Fun Quiz - 2
General Fun Riddles
What has a bottom at the top?
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for very long. What am I?
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and rivers, but no water?
What has an end but no beginning, a home but no family?
Animal Riddles
What has four fingers and a thumb but isn’t alive?
I’m white and cold and fall from the sky, but when I get warm, I disappear. What am I?
I’m not alive, but I can move; I don’t breathe, but I grow. What am I?
What has legs but doesn’t walk?
What has wings but doesn’t fly, stays on the ground, and can run fast?
Math Riddles
I am a three-digit number. My tens digit is five more than my ones digit, and my hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit. What number am I?
If there are three apples and you take away two, how many do you have?
If an electric train is going north and the wind is blowing west, which way does the smoke blow?
What occurs twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a day?
If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
Tricky Word Riddles
What starts with a T, ends with a T, and has T in it?
Forward I’m heavy, but backward I’m not. What am I?
What begins with an E but only contains one letter?
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?
Nature-Themed Riddles
What has one eye but can’t see?
The more you take out of me, the bigger I get. What am I?
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
What has a head, a tail, but no body?
What can run but never walks, has a bed but never sleeps, and has a mouth but never talks?
Logic-Based Riddles
If you drop me, I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile, and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
I’m not alive, but I have five fingers. What am I?
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right hand?
The more of me there is, the less you see. What am I?
What kind of room has no doors or windows?
Simple Fun Riddles
What goes up but never comes down?
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
What can’t be used until it’s broken?
What gets sharper the more you use it?
What comes down but never goes up?
Funny Riddles
What has a bed but never sleeps?
What has ears but can’t hear?
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
What kind of coat can only be put on when wet?
Brainy Riddles
What can you hold in your hand but never touch?
I have branches, but no trunk, leaves, or fruit. What am I?
What can be caught but never thrown?
What has a heart that doesn’t beat?
What’s full of keys but can’t open a single lock?
Logic Riddles
What can you keep after giving it to someone?
I’m not alive, but I grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. What am I?
What begins with an E but only contains one letter?
The more of me you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
What has a head, a tail, but no body?
Answer with Explanation:
General Fun Riddles
51. What has a bottom at the top?
· Answer: A leg.
· Explanation: The "bottom" of your leg (your foot) is at the bottom of your body, but when you stand, it is physically at the top (closer to the head than your feet).
52. I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for very long. What am I?
· Answer: Breath.
· Explanation: Breath is very light, but no one can hold their breath for a long time, no matter how strong they are.
53. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
· Answer: Footsteps.
· Explanation: As you walk and take steps, you leave more footsteps behind you.
54. What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and rivers, but no water?
· Answer: A map.
· Explanation: A map shows cities, forests, and rivers, but these are just representations, not the actual things.
55. What has an end but no beginning, a home but no family?
· Answer: A road.
· Explanation: A road has an end point, but no clear beginning, and it can lead to a "home" (destination) without having a family.
Animal Riddles
56. What has four fingers and a thumb but isn’t alive?
· Answer: A glove.
· Explanation: A glove has four fingers and a thumb but is not a living being.
57. I’m white and cold and fall from the sky, but when I get warm, I disappear. What am I?
· Answer: Snow.
· Explanation: Snow is white, cold, and falls from the sky. When it warms up, it melts and disappears.
58. I’m not alive, but I can move; I don’t breathe, but I grow. What am I?
· Answer: A cloud.
· Explanation: A cloud can move through the sky, grow larger, and change shape, but it is not alive.
59. What has legs but doesn’t walk?
· Answer: A table.
· Explanation: A table has legs but does not move or walk.
60. What has wings but doesn’t fly, stays on the ground, and can run fast?
· Answer: A penguin.
· Explanation: A penguin has wings but cannot fly. It stays on the ground and can "run" (waddle) quickly.
Math Riddles
61. I am a three-digit number. My tens digit is five more than my ones digit, and my hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit. What number am I?
· Answer: 194.
· Explanation: The tens digit (9) is five more than the ones digit (4), and the hundreds digit (1) is eight less than the tens digit (9).
62. If there are three apples and you take away two, how many do you have?
· Answer: Two.
· Explanation: If you take away two apples, you have those two apples.
63. If an electric train is going north and the wind is blowing west, which way does the smoke blow?
· Answer: There is no smoke.
· Explanation: An electric train does not produce smoke.
64. What occurs twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a day?
· Answer: The letter "E."
· Explanation: The letter "E" appears twice in the word "week," once in "year," and not at all in the word "day."
65. If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
· Answer: Nine.
· Explanation: Four plus five equals nine.
Tricky Word Riddles
66. What starts with a T, ends with a T, and has T in it?
· Answer: A teapot.
· Explanation: A teapot starts and ends with "T," and it is filled with tea (T).
67. Forward I’m heavy, but backward I’m not. What am I?
· Answer: Ton.
· Explanation: "Ton" is heavy, but when reversed, it becomes "not," which is not heavy.
68. What begins with an E but only contains one letter?
· Answer: An envelope.
· Explanation: An envelope starts with "E" and contains a single letter (a piece of mail).
69. What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
· Answer: Short.
· Explanation: The word "short" becomes "shorter" when you add "er."
70. I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?
· Answer: A keyboard.
· Explanation: A keyboard has "keys," but no locks; "space" (space bar) but no rooms; you can "enter" (press the Enter key), but can't physically go outside.
Nature-Themed Riddles
71. What has one eye but can’t see?
· Answer: A needle.
· Explanation: A needle has an "eye" (the hole through which the thread goes) but cannot see.
72. The more you take out of me, the bigger I get. What am I?
· Answer: A hole.
· Explanation: As you take material out of a hole, the hole becomes larger.
73. I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
· Answer: A candle.
· Explanation: A candle is tall when it’s new, but as it burns, it becomes shorter.
74. What has a head, a tail, but no body?
· Answer: A coin.
· Explanation: A coin has a head (the side with a face), a tail (the opposite side), but no body.
75. What can run but never walks, has a bed but never sleeps, and has a mouth but never talks?
· Answer: A river.
· Explanation: A river runs, has a riverbed, and a mouth (where it empties into another body of water), but it doesn’t walk, sleep, or talk.
Logic-Based Riddles
76. If you drop me, I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile, and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
· Answer: A mirror.
· Explanation: If you drop a mirror, it will crack. A mirror reflects your smile, making it "smile back."
77. I’m not alive, but I have five fingers. What am I?
· Answer: A glove.
· Explanation: A glove has five fingers but is not alive.
78. What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right hand?
· Answer: Your right hand.
· Explanation: You can hold your right hand in your left hand but not in your right hand.
79. The more of me there is, the less you see. What am I?
· Answer: Darkness.
· Explanation: The more darkness there is, the less you can see.
80. What kind of room has no doors or windows?
· Answer: A mushroom.
· Explanation: A mushroom is a "room" in the word, but it has no doors or windows.
General Fun Riddles (continued)
81. What goes up but never comes down?
Answer: Your age. It always increases but never decreases.
82. What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
Answer: The future. It is ahead of you, but you can’t physically see it.
83. What can’t be used until it’s broken?
Answer: An egg. You must break the shell before using the contents.
84. What gets sharper the more you use it?
Answer: Your brain. It becomes sharper and more efficient with use.
85. What comes down but never goes up?
Answer: Rain. It falls from the sky but doesn’t go back up.
Funny Riddles (continued)
86. What has a bed but never sleeps?
Answer: A river. It has a riverbed but does not sleep.
87. What has ears but can’t hear?
Answer: A cornfield. Corn plants have "ears," but they can’t hear.
88. I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
Answer: A candle. It’s tall when first lit and becomes shorter as it burns down.
89. What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
Answer: A clock. It has a face and hands but no body parts.
90. What kind of coat can only be put on when wet?
Answer: A coat of paint. It can only be applied when wet.
Brainy Riddles (continued)
91. What can you hold in your hand but never touch?
Answer: Your breath. You can hold it, but you can’t physically touch it.
92. I have branches, but no trunk, leaves, or fruit. What am I?
Answer: A bank. It has branches (locations) but no trunk, leaves, or fruit.
93. What can be caught but never thrown?
Answer: A cold. You can catch it, but you can’t throw it.
94. What has a heart that doesn’t beat?
Answer: An artichoke. It has a "heart," but it doesn’t beat like a human heart.
95. What’s full of keys but can’t open a single lock?
Answer: A piano. It has "keys" but can’t open locks.
Logic Riddles (continued)
96. What can you keep after giving it to someone?
Answer: Your word. Once you give it, you can still keep your promise.
97. I’m not alive, but I grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. What am I?
Answer: Fire. It grows but isn’t alive and needs oxygen to burn.
98. What begins with an E but only contains one letter?
Answer: An envelope. It starts with "E" and contains one letter inside.
99. The more of me you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Answer: Footsteps. The more you take, the more footprints you leave.
100. What has a head, a tail, but no body?
Answer: A coin. It has a head side and a tail side but no body.
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