Riddles for 7 Year Olds
Seven year olds love to shout the answer before anyone else. These easy riddles for kids are pitched just right for age 7, and every card gives you riddles with answers plus a friendly hint when things get tricky. Great for the classroom, the car or bedtime stalling.
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1. I have stripes but I'm not a zebra, and you squeeze me onto a brush every morning. What am I? Easy
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Toothpaste.
Stripes plus squeezing onto a morning brush points straight to the toothpaste tube.
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2. What has four legs but cannot walk? Easy
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A table.
A table has four legs like an animal, but furniture cannot walk away.
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3. I have lots of teeth but I never bite. What am I? Easy
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A comb.
A comb's row of little pointed prongs are called teeth, though they never bite.
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4. I have a big screen and a remote, and the whole family stares at me after dinner. What am I? Easy
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A television.
Big screen plus a remote plus family watching after dinner means the television.
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5. I look like a fluffy pink cloud on a stick, and I melt right on your tongue. What am I? Easy
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You can find me at the fair.
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Cotton candy.
A fluffy pink cloud on a stick that melts on your tongue points to cotton candy.
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6. What has one eye but cannot see? Medium
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A needle.
A needle's threading hole is called its eye, but it cannot actually see.
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7. I have a long tail and I dance in the sky, but only when the wind blows. What am I? Easy
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A kite.
A long tail dancing in the sky only when wind blows describes a flying kite.
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8. I follow you around all day, but I disappear when it gets dark. What am I? Easy
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Your shadow.
It follows you all day and vanishes in the dark, just like your shadow.
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9. I have a door and a tiny light inside, and I keep your milk nice and cold. What am I? Easy
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The refrigerator.
A door, a tiny inside light, and cold milk all point to the refrigerator.
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10. What goes up and down the stairs without ever moving? Medium
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A carpet.
A carpet lies along the stairs going up and down yet stays perfectly still.
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11. I have a head and a tail, but no body at all. What am I? Easy
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A coin.
Having a heads side and a tails side but no body at all describes a coin.
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12. Which building in town has the most stories? Medium
Need a hint?
Think of another word for a book's tale.
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The library.
Stories means both floors and book tales, and a library holds the most books.
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13. I get filled to the top every morning and emptied by your spoon. What am I? Easy
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A cereal bowl.
Filled each morning and emptied by a spoon points to your breakfast cereal bowl.
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14. I go up and down all day, but I never actually move. What am I? Easy
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A staircase.
Stairs let you go up and down all day yet the steps never move.
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15. I have one cozy room for your thumb and one big room for all your other fingers. What am I? Medium
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A mitten.
One little room for the thumb and one big room for fingers means a mitten.
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16. Why did the pencil get in trouble at school? Medium
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It kept making its point too sharply.
A pencil makes a point, and making your point too sharply is the funny wordplay.
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17. What is full of holes but still holds water? Medium
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A sponge.
A sponge is full of holes yet soaks up and holds water inside them.
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18. I'm a three-letter word that reads the same forward and backward, and she gives the best hugs. Who am I? Medium
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Mom.
Mom spells the same backward and forward, and she gives the best hugs.
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19. What starts with T, ends with T, and is full of T? Medium
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Say the letter T out loud. It sounds like a drink.
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A teapot.
Teapot begins and ends with T and is full of tea, which sounds like T.
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20. Why did the orange stop rolling halfway down the hill? Easy
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Because it ran out of juice.
An orange has juice, so running out of juice means running out of energy.
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21. Which animal always knows what time it is? Medium
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A watchdog.
A watchdog watches and the word watch also means a clock telling time.
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22. What do you call a cat that lives at the beach? Medium
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Sandy Claws.
Sandy Claws sounds like Santa Claus, but a beach cat has sandy paws and claws.
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23. I can fly without wings and cry without eyes. What am I? Medium
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Look up on a gray day.
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A cloud.
A cloud floats without wings and rains down like crying without any eyes.
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24. You push me up and down the aisles, and I carry your snacks to the checkout. What am I? Easy
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You grab me at the front of the grocery store.
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A shopping cart.
You push it down store aisles and it carries your snacks, so a shopping cart.
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25. What runs all day but never walks? Medium
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A river.
A river runs and flows all day yet it never uses legs to walk.
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26. What did the sock say to the foot? Medium
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You're putting me on!
Putting me on means wearing a sock and also means teasing, a fun double meaning.
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27. What kind of star wears sunglasses and signs autographs? Easy
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A movie star.
A famous person is called a movie star, so they wear sunglasses and sign autographs.
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28. You see a boat full of people, but there isn't a single person on board. How? Hard
Nobody on the boat is single. They're all married couples!
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29. How many months of the year have 28 days? Medium
Every month has at least 28 days. February just stops there.
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30. You have one apple. A friend gives you two more, and then you eat one. How many apples are left? Easy
One plus two makes three apples. After you eat one, two are left.
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31. Tom's mom has three kids. The first is Snap, the second is Crackle. Who's the third? Medium
It's Tom's mom, so her third kid has to be Tom.
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32. Every single person on Earth is doing this exact same thing right now. What is it? Medium
No matter where you are or what you're doing, you're always getting a little older.
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33. 🔥 + 🏠 Easy
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The building where firefighters and their truck wait for a call.
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A firehouse (fire + house).
Fire plus house sounds out firehouse, where firefighters and their truck wait.
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34. 🌳 + 🏠 Easy
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Climb the ladder to play inside me.
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A treehouse (tree + house).
Tree plus house joins into treehouse, the play spot you climb up to.
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35. 🏖 + 🏰 Easy
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You build me with a bucket and a shovel.
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A sandcastle (sand + castle).
Sand plus castle makes sandcastle, the thing you build with a bucket and shovel.
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36. I have a ring but no finger. I used to hang on the wall and now I live in your pocket. What am I? Medium
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A phone
A phone has a ring sound, once hung on the wall, now rides in your pocket.
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37. I come down but I never go up. What am I? Easy
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Rain
Rain falls from clouds and never climbs back up, matching comes down but never up.
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38. I have a spine but no bones. What am I? Medium
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A book
A book's back edge is called its spine, but it has no real bones.
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39. Honeybees have five eyes. Hard
Bees have two big eyes on the sides and three tiny eyes on top of their head.
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40. An octopus has three hearts. Hard
Two hearts pump blood to the gills and one pumps it to the rest of the body.
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41. I have keys but I can't open any doors, and you tap me to type your name. What am I? Easy
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A keyboard.
A keyboard has keys and you tap them to type, but they open no doors.
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42. I wear a little cap, and I leave colorful marks wherever I go. What am I? Easy
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A marker.
A little cap and colorful marks left behind describe a marker pen.
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43. I am long and yellow, I peel from the top, and monkeys love to munch me. What am I? Easy
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A banana.
Long, yellow, peels from the top, and loved by monkeys means a banana.
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44. I have a shell but I'm not a turtle, and you crack me for breakfast. What am I? Easy
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An egg.
A shell you crack open for breakfast, and not a turtle, points to an egg.
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45. I glow at night and slowly change my shape, and I'm the sun's quiet friend. What am I? Easy
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The moon.
Glows at night, changes shape, and is the sun's quiet friend means the moon.
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46. I have four wheels and a loud honking horn, and I carry kids to school in the morning. What am I? Easy
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A school bus.
Four wheels, a honking horn, and carrying kids to school describe a school bus.
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47. I buzz from flower to flower all day and help make honey. What am I? Easy
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A bee.
Buzzing flower to flower and helping make honey tells you it is a bee.
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48. I am cold and white, I float down in winter, and you can pack me into a ball. What am I? Easy
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Snow.
Cold, white, floats down in winter, and packs into a ball means snow.
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49. I have a trunk but I am not a car, plus two big flappy ears. What am I? Easy
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An elephant.
A trunk plus two big flappy ears, and not a car, means an elephant.
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50. I have bark but I never bite, and squirrels climb up my branches. What am I? Medium
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A tree.
A tree's outer covering is called bark, the same word a dog's sound uses.
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51. You blow air into me to make music, and I have three shiny buttons to press. What am I? Easy
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A trumpet.
Blowing air for music with three shiny buttons to press means a trumpet.
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52. I am soft and fluffy, I say baa, and my wool becomes your cozy sweater. What am I? Easy
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A sheep.
Soft, fluffy, says baa, and gives wool for sweaters describes a sheep.
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53. I wag my tail when you come home, I bark hello, and I'm your furry best friend. What am I? Easy
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A dog.
Wags its tail, barks hello, and is your furry best friend means a dog.
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54. What can you catch when you are sick, but you can never throw it back? Medium
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A cold.
You catch a cold when sick, but you cannot throw an illness back like a ball.
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55. You pull me onto your head when it snows, and I have a fuzzy pom-pom on top. What am I? Easy
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A winter hat.
Pulled onto your head in snow with a fuzzy pom-pom means a winter hat.
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56. The sky starts to cry, so you pop me open to keep your head dry. What am I? Medium
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An umbrella.
You open an umbrella when it rains to keep your head dry.
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57. I have two hands and a round face, but I never wave and I stay in one place. What am I? Medium
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A clock.
A clock has hands and a face for telling time, but it cannot wave or move.
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58. I have two sharp blades that open and close, and I snip your paper in a neat straight line. What am I? Medium
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Scissors.
Scissors have two blades that open and close to snip paper.
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59. I have a neck but no head at all, and I hold your water when you are thirsty. What am I? Medium
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A bottle.
A bottle has a narrow neck but no head, and it holds your water.
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60. I have a row of tiny metal teeth, and I pull your jacket shut with a zzzip. What am I? Medium
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A zipper.
A zipper's tiny metal teeth lock together to pull your jacket closed.
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61. I carry my little house on my back wherever I creep, and I leave a shiny slow trail. What am I? Medium
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A snail.
A snail carries its shell like a house and leaves a slow shiny trail.
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62. Why did the cookie go see the nurse? Hard
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It was feeling crummy.
Crummy means full of crumbs and also feeling unwell, a tasty double meaning.
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63. Why did the painting get sent to jail? Hard
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It was framed.
A picture sits in a frame, and framed also means blamed for a crime.
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64. What do you call a duck that gets straight A's on every test? Hard
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A wise quacker.
Wise quacker sounds like wisecracker, but a smart duck still says quack.
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65. Why is a pig terrible at playing soccer? Hard
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It always hogs the ball.
A pig is a hog, and to hog the ball means to keep it all to yourself.
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66. Why did the clock get sent out of class? Hard
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It would not stop tocking.
A clock goes tick tock, and tocking sounds just like talking in class.
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67. Why did the cow tiptoe across the playground? Hard
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To get to the udder side.
A cow has an udder, and udder side sounds like the other side.
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68. What do you call a cow that is fast asleep? Hard
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A bulldozer.
A bull that dozes is dozing, so a sleepy bull is a bulldozer.
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69. Why did the teddy bear say no to a slice of cake? Hard
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It was already stuffed.
A teddy bear is stuffed with fluff, and stuffed also means full after eating.
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70. What do you call a grizzly bear caught out in the rain? Hard
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A drizzly bear.
Drizzle is light rain, and drizzly sounds a lot like grizzly.
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71. Why was the strawberry crying by the fridge? Hard
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It was in a jam.
Strawberries become jam, and being in a jam also means being in trouble.
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72. Why could the bicycle not stand up by itself? Hard
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It was two-tired.
A bike has two tires, and two-tired sounds exactly like too tired.
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73. What do you call a puppy shivering out in the snow? Hard
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A chilly dog.
Chilly means cold and sounds like chili, so a cold pup is a chilly dog.
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74. Why did the little leaf go to the doctor? Hard
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It was feeling green.
Leaves are green, and feeling green also means feeling a bit sick.
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75. What is a duck's favorite thing to snack on? Hard
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Cheese and quackers.
Ducks say quack, and quackers sounds like crackers you eat with cheese.
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76. What do you call a poodle that loves bath time? Hard
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A shampoodle.
Shampoo plus poodle makes a bubbly, clean shampoodle.
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77. What do you get if you cross a snowman with a puppy? Hard
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Frostbite.
A snowman is frosty and a puppy bites, so together they make frostbite.
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78. What do you call a cat that is great at bowling? Hard
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An alley cat.
You bowl in an alley, and an alley cat is a real name for a street cat.
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79. Why won't the oyster ever share its pretty pearl? Hard
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Because it is shellfish.
An oyster is a shellfish, and shellfish sounds just like selfish.
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80. Why did the melon jump into the swimming pool? Hard
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It wanted to be a watermelon.
Add water to a melon and you playfully get a watermelon.
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81. What do you call a berry that is feeling really sad? Hard
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A blueberry.
Feeling blue means feeling sad, so a sad berry is a blueberry.
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82. What do you call a great big pile of kittens? Hard
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A meow-ntain.
Cats say meow and a huge pile is as tall as a mountain, so a meow-ntain.
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83. What did the baby corn call its father? Hard
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Pop corn.
Kids call a dad pop, so a corn's dad is pop corn.
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84. Why did the egg hide behind the carton? Hard
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It was a little chicken.
An egg hatches a chicken, and being a chicken also means being scared.
Easy riddles for 7 year olds
Toothbrushes, tables, combs and TVs. The clues describe everyday things a second grader sees all the time, just from a sideways angle.
Riddles with answers and hints
Every classic riddle card carries a hint button, so a stuck kid gets a nudge instead of the answer. Tap the card when they are ready to check.
Emoji puzzles, quiz cards and true or false
Sprinkled through the set are emoji riddles, multiple choice questions, type the answer cards and two true or false animal facts.
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FAQ about Riddles for 7 Year Olds
Are these riddles really the right level for a 7 year old?
Yes, the clues use words most second graders read on their own, and the answers are everyday objects and animals. A confident 6 year old can play along, and 8 year olds will still enjoy racing through them.
What happens when my child gets stuck?
Each riddle card has a hint that narrows things down without giving the answer away. If the hint is not enough, one tap reveals the answer and you move on. No frustration, no answer key to scroll for.
Can teachers use these in a classroom?
Definitely. They fit morning meetings, brain breaks and early finisher time. Read one aloud, take a few guesses from the class, then reveal the card together on the projector.
When your kids have solved all of these, keep the giggles going with our riddles for 8 year olds, or switch gears and challenge them with a batch of playful brain teasers for kids.