Riddles for Kids #2 — Answers

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.

#1easy

What has legs but cannot walk?

Answer: a table

A table stands on four legs but has never taken a single step.

#2easy

What goes up when the rain comes down?

Answer: an umbrella

The wetter it gets, the more umbrellas go up.

#3easy

What building has the most stories?

Answer: a library

A library holds thousands of stories, which is a different kind of storey altogether.

#4medium

What kind of band never plays any music?

Answer: a rubber band

A rubber band is a band that has never played a note.

#5medium

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.

#6hard

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.