[Easy] Riddles for Middle Schoolers

What is something that doesn’t decrease no matter what you eat?

What is something that doesn’t get smaller no matter what you eat? Right now, all sorts of foods are probably popping into your mind: rice balls, sandwiches, apples, tangerines, sweets… There are so many edible things, but once you eat them, they’re gone, right? In other words, if you focus on the food when thinking about this question, you won’t get the right answer.

It’s a trick question, so you need to look at it from a slightly different angle.

The correct answer is “your mouth.” It certainly eats anything, but it’s the food that diminishes—the mouth doesn’t get smaller!

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What is something you can move easily but can never lift?

When you hear that something is easy to move, you probably imagine something small or light that’s easy to carry.

But in this riddle, it says it’s something you absolutely can’t lift.

What could it be? First, think of something you can move yourself.

It’s something everyone has, and even if you go outside with nothing but the clothes on your back, it naturally follows you.

Among those, think of something you can’t lift.

The answer is “your shadow”! You can easily make it move by moving yourself, but you can’t hold it in your hand, so you can never lift it.

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30 trick riddles that 80% of people can’t solve

[Trick Riddles] 15 Questions! If You Can Solve Them, That's Unusual—80% of People Can't Handle These Mean Problems

Let’s play with words! Here are 30 ideas for trick riddles that 80% of people can’t solve.

Trick riddles can leave you feeling stumped, but seeing the answer often makes you think, “Ah, I get it now!” or “So that’s how it works!” This time, let’s take on riddles said to be unsolvable for 80% of people.

For example, one question goes: “One day, a precious musical instrument broke and could no longer be used.

What instrument was it?”

A quiz that 99% of people get caught by

[Brain Glitch!?] 15 Tricky Riddles That 99% of People Fall For [Vol. 23]

It’s hard to arrive at the answer! Here are some ideas for quizzes that trick 99% of people.

These are riddles that most people get caught by, and to find the answer, it’s important to approach them with flexible thinking.

Try looking at them from different angles with your friends and family.

For example, there’s a question like: “You picked up a wallet someone dropped.

What should you do with the wallet you picked up?” Try thinking with an open mind!

A slightly tricky, deceptive riddle

5 slightly tricky trick riddle questions in total

Five in total! Here are some ideas for slightly tricky trick riddle questions.

When there’s a time limit set for riddles, it adds that heart-pounding thrill, doesn’t it? This time, let’s take on trick riddles with a 10-second time limit for each question.

For example, you might get a question like, “What fish is always falling in love with someone and has a pounding heart?” Try them out with your friends and family!

Riddles: Advanced Level

Riddle Advanced Level

The words “nazo-nazo” (riddles) and “quiz” are used with similar meanings.

I tend to think of quizzes as knowledge questions like “Who founded the Tokugawa shogunate?” and riddles as insight-based ones like “What’s something you can’t cut no matter how much you cut it?” How do you draw the line between them? When it comes to insight-based riddles—especially at an advanced level—the difficulty can be sky-high.

If you’re confident in your riddle-solving skills, give it a try! People who love books or newspapers and are strong with print might have an advantage… or maybe not—that’s what makes it fun!

Ultra-difficult trick quiz

[Super Hard] Let's think together! Take on a series of tricky, mind-bending quizzes!

Are you bad at trick questions? I couldn’t even get the classic one—“Which is heavier, 1 kg of iron or 1 kg of cotton?”—I just kept groaning and never reached the right answer.

I’m the type who overthinks and self-destructs, assuming there must be some hidden twist just because it’s presented as a question.

I can’t handle normal trick questions, so if they’re labeled “super hard,” then… As for those tougher trick questions, the rising YouTuber Chonmage Kozou—who suddenly appeared with the greeting “Hikiniku desu!”—is enjoying them too.

Elementary schoolers who don’t have much time, give them a try!