35 fun questions for kids (riddles and exercises)

Childhood is a time of growth, enthusiasm and experimentation. We continually discover new things, we explore the world and, ultimately, 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 It is recommended that it stimulates them on an emotional level and allows them to see the world with enthusiasm and even in many cases with fun.

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

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Fun questions for kids

The fact of talking with a child gives a lot of play, since through words 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 lived as a game, as occurs when proposing riddles.

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

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

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

2. Paris begins with P and ends with…?

It is likely that this question will answer S. However, we are not asking you to tell us by which letter the word Paris ends, but by which letter "ends" begins. The correct answer is T.

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

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

4. María's father has 5 daughters, whose names are Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono and… what is the name of the fifth child?

This seemingly simple question supposes that the child has to inhibit the natural response, that she would be the one to continue the series with Nunu. But the fifth daughter of María's father is precisely María.

5. How many months have 28 days?

This question is tricky: the 28 days will probably remind 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 it that everyone takes for no one takes?

The answer to this question is the Sun.

7. What can we fill a barrel with so that it weighs less?

Anything we put in the barrel will add to its weight. However, if we want it to weigh less, what we will need is 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?

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

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

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

10. If you participate in a race and overtake the one who is second… What position are you in?

Even if the tendency of many people would be to answer that the firstIf we overtake the one who is second, we will actually be occupying his position so we will be in second position.

11. What is the animal that is twice an animal?

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

12. What 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.

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13. What is the longest day of the week?

Although many adults would say Monday, or a logical answer in that every day they have the same number of hours, the grace of this question is that we are not referring to time when we speak of length, 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 As there are, but whether between the words zero and one hundred there is no A in between.

15. Who is the only one 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 turn into fruit?

In this case, it is a question of searching among the fruit category for an element that can be identified with something that a person does. The correct answer is when you wait (it's pear).

17. Two sisters, it is not a lie. One is my aunt, the other is not. Who is it?

My aunt's sister is my mother.

18. How is my father's son's brother related to me?

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

19. A newly married couple wants to get married but the church and 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 precisely a newly married couple.

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

This question has a trap, in which you have to pay attention to be able to answer correctly. And it is that Moses did not put any animal in the Ark, but it was Noah.

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 continued to exist and with 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 he can never be heard no matter how much people talk about him.

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 stop 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 cat are?

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 echo, which occurs 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 that you have to incorporate the five of the question and remove the last one.

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

Answering this question is simpler than it sounds. The correct answer is "are you asleep?", Since if he is able to answer, it is that he really is not and if he is, he will not be able to answer.

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

Affirmatively, as long as the balloon is not inflated.

29. What animal eats with its tail?

Logic question. All, since they do not take it off to eat.

30. It is white, the hen puts it on, it is fried with oil and it is eaten with bread. What is it?

The answer to this question is the egg.

31. If a child is born in London but moves to Barcelona after two years. Where will your teeth grow?

The answer to this question it has nothing to do with any geographic location. They will grow in your mouth.

32. What is necessary so that five people do not get wet with a single umbrella?

Just don't let it rain.

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

Something that does not move and that nevertheless goes up and down and vice versa... it is a ladder.

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

The answer is based on imagining when your birthday may 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.

Bibliographic 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.