Riddles are always fun, as they challenge the mind and encourage critical thinking. Below are 81 riddles for 5th graders to enjoy some brain-teasing pastime right now. Try to solve as many as you can!
15 Easy Riddles With Answers for Kids
- What has keys but can’t open locks?
A piano.
- What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.
- What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.
- What has a head and a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
A penny.
- What comes down but never goes up?
Rain.
- I’m light as a feather, but even the world’s strongest man couldn’t hold me for much longer than a minute. What am I?
Breath.
- I have cities but no houses. I have mountains but no trees. I have water but no fish. What am I?
A map.
- What runs around the whole yard without moving?
A fence.
- What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?
A glove.
- What can be caught but is not thrown?
A cold.
- What has a neck but no head?
A bottle.
- What kind of band never plays music?
A rubber band.
- What has words but never speaks?
A book.
- What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise.
- If you’ve got me, you want to share me; if you share me, you haven’t kept me. What am I?
A secret.
14 Funny Riddles for 5th Graders with Answers
- What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge.
- Why did the math book look sad?
Because it had too many problems.
- What goes up and down but doesn’t move?
A staircase.
- I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle.
- What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock.
- What has teeth but can’t bite?
A comb.
- What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter ‘M’.
- What has one eye but can’t see?
A needle.
- What has a head and a tail but no body?
A coin.
- What can you catch but not throw?
A yawn.
- What has a heart that doesn’t beat?
An artichoke.
- What is so delicate that saying its name breaks it?
Silence.
- If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
Second place.
- What has a bottom at the top?
Your legs.
24 Animal Riddles for 5th Graders with Answers
- I’m black and white and loved all over the world. What am I?
A panda.
- I can fly without wings. I follow you around in the light but disappear at night. What am I?
A shadow.
- I’m a nocturnal animal with big eyes and I love to eat insects. What am I?
A frog.
- I have a mane and love to run free. I’m known as noble, strong, and fast. What am I?
A horse.
- I’m small and busy, working all summer long. I might sting if you bother me. What am I?
A bee.
- I hop around and have long ears. I love carrots. What am I?
A rabbit.
- I’m slow and have a shell, taking my home wherever I go. What am I?
A turtle.
- I have stripes and live in the jungle. I’m not a zebra. What am I?
A tiger.
- I’m the king of the jungle, with a mighty roar. What am I?
A lion.
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- I swing from trees and love bananas. What am I?
A monkey.
- I’m a bird that cannot fly, but I can swim very well. What am I?
A penguin.
- I have a long neck and eat leaves from tall trees. What am I?
A giraffe.
- I’m a creature of the night with big eyes, and I can turn my head almost all the way around. What am I?
An owl.
- I’m not a cat or a kitten, but I purr and have whiskers. What am I?
A seal.
- I have a bushy tail and like to bury nuts. What am I?
A squirrel.
- I’m spotted and run really fast. What am I?
A cheetah.
- I can jump higher than a house. What am I?
Any animal, because houses can’t jump!
- I’m known for playing dead when scared and having a pointy defense. What am I?
A possum or a hedgehog (depending on the context).
- I’m a large mammal you might see on a safari, with big ears and a long trunk. What am I?
An elephant.
- I have a colorful tail and can mimic sounds. What am I?
A parrot.
- I’m a sea creature with eight legs, and I squirt ink. What am I?
An octopus.
- I’m a reptile with a hard shell that snaps. What am I?
A snapping turtle.
- I’m known for my wool and for saying “baa.” What am I?
A sheep.
- I’m a type of fish known for my sharp teeth. What am I?
A shark.
16 Math Riddles for 5th Graders With Answers
- I am an odd number. Take away one letter, and I become even. What number am I?
Seven (remove the ‘s,’ and it becomes ‘even’).
- If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
Nine (4+5=9).
- What three numbers, none of which is zero, give the same result whether they’re added or multiplied?
One, two, and three (1+2+3 = 6 and 1×2×3 = 6).
- What number is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.
- If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?
Zero.
- I am a three-digit number. My tens digit is five more than my ones digit. My hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit. What number am I?
193.
- What can you add to 1,000,000 and always get more than if you multiplied by 1,000,000?
Nothing.
- Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
Five children (four daughters and one son).
- Using only addition, how can you add eight 8’s to get the number 1,000?
888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1,000.
- What goes up and down but always remains in the same place?
Stairs.
- I am a number, but when you put the letter ‘G’ in front of me, I am gone. What number am I?
One (Gone).
- What is the smallest number that increases by 12 when it is flipped and turned upside down?
86 (when flipped and turned upside down, it becomes 98).
- I am a number with a couple of friends, a quarter a dozen, and you’ll find me again. What am I?
Three
4 Tricky Riddles for 5th Graders with Answers
- You see me once in June, twice in November, but not at all in May. What am I?
The letter ‘e’.
- I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle.
- What has a bottom at the top?
Your legs.
- What has one eye but can’t see?
A needle.
11 Hard Riddles for 5th Graders with Answers
- I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
An echo.
- I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
Fire.
- What can run but never walk, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
A river.
- Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
The word ‘ton’.
- The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness.
- I am always hungry and will die if not fed, but whatever I touch will soon turn red. What am I?
Fire.
- I fly without wings; I cry without eyes. Whenever I go, darkness flies. What am I?
Clouds.
- What can fill a room but take up no space?
Light.
- Take off my skin – I won’t cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.
- I begin and have no end. Eventually, I will be the end of all that has begun. What am I?
Death.
- I am always in front of you but can never be seen. What am I?
The future.
Final Thoughts
These riddles for 5th graders are great for encouraging critical thinking. They can be used as a classroom activity, a fun game at home, or a party. Let the kids take their time with each one to enjoy a real mind workout!
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