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Riddles for kids

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  • I am 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?
    Fire.
  • There's only one word in the dictionary that's spelled wrong. What is it?
    The word "wrong." It's the only word that's spelled W-R-O-N-G.
  • What's full of holes but still holds water?
    A sponge.
  • What can you catch but not throw?
    A cold.
  • What goes away as soon as you talk about it?
    Silence
  • What has teeth but can't bite?
    A comb.
  • I can fill a room, but I take up no space. What am I?
    Light.
  • Which word becomes shorter when you add 2 letters to it?
    The word "short."
  • If you don't keep me, I'll break. What am I?
    A promise.
  • What gets wet when drying?
    A towel.
  • You're running a race and at the very end, you pass the person in 2nd place. What place did you finish the race in?
    You finished in 2nd place.
  • What has hands and a face, but can't hold anything or smile?
    A clock.
  • Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
    Neither. They both weigh the same.
  • Where do you find keys that won't work in a lock?
    A piano or a keyboard.
  • What two things can you never eat for breakfast?
    Lunch and dinner.
  • What can jump higher than a building?
    Anything that can jump-buildings don't jump.
  • How many months of the year have 28 days?
    All of them! Every month has at least 28 days.
  • If I have it, I don't share it. If I share it, I don't have it. What is it?
    A secret.
  • What kind of room has no doors or windows?
    A mushroom.
  • It has keys, but no lock. It has space, but no room. You can enter, but can't go inside. What is it?
    A keyboard.
  • What kind of band never plays music?
    A rubber band.
  • What can you hear but not see or touch, even though you control it?
    Your voice.
  • I have a tail and a head, but no body. What am I?
    A coin.
  • It's the only place in the world where today comes before yesterday. Where is it?
    The dictionary.
  • Why are ghosts such bad liars?
    You can see right through them.
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