35 fun questions for kids (riddles and exercises)

Short and simple questions for boys and girls, with which to learn while having fun.

Childhood is a time of growth, illusion and experimentation.. We are constantly discovering new things, exploring the world and, in short, we are gradually developing. Much of what children discover at this stage comes from their environment and especially from adults, who are a great source of stimulation for each child.

But this exploring, discovering and growing is not something that has to be automatic or cold, but it is advisable that it stimulates them on an emotional level and allows them to see the world with illusion and even in many cases with fun.

In this sense, Throughout this article we will see a series of funny questions for children with which not only entertain them but also make them think.

Fun questions for children

The fact of conversing with a child gives a lot of game, since through the word we can make them see different situations and reflect together on aspects of reality. If it is done in a relaxed atmosphere, it can even be experienced as a game, as it happens when we propose riddles.

Below we will review some fun questions for children, so that the little ones can try to answer them. Some are practically riddles, while others can be used for learning or even to stimulate lateral thinking. or even to stimulate lateral thinking.

1. A very neat lady, she lives indoors and is always wet. What is the little thing?

The answer to this question is the tongue: tucked inside the mouth (the "roof") and always wet.

2. Paris begins with P and ends with...¿?

However, we are not asking you to tell us by which letter the word Paris ends, but by which letter the word "ends" begins. The correct answer is T.

3. Everyone wants me to rest. If I've already told you, don't think about it. What am I?

A little riddle whose answer is found by joining two of the words we have already pronounced. The answer is chair.

4. Maria's father has 5 daughters, named Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono and... what is the name of the fifth child?

This seemingly simple question supposes that the child will have to inhibit the natural responsewhich would be to continue the series with Nunu. But the fifth child of Maria's father is, precisely, Maria.

5. How many months have 28 days?

This question is tricky: 28 days probably reminds us of February. However, it is not said that we have to answer the months that "only have 28 days". The correct answer is actually all, since all the months of the year have 28 days or more.

6. What is that which everyone takes for no one takes away?

The answer to this question is the Sun.

7. What can we fill a barrel with to make it weigh less?

Anything we put in the barrel will increase its weight. However, if we want it to weigh less, we need to fill it with holes.

8. If Pedro has six apples, he washes four to eat and his brother eats two. How many apples does Pedro have?

Peter will keep four apples. The fact is that he washes four but still has a total of six until his brother eats two of them.

9. I have needles but I can't sew, I have numbers but I can't read, the hours I give you. Do you know who I am?

A short riddle for the little ones, whose correct answer is the clock.

10. If you participate in a race and you overtake the runner-up... What position are you in?

Although the tendency of many people would be to answer that the first, if we overtake the secondIf we overtake the second place runner, we will actually be occupying his position, so we will be in second place.

11. Which animal is twice the animal?

The correct answer is the cat, because it is both a cat and a spider. One of the fun questions for kids that nature lovers will appreciate the most.

12. Which weighs more, a kilo of iron or a kilo of feathers?

The answer to this question is that they actually weigh the same: one kilo.

13. What is the longest day of the week?

Although many adults would say Monday, or else a logical answer in that all days have the same number of hours, the fun of this question is that we are not referring to time when we talk about long, but to length. In this case, the longest day and the correct answer would be Wednesday.

14. How many times does the letter A appear between zero and one hundred?

The correct answer is zero. The point is that we are not asking to count to one hundred and indicate the A's, but whether between the words zero and one hundred there is no A in between.

15. Who is the only person who never loses a soccer game?

The only person who can never lose a game no matter what happens in it is the referee.

16. At what point does a person become fruit?

In this case, you have to search among the category fruit for some element that can be identified with something that a person does. The correct answer is when he/she waits (it is a pear)..

17. Two sisters, no lie. One is my aunt, the other is not. Who is she?

My aunt's sister is my mother.

18. How is the sibling of my father's son related to me?

In this case we try to identify who we are and what relationship this person has with us. My father's child will be us, so the answer to this question is that he/she will be our sibling.

19. A newlywed couple wants to get married but the church and the town hall are closed. How do they get married?

The couple in question does not need to do anything to get married, because they are a newlywed couple.

20. How many animals did Moses put in the Ark?

This is a trick question, which you have to pay attention to in order to get the right answer. Moses did not put any animal in the Ark, but Noah did.

21. Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain?

The answer to this question is Mount Everest itself, since even if it had not been discovered it still existed and at the same height.

22. What is the thing that even if it is said can never be heard?

The answer to this question is silence, which can never be heard no matter how much you say it. can never be heard no matter how much is said about it..

23. Is it true that no one can eat two cookies on an empty stomach?

The answer is yes, because if you eat the first one you are no longer fasting.

24. In a room there are four corners, and in each of them there is a cat. Each of the cats faces three others. How many cats are there?

The answer is four: each cat will see the other three from its corner.

25. Who has the ability to speak all the languages of the world?

The answer to this question is none other than the echo, which is produced regardless of the language spoken.

26. If it's five to five and it's only five to five... How many times did I say five without counting the last five?

A somewhat complex question that requires attention to be answered.. The correct answer is... five. Remember to incorporate the fives in the question and remove the last five.

27. What is the question that no one can answer in the affirmative without lying?

Answering this question is simpler than it seems. The correct answer is "Are you asleep?", because if you are able to answer it means that you are not really asleep and if you are asleep you will not be able to answer.

28. Is it possible to puncture a balloon without air escaping and without making noise?

Yes, as long as the balloon is not inflated.

29. Which animal eats with its tail?

Logical question. All of them, since they do not remove it to eat.

30. White is, the hen lays it, with oil it is fried and with bread it is eaten. What is it?

The answer to this question is the egg.

31. If a child is born in London but moves to Barcelona when he is two years old, where will his teeth grow?

The answer to this question has nothing to do with any geographical location.. They will grow in his mouth.

32. What is necessary for five people not to get wet with a single umbrella?

Simply that it doesn't rain.

33. They go up, they go down, always up and down and down and up, but they never move from their place. What are we talking about?

Something that doesn't move and yet goes up and down and vice versa... it's a staircase.

34. Why has a 40-year-old person only been able to celebrate 10 birthdays?

The answer is based on imagining when his birthday might be. Thus, this person has only been able to celebrate so few birthdays because he was born on February 29, in a leap year.

35. Something of yours that belongs to you, that you hardly use, but that others use almost daily for you. What is it?

The correct answer to this last question is your name.

Bibliographical references:

• Cromdal, J. (2009). Childhood and social interaction in everyday life: Introduction to the special issue. Journal of Pragmatics. 41 (8): 1473-76.
• Demetriou, A. (1998). Cognitive development. In A. Demetriou, W. Doise, K.F.M. van Lieshout (Eds.), Life-span developmental psychology (pp. 179-269). London: Wiley.