Fun for kids and adults alike! Train your brain with easy riddles.
Riddles that everyone can enjoy, from children to adults.
In this collection of ideas, we’ve gathered simple riddles that even small children can solve.
It could be fun to trade riddles with your child and compete, or for adults to try them as brain training.
The simpler they are, the trickier they can be.
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Fun for kids and adults alike! Train your brain with easy riddles (31–40)
Which was built first, the Great Buddha of Nara or the Great Buddha of Kamakura?
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Neither of them is standing.
The question asks which came first: the Great Buddha of Nara or the Great Buddha of Kamakura. But since both the actual Great Buddha statues in Nara and Kamakura are displayed in a seated position, the correct answer is “Neither of them is standing.” The key is to read the question carefully and avoid being tricked.
Turn a kitten upside down and it’s still a kitten. What do you get if you turn a puppy upside down?
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Let’s try a quiz about animals.
If you turn a kitten upside down, it’s still a kitten; if you turn a puppy upside down, it becomes… what? You’ll probably think, “Kitten is ‘koneko’… sure, even read backwards it’s still ‘koneko,’” and then tackle the question.
But if you follow that line of thinking, a puppy is ‘koinu,’ which can’t be read the other way around, and you’ll get stuck.
That’s when you should remember it’s a trick question.
That very line of thinking is the trick.
If you simply state the fact as it is, that’s the correct answer.
What are the two things a younger brother has but a younger sister has only one of?
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The hiragana “to”
The word otōto (younger brother) contains two instances of the syllable “to,” while imōto (younger sister) contains only one. Both are family terms, but in this riddle the key is not their meanings—it’s the letters within the words. If you look closely at the words and consider which characters appear and how many times, you’ll arrive at the answer.
What is the name of the old man who appears in Urashima Taro?
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Speaking of Urashima Taro, it’s known as the story where he rides a turtle to the Dragon Palace, spends what feels like only a short time there, and when he returns, many years have passed in the world he came from and not a single acquaintance remains.
It’s a beautiful yet sorrowful tale, and surely everyone, from children to adults, has read it at least once.
Now, recall the story carefully and try this challenge.
If you’re thinking, “Did Urashima Taro have a grandfather?” you won’t reach the right answer.
The hint is to remember what happened to Urashima Taro when he opened the tamatebako (jeweled box)!
What is something you can see but can’t touch?
Something you can see but can’t touch… Huh? A ghost? That might be the kind of answer you’d think of, but that’s not it.
Don’t worry, it’s not a scary question—feel free to give it a try.
The answer to this riddle is something unique to elementary schoolers, or rather, it even comes up in lower grades’ classes.
If you have a flash of insight, even a first-grader could solve it.
The hint: it’s something you can usually find in a classroom or a room.
Try solving it while thinking, “What is it that I’m always looking at?” The answer is “time.” You can see it, but since it isn’t a physical object like a clock, you can’t touch it—that’s the trick.