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16 Kids’ Riddles With Answers | English & Arabic
These friendly riddles use familiar objects, simple numbers, and clear clues. Guess first, then reveal the answer together.
16 questions
English and Arabic
Free
01I am made of colored wax, wear a paper jacket, and leave a bright trail on a page. What am I?
02I begin as a flat square. With careful folds, I can become a crane without growing feathers. What am I?
03I stand beside a bed with one foot and a shade. Touch my switch and I make a small sun indoors. What am I?
04We are soft twins that guard your feet, but we hide whenever your shoes arrive. What are we?
05I sit on your nose with two clear windows and help fuzzy letters become sharp. What am I?
06I start with empty pages. After every drawing, I remember a picture without taking a photograph. What am I?
07I wear a cap, carry ink instead of blood, and leave words wherever my tip walks. What am I?
08I have a tongue that never tastes and laces that never tie themselves. Your foot lives inside me. What am I?
09Four red blocks remain after two are removed from a set of six. One blue block is placed on each remaining red block. How many blocks are now in the four stacks?
10I divide a year into twelve named parts and give every date its own square. What am I?
11What can you break even if you never pick it up or touch it?
12I am spoken backward before a rocket rises — three, two, one — and I end exactly when the journey begins. What am I?
13If today is two days before Friday, what day is today?
14I fit in a pocket, wake with a passcode, and hold maps, messages, and games without using shelves. What am I?
15I grow smaller whenever I remove a pencil mistake, yet I never write anything myself. What am I?
16I have one handle and an open mouth. I hold your drink quietly until you tilt me. What am I?
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