🧠 Logic riddles for kids with answers
Logic riddles reward careful reading. Slow down, check every word, and don't trust your first guess.
A man looks at a photo and says: "Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man's father is my father's son." Who is in the photo?
Mary's father has five daughters: Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono... What is the fifth daughter's name?
There are three apples on the table and you take away two. How many apples do you have?
A rooster lays an egg on the very top of a barn roof. Which way does the egg roll?
Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each of her brothers has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many boys and girls are in the family?
You're running a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?
Which weighs more: a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many sheep are left?
Two fathers and two sons go fishing. Each of them catches one fish, but they bring home only three fish. How?
You walk into a dark cabin with only one match. There is a candle, an oil lamp and a fireplace. What do you light first?
Tom is taller than Sam. Sam is taller than Joe. Who is the shortest?