Fun trick riddles you can enjoy in elementary school!
Elementary school children are in a very curious stage.
As they move up through the grades, their ability to understand humor grows rapidly.
They value communication with friends and sometimes think from their own unique perspective.
Here, we introduce trick questions that make the most of those traits and can be enjoyed in elementary school! The questions are simple, but they can draw out surprising answers and original thinking.
There are plenty of quizzes that adults can enjoy too, so kids and adults alike can think together, laugh, and have a great time!
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Fun Trick Riddles You Can Enjoy in Elementary School (21–30)
If there are 10 carrots growing and you pull out 3, how many are left?
See the answer
three
If you read 'ato' by converting it to mean 'remaining' (as in 'what’s left?'), then no answer other than '7' comes to mind, right? Here, by interpreting 'ato' as 'trace/mark' (as in 'footprints'), you can arrive at the answer. In that case, if you pulled out three carrots, there would be three marks as well.
Where in Japan catches the most tuna?
See the answer
sea
This isn’t a question about which prefecture or municipality catches the most tuna; the answer is simply “the sea.” If you overthink it, you might have a hard time arriving at the answer. Try thinking more simply and easily!
What was the first creature Momotaro encountered?
See the answer
human being
The wording “living creature” in the problem statement is awfully tricky, isn’t it? When we hear “living creature,” we tend to focus on animals, but humans are living creatures too. If you think about it that way, you meet the old man and the old woman before the dog or the monkey, don’t you?
Why did Urashima Tarō open the tamatebako (jeweled box)?
See the answer
hand
If you interpret 「何で」 as nande or doushite (why), you might never find an answer. But if you read 「何で」 as nani de (with what), you can arrive at the answer: the “hand” (te)! Pay attention to how the kanji is read.
What kind of bird plays by getting tangled in string?
If a bird gets tangled in a string, you’d think it wouldn’t be able to spread its wings and fly, right? That would be true for an ordinary bird.
But there’s a bird that can still “fly” even when it’s tangled in string.
It’s not a bird soaring in the sky, but one that changes into various shapes in your hands.
To find the answer, try thinking of words that include “tori” (bird).
What words come to mind? Here’s a hint: it’s a game played with string.
Have you figured it out? The answer is ayatori (cat’s cradle).
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.
What can go anywhere but doesn’t move?
Do many kids love traveling? Just going somewhere different from usual makes you feel excited, doesn’t it? So let’s try this riddle: “What can go anywhere but doesn’t move?” When you think of going anywhere, vehicles like cars, bicycles, and trains come to mind, but they all move, right? So those aren’t the answer.
If you think about something that makes you feel like you’ve gone somewhere without actually going, you might reach the answer.
The correct answer is “a map.” On a map, you can go to various countries, but the map itself doesn’t move.