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 Schoolers (21–30)
What gets hotter as it gets colder?
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This puzzle is tricky because there are many possible answers.
Things that get hotter as it gets colder… You might be thinking of hand warmers or clothing, but the correct answer is something else.
First, try picturing a winter scene.
List a few things you associate with it, and think about “getting hot” as the keyword.
Also pay close attention to the fact that it’s written in hiragana! The answer is something everyone knows, and you’re likely to see it at least once in summer.
Here’s a hint: it’s something that melts in heat.
There are 5 candies. If you lick one, how many are there?
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It seems like a question that would trip up adults more than children.
When you read the problem statement, you instinctively want to treat it like an arithmetic problem and think, “5 – 1 = 4, so the answer is 4!” But remember, it’s a trick question.
The hint to solving it is that the candy wasn’t given to someone else, nor did it disappear.
If you think about how many candies you have after you lick one, you should arrive at the correct answer.
An elementary school student with a flexible mind might solve it right away!
A turtle, a camel, and a rhinoceros are shopping. What will they buy?
A turtle, a camel, and a rhino go shopping…
When you imagine it, you can’t help but wonder what on earth is going on—sounds like a riddle, right? But let’s set that aside for now! Since they’re shopping, they must each have something they want to buy.
Still, thinking about items related to each animal won’t solve this puzzle.
You need to approach it from a completely different angle.
The key is to read the question repeatedly.
If you connect ‘kame’ (turtle), ‘rakuda’ (camel), and ‘sai’ (rhino), you get ‘kamera kudasai’ (which means ‘a camera, please’ in Japanese).
So the answer is ‘camera’!
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.
Poop riddle
A few years ago, drill books and workbooks related to poop-themed riddles were all the rage, weren’t they? With materials that use poop as a theme, many people might worry, “Is this really okay?” It seems that children tend to like or be highly interested in things that adults would find embarrassing.
Turning that idea around, using such topics for learning or play can actually motivate kids.
The questions are often unique, so children will probably get excited and solve the riddles with lots of enthusiasm.
A quiz that 99% of people get caught by
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!
Riddles: 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!
A trick quiz that’s perfect for people who want to get irritated
I don’t know when this phrase started becoming popular, but more and more people have begun saying the slightly excuse-like, “Ah, so that’s what you meant.” Well, their frustrated reaction is amusing, so it doesn’t really bother me, but where did the phrase originally come from? If you know, please tell me! There are people who ask trick questions designed to annoy you—questions that make you want to say, “Ah, so that’s what you meant.” Maybe that kind of back-and-forth—like the classic “If you say this, I’ll say that”—can be fun if it’s between people who are really close.
The key to enjoying it is not to get worked up!
What is something you use but cannot own?
Scissors, pencils, erasers, rulers… most tools you’re familiar with are basically things you hold in your hand to use, right? So let’s try a riddle: “What can be used but cannot be held?” You might think of various tools, but you won’t easily get the right answer if you only think in terms of “objects.” First, try considering things you can use that aren’t objects.
By the way, the answer is “your name.” You use it when introducing yourself or when you want friends to know about you, but you certainly can’t “hold” it.
When is honey sweet?
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Honey is sweet and delicious, isn’t it? You can pour it on pancakes, add it to tea instead of sugar—there are countless dishes and products that use honey.
So let’s try a honey-themed trick quiz! When is honey sweet? “In the season when bees fly a lot?” “Does it have something to do with the number eight?” Many people might think that, but the answer is actually very simple! Just think: when do you feel it’s “sweet”? If you approach it that way, the correct answer should come to you easily!