1. What has four wheels and flies?
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A garbage truck.
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2. What has a neck but no head?
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A bottle.
3. What gets bigger the more you take away?
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A hole.
4. What has hands but cannot clap?
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A clock.
5. What kind of tree fits in your hand?
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A palm tree.
6. What has one head, one foot, and four legs?
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A bed.
7. What has a thumb and four fingers but is not a hand?
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A glove.
8. What can you catch but not throw?
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A cold.
9. What goes up when rain comes down?
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An umbrella.
10. What has words but never speaks?
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A book.
11. What has a ring but no finger?
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A telephone.
12. What can run but never walks?
Reveal the answer
Water.
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Read it slowly
Give children time to notice every word before anyone guesses.
Celebrate unusual answers
The first answer does not have to be right to be clever. Let everyone explain their idea.
Reveal together
Open the answer after a few guesses, then move straight to the next clue.
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How long do these riddles take?
Most can be read and solved in about a minute. That makes them useful for a small transition between activities.
What age are these riddles for?
The vocabulary and answers fit many elementary-age children. Older players can make it more fun by setting a timer or explaining their guesses.
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