Answers and explanations for Riddles for Kids Set 2. The last one usually needs a demonstration rather than an explanation, so try it as you read.
What has legs but cannot walk?
Answer: a table
A table stands on four legs but has never taken a single step.
What goes up when the rain comes down?
Answer: an umbrella
The wetter it gets, the more umbrellas go up.
What building has the most stories?
Answer: a library
A library holds thousands of stories, which is a different kind of storey altogether.
What kind of band never plays any music?
Answer: a rubber band
A rubber band is a band that has never played a note.
What gets bigger the more you take away from it?
Answer: a hole
Every spadeful of earth you remove makes the hole larger, not smaller.
I am as light as a feather, yet the strongest person in the world cannot hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I?
Answer: your breath
Your breath weighs almost nothing, but nobody can hold it for long.