Children’s Day (Bal Diwas) is celebrated in India every year on 14 November, the birthday of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who loved children and was fondly called Chacha Nehru. Schools celebrate with games, performances and quizzes, so here are 35 Children’s Day riddles with answers, plus a short quiz, ready for the classroom.
Contents
- Easy Riddles for Children’s Day
- School Riddles
- Funny Riddles for Kids
- Children’s Day Quiz (GK)
- More Riddles for Kids
- Frequently Asked Questions
Easy Riddles for Children’s Day
1. I have pages but I’m not a tree, I have a spine but I’m not a fish. You read me every day at school. What am I?
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Answer: A book.
2. I fly high in the sky on a string, but I have no wings. What am I?
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Answer: A kite.
3. I have hands and a face, but I can’t hold anything or smile. What am I?
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Answer: A clock.
4. I go up and down but never move from my place. What am I?
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Answer: A staircase.
5. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
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Footsteps.
6. What has a neck but no head?
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Answer: A bottle.
7. What gets bigger the more you take away from it?
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Answer: A hole.
8. What has keys but can’t open locks?
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Answer: A piano (or a keyboard).
9. I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
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Answer: A candle.
10. What can you catch but never throw?
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Answer: A cold.
11. What has one eye but cannot see?
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Answer: A needle.
12. What goes up when the rain comes down?
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Answer: An umbrella.
School Riddles
13. I help you fix mistakes, but I get smaller every time. What am I?
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Answer: An eraser.
14. I carry books every day but never read them. What am I?
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Answer: A school bag.
15. I’m black, I’m big and I hang on the wall. Teachers write on me with chalk. What am I?
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Answer: A blackboard.
16. I ring and everybody runs out happily. What am I?
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Answer: The school bell (for break time!).
17. What kind of tree fits in your hand?
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Answer: A palm tree.
18. Why did the student bring a ladder to school?
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Answer: Because she wanted to go to high school.
19. What is the longest word in the dictionary?
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Smiles – there is a mile between the first and last letter.
20. Which room has no doors and no windows?
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Answer: A mushroom.
21. What building has the most stories?
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Answer: The library.
22. What word is always spelled wrong in the dictionary?
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Wrong.
Funny Riddles for Kids
23. Why was six afraid of seven?
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Answer: Because seven ate nine (7, 8, 9).
24. What do you call a bear with no teeth?
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Answer: A gummy bear.
25. Why did the cookie go to the doctor?
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Answer: Because it felt crummy.
26. What has four wheels and flies?
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Answer: A garbage truck.
27. What do you call a sleeping dinosaur?
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Answer: A dino-snore.
28. Why can’t a bicycle stand on its own?
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Answer: Because it’s two-tired.
29. What falls but never gets hurt?
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Rain.
Children’s Day Quiz (GK)
30. When is Children’s Day celebrated in India?
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Answer: On 14 November every year.
31. Whose birthday is celebrated as Children’s Day in India?
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Answer: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister.
32. What did children lovingly call Pandit Nehru?
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Chacha Nehru.
33. Which flower is linked with Nehru, who always wore one on his coat?
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Answer: The red rose.
34. When is Universal Children’s Day celebrated by the United Nations?
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Answer: On 20 November.
35. What is Children’s Day called in Hindi?
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Bal Diwas (बाल दिवस).
More Riddles for Kids
- 1000+ Easy Riddles with Answers
- बच्चों के लिए पहेलियाँ – Hindi riddles for kids
- गणित की पहेलियाँ – maths riddles in Hindi
- Diwali Riddles with Answers
- 500+ Hard Riddles for Kids
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Children’s Day 2026?
Children’s Day in India is on Saturday, 14 November 2026.
Why is Children’s Day celebrated on 14 November?
Because it is the birthday of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, who loved children and believed they are the future of the nation.
How can teachers use these riddles?
Use them for a class quiz, a riddle relay between houses, or as a fun break between performances on Children’s Day.