Riddles for middle school students
Riddles are a great activity for everyone—from young children to adults who want to train their brains.
This time, we’ve selected plenty of riddles that are especially recommended for junior high school students.
They’re all fun questions, so give them a try!
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Riddles for middle school students (1–10)
What animal gets lighter when you flip it over?
An animal that gets lighter when flipped over… Just imagining various animals flipping over makes you feel warm and fuzzy, doesn’t it? But no matter how many real animals you flip, you won’t reach the answer! And since there are so many animals, guessing at random won’t help much either.
The key to solving this riddle is to focus on the crucial word “karui” (軽い), meaning “light.”
When written in katakana, it’s “カルイ” (karui).
If you flip it—i.e., read it backward—it becomes “イルカ” (iruka), which means “dolphin.” So the answer is “dolphin.”
Proverb Quiz
It’s a quiz about proverbs.
Some of the proverbs may be ones that junior high school students are currently learning.
This video also provides hints, so it should be easy to understand.
It seems useful for reviewing proverbs as well, so why not try it as a casual quiz?
If you can solve it without being tricked, that’s awesome!
This video contains many very interesting problems.
If you’ve just started junior high school, it might still be difficult to read and understand the questions, but if you’re a junior high student who isn’t yet constrained by common-sense assumptions, you might be able to solve them without being tricked.
Riddles for middle schoolers (11–20)
Satisfying once solved
Once you grasp the fun of solving problems, you’ll naturally want to tackle more riddles and quizzes.
In that sense, this video captures the satisfying “Yes!” feeling when something clicks, and even if you don’t get it, there’s that little thrill of “Oh!” when you see the answer.
Quiz King if you get everything right!
These are classic riddles, so they’re perfect for middle schoolers.
There are many problems you’ll want to try as a challenge.
They aren’t trick or twisted questions, so they might feel a bit lacking if you’re looking for that kind of thrill, but they make great material for casually doing with middle school friends.
Riddle exchange
This is a video of middle school girls giving each other riddles.
The content is the usual classics, but you can clearly see what kinds of questions they ask and how they react.
It could also be fun to set up a penalty game and take turns quizzing each other like this.
20 fun riddles you can enjoy!
“What sound does an old book make when it falls over?” “Ah—maybe…” It’s a riddle you can casually enjoy while looking for the answer.
I think it’s just right for middle schoolers.
Doing only twisted riddles can get tiring, so why not relax and enjoy some ordinary riddles once in a while?