the ocean and has eight arms. What am I? 🐙
Answer: An octopus - I’m a type of weather that is often very hot and sunny. What am I? ☀️
Answer: Summer - I’m a type of flower that blooms in the spring and comes in many colors. What am I? 🌸
Answer: A tulip
Colors 🌈
- What color is the sun when it’s shining brightly? ☀️
Answer: Yellow - What color is an apple when it’s ripe? 🍏
Answer: Red - What color is the sky on a clear day? 🌤️
Answer: Blue - What color is a leaf in the fall? 🍂
Answer: Orange - What color is a ripe banana? 🍌
Answer: Yellow - What color is a watermelon on the outside? 🍉
Answer: Green - What color are the clouds on a rainy day? ☔
Answer: Gray - What color is a pumpkin in October? 🎃
Answer: Orange - What color is snow? ❄️
Answer: White - What color is a tomato when it’s ripe? 🍅
Answer: Red - What color is the ocean? 🌊
Answer: Blue - What color are most penguins? 🐧
Answer: Black and white - What color is a lemon? 🍋
Answer: Yellow - What color are strawberries? 🍓
Answer: Red - What color is a typical panda? 🐼
Answer: Black and white - What color is a giraffe’s spots? 🦒
Answer: Brown - What color is a ripe apple? 🍎
Answer: Red - What color is a banana when it’s not ripe? 🍌
Answer: Green - What color are most carrots? 🥕
Answer: Orange - What color is a new leaf in spring? 🌿
Answer: Green - What color is the sun setting? 🌅
Answer: Orange or red - What color are daffodils? 🌼
Answer: Yellow - What color is the trunk of a tree? 🌳
Answer: Brown - What color are blueberries? 🫐
Answer: Blue - What color are cherries? 🍒
Answer: Red - What color is a polar bear’s fur? 🐻❄️
Answer: White - What color is a fresh cucumber? 🥒
Answer: Green - What color is the sand at the beach? 🏖️
Answer: Beige or tan - What color is a frog? 🐸
Answer: Green - What color is a school bus? 🚌
Answer: Yellow
Shapes 🔷
- What shape has four equal sides and four right angles? 🔲
Answer: A square - What shape has three sides? 🔺
Answer: A triangle - What shape has no sides and is round? 🏅
Answer: A circle - What shape is like a slice of pizza? 🍕
Answer: A triangle - What shape has six equal sides? 🔶
Answer: A hexagon - What shape is often used for stop signs? 🛑
Answer: An octagon - What shape has five sides? 🔵
Answer: A pentagon - What shape is like a ball? 🏀
Answer: A sphere - What shape has four sides but not all equal? 🔶
Answer: A rectangle - What shape has three corners and three sides? 🔺
Answer: A triangle - What shape is like a diamond? 💎
Answer: A rhombus - What shape has only one curved side? 🍩
Answer: A circle - What shape is used for a playing card? ♠️
Answer: A rectangle - What shape has two pairs of parallel sides? 🔷
Answer: A rectangle - What shape has eight sides? 🔷
Answer: An octagon - What shape is the face of a clock? ⏰
Answer: A circle - What shape has four sides, but opposite sides are equal? 🔳
Answer: A rectangle - What shape is used for a triangle sandwich? 🥪
Answer: A triangle - What shape is like a coin? 🪙
Answer: A circle - What shape is used for an envelope? ✉️
Answer: A rectangle - What shape has four equal sides and no right angles? 🔵
Answer: A rhombus - What shape has only two sides? 🎗️
Answer: A semicircle - What shape is like a baseball? ⚾
Answer: A sphere - What shape is used for a playing board? 🎲
Answer: A square - What shape is a piece of pie? 🥧
Answer: A triangle - What shape is a traffic sign? 🚦
Answer: Various shapes - What shape has four sides and no right angles? 🔶
Answer: A rhombus - What shape is the base of a pyramid? 🔺
Answer: A square - What shape is used for a pizza box? 🍕
Answer: A square - What shape has three corners? 🔺
Answer: A triangle
Numbers 🔢
- What number comes after 6? 7️⃣
Answer: 7 - What number is the same as two plus two? 4️⃣
Answer: 4 - What number is half of 10? 5️⃣
Answer: 5 - What number comes before 11? 1️⃣0️⃣
Answer: 10 - What number is the first in double digits? 1️⃣0️⃣
Answer: 10 - What number is the same as three times three? 9️⃣
Answer: 9 - What number is the sum of 3 and 7? 1️⃣0️⃣
Answer: 10 - What number is one less than 8? 7️⃣
Answer: 7 - What number is the same as four times two? 8️⃣
Answer: 8 - What number comes after 19? 2️⃣0️⃣
Answer: 20 - What number is double 4? 8️⃣
Answer: 8 - What number is the same as five plus five? 1️⃣0️⃣
Answer: 10 - What number is the difference between 10 and 6? 4️⃣
Answer: 4 - What number is the same as 1 plus 7? 8️⃣
Answer: 8 - What number is the product of 2 and 6? 1️⃣2️⃣
Answer: 12 - What number comes before 15? 1️⃣4️⃣
Answer: 14 - What number is the square of 3? 9️⃣
Answer: 9 - What number is half of 20? 1️⃣0️⃣
Answer: 10 - What number is the same as six plus three? 9️⃣
Answer: 9 - What number is the result of 10 minus 3? 7️⃣
Answer: 7 - What number is the sum of 5 and 5? 1️⃣0️⃣
Answer: 10 - What number is twice as big as 5? 1️⃣0️⃣
Answer: 10 - What number is one more than 11? 1️⃣2️⃣
Answer: 12 - What number is three less than 15? 1️⃣2️⃣
Answer: 12 - What number is the product of 4 and 5? 2️⃣0️⃣
Answer: 20 - What number is half of 18? 9️⃣
Answer: 9 - What number comes after 13? 1️⃣4️⃣
Answer: 14 - What number is the same as ten minus five? 5️⃣
Answer: 5 - What number is one less than 20? 1️⃣9️⃣
Answer: 19 - What number is the sum of 7 and 7? 1️⃣4️⃣
Answer: 14
Fun and Games 🎉
- What has to be broken before you can use it? 🥚
Answer: An egg - What has many keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
Answer: A piano - What can you catch but not throw? 🤧
Answer: A cold - What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? ⏰
Answer: A clock - What gets wetter as it dries? 🧽
Answer: A towel - What has a bottom at the top? 🥔
Answer: A leg of potatoes - What has a bark but doesn’t bite? 🌳
Answer: A tree - What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive? 🧤
Answer: A glove - What has many teeth but can’t bite? 🦷
Answer: A comb - What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? ⏱️
Answer: A clock - What has a ring but no finger? 🍩
Answer: A donut - What has one eye but can’t see? 🧵
Answer: A needle - What can be cracked, made, told, and played? 🎭
Answer: A joke - What has to be broken before you can use it? 🥚
Answer: An egg - What can you put in a glass but never drink? 🍨
Answer: Ice - What has four legs and goes “Oink”? 🐖
Answer: A pig - What has a neck but no head? 🍾
Answer: A bottle - What goes up but never comes down? 🎈
Answer: Your age - What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? 🏞️
Answer: The future - What has many rings but no fingers? 📞
Answer: A telephone - What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
Answer: A sponge - What has a face but no eyes, nose, or mouth? ⏰
Answer: A clock - What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty? 🏳️
Answer: A chalkboard - What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs? 🪙
Answer: A penny - What has keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
Answer: A piano - What gets wetter as it dries? 🧽
Answer: A towel - What has one eye but can’t see? 🧵
Answer: A needle - What has many teeth but can’t bite? 🦷
Answer: A comb - What can be cracked, made, told, and played? 🎭
Answer: A joke - What goes up but never comes down? 🎈
Answer: Your age
Objects 🧸
- What can you catch but not throw? 🎣
Answer: A cold - What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? ⏰
Answer: A clock - What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
Answer: A sponge - What has to be broken before you can use it? 🍳
Answer: An egg - What has a neck but no head? 🍾
Answer: A bottle - What has many keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
Answer: A piano - What can be cracked, made, told, and played? 🎭
Answer: A joke - What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive? 🧤
Answer: A glove - What has a bottom at the top? 🥔
Answer: A leg of potatoes - What has a bark but doesn’t bite? 🌳
Answer: A tree - What has many teeth but can’t bite? 🦷
Answer: A comb - What gets wetter as it dries? 🧽
Answer: A towel - What has a ring but no finger? 🍩
Answer: A donut - What has one eye but can’t see? 🧵
Answer: A needle - What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty? 🏳️
Answer: A chalkboard - What has a face but no eyes, nose, or mouth? ⏰
Answer: A clock - What has many keys but can’t open locks? 🎹
Answer: A piano - What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive? 🧤
Answer: A glove - What has to be broken before you can use it? 🍳
Answer: An egg - What has a neck but no head? 🍾
Answer: A bottle - 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 has a bottom at the top? 🥔
Answer: A leg of potatoes - What has a bark but doesn’t bite? 🌳
Answer: A tree - What gets wetter as it dries? 🧽
Answer: A towel - What has many teeth but can’t bite? 🦷
Answer: A comb - What has one eye but can’t see? 🧵
Answer: A needle - What has a ring but no finger? 🍩
Answer: A donut - What is full of holes but still holds water? 🧽
Answer: A sponge - What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? ⏰
Answer: A clock
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