❓ A riddle round for kids
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A round of ten “What am I?” riddles, each with three picture answers. Every clue fits only one of the three, so there is always one right answer, and the little ones can play with the big ones.
🐣 Little round: ages 6–8 (grades K–2)
- 1.I have a face and two hands, but no arms. What am I?
- A 🐶 A dog
- B 🕰️ A clock
- C 🧤 A glove
- 2.I have four legs but I can't walk. What am I?
- A 🐈 A cat
- B 🪑 A chair
- C 🐜 An ant
- 3.I have eight arms and live in the sea. What am I?
- A 🐠 A fish
- B 🐙 An octopus
- C 🦀 A crab
- 4.What can you hold without touching it?
- A 🤐 Your breath
- B 🍦 Ice cream
- C 🧸 A teddy
- 5.I am full of keys, but I can't open a door. What am I?
- A 🎹 A piano
- B 🚪 A door
- C 🔒 A lock
- 6.The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
- A 👣 Footsteps
- B 🍪 Cookies
- C 🪙 Coins
- 7.I have a bed but I never sleep. I run but never walk. What am I?
- A 🛌 A bed
- B 🐆 A cheetah
- C 🏞️ A river
- 8.I have a tail and a head, but no body. What am I?
- A 🐕 A dog
- B 🪙 A coin
- C 🐟 A fish
- 9.I am full of holes, but I still hold water. What am I?
- A 🥤 A cup
- B 🧽 A sponge
- C 🪣 A bucket
- 10.I have a mane and I roar. What am I?
- A 🐴 A horse
- B 🐻 A bear
- C 🦁 A lion
🔑 Show the answers
- B: 🕰️ A clock. A riddle: every clue fits only one of the three. a Peabody riddle
- B: 🪑 A chair. A riddle: every clue fits only one of the three. a Peabody riddle
- B: 🐙 An octopus. A riddle: every clue fits only one of the three. a Peabody riddle
- A: 🤐 Your breath. A riddle: every clue fits only one of the three. a Peabody riddle
- A: 🎹 A piano. A riddle: every clue fits only one of the three. a Peabody riddle
- A: 👣 Footsteps. A riddle: every clue fits only one of the three. a Peabody riddle
- C: 🏞️ A river. A riddle: every clue fits only one of the three. a Peabody riddle
- B: 🪙 A coin. A riddle: every clue fits only one of the three. a Peabody riddle
- B: 🧽 A sponge. A riddle: every clue fits only one of the three. a Peabody riddle
- C: 🦁 A lion. A riddle: every clue fits only one of the three. a Peabody riddle
For the host
Let the youngest player read or hear the clue and the oldest choose. Then swap.
- Read each question and its three answers aloud, or press ▶ Play and Peabody reads them; a tap shows the answer, a line about it and where it comes from.
- On a phone, pass it round: one question per team, a star for each right answer. On a laptop or a TV, press 📺 Big screen.
- On paper, print the cards, one answer sheet per team and the key on its own page.
Where these questions come from
Each question was written by Peabody in its own words and checked against one page, named under its answer. The pages we used for these rounds:
- a Peabody riddle