[For Toddlers] Fun Trick Questions! Recommended Gotcha Riddles

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I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.

For toddlers who love riddles, how about some trick riddles?

Trick riddles are solved just like regular riddles, but even if you think you’ve got the right answer, the real answer can be a bit more complex—or surprisingly funny.

This article is recommended for kids who’ve already solved lots of riddles.

It might be frustrating if you get stumped, but you’ll laugh when you hear the answers, and the thinking time is a lot of fun too!

Be sure to have adults join in and enjoy them together.

[For Toddlers] Fun Trick Questions! Recommended Riddles with a Twist (11–20)

An elderly woman got on the train. So why is it that no one gives up their seat for her?

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Because there are many seats available.

When you hear the question, you might think, “Not giving up your seat to an elderly person is unkind,” but if there were plenty of seats available to begin with, there’s no need to give up your seat, right? It’s the kind of question that can trip you up because we all feel that it’s better to offer a seat to an elderly person.

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Trick Quiz

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Here are some playful trick quiz ideas that are irresistibly misleading but super exciting! They’re funny because you answer with confidence, only to find out the reality is different.

Let’s try a quiz game like that.

For example, show an illustration that looks like rabbit ears and ask, “What do you think this is?” Once most kids answer “a rabbit,” flip open the part of the illustration that was hidden.

Out comes a picture of a flower.

You can almost hear the kids say, “What?!” and “Why?!” Embrace those reactions and keep the quiz going.

Their responses are absolutely adorable!

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In conclusion

How did you like the riddles and trick questions? Unlike ordinary riddles, some of the answers may have been a bit mean, but for seasoned riddle enthusiasts who have enjoyed riddles up to now, there were probably plenty of challenges to enjoy.

How many did you get right?