Book Riddles

Harry Potter Riddles

January 10, 2017 By Stephen Pepper

Here are 13 rhyming riddles for kids all about Harry Potter. They include riddles about characters from the bestselling series of books, as well as other places, items and activities.

These are therefore also great for using with our other book and magic riddles.

Harry Potter Riddles For Kids

Harry Potter

He’s the star of a book series
Who saw King’s Cross when he was dead
He is a famous Gryffindor
There’s a lightning scar on his head

Hermione

As the Harry Potter books went on
Ron Weasley and I got closer
I correct the pronunciation
When people say Leviosa

Ron Weasley

I was in the Harry Potter books
From the beginning to the end
I have five brothers and a sister
And I have been Harry’s best friend

Lord Voldemort

All the trouble Harry Potter had
On this person it can be blamed
He once went by the name Tom Riddle
And now He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named

Hogwarts

This place has many rooms
Including the Great Hall
In 1994
It hosted the Yule Ball

Quidditch

This is a type of high-flying game
You win if you catch the golden snitch
Players ride around on their broomsticks
Which means that the answer is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Sorting Hat

When you arrive at Hogwarts
On to your head this is placed
It will then tell you out loud
In which house you will be based

Dumbledore

In the Harry Potter series
His patronus was a phoenix
He was the Hogwarts headmaster
Up to and including book six

Wand

Witches and wizards need this
So they can cast spells as they please
It’s normally made of wood
And there’s an Elder one of these

Azkaban

This place in the Harry Potter books
Isn’t where you’d want to appear
As it is guarded by Dementors
Sirius Black escaped from here

Hagrid

He was the Hogwarts gamekeeper
Then became one of the teachers
He’s half-human and half-giant
And he loves dangerous creatures

Severus Snape

He disliked Harry Potter
When he walked through the Hogwarts door
He wants students to turn to
Page three hundred and ninety-four

Sirius Black

He was once a prisoner
Into Azkaban he was put
He was Harry’s godfather
And he sometimes went by Padfoot

Bible Character Riddles

January 5, 2017 By Stephen Pepper

Here are six rhyming riddles for kids where the answers are different Bible characters.

These are therefore perfect for using with our other riddles with a Bible theme.

If you like these, you may also want to check out all these Bible scavenger hunt ideas which can be perfect for using at church or with youth groups.

Bible Character Riddles For Kids

Jonah

Instead of going to Nineveh
This person decided to bail
Thrown overboard while out to sea
He was swallowed up by a whale

Joshua

When tasked with what seemed impossible
He didn’t just refuse and frown
He marched the people round Jericho
And the walls came tumbling down

Moses

He led Israelites out of Egypt
And went up Mount Sinai alone
He came back down with ten commandments
Written on two tablets of stone

Jesus

He is someone who
Helped the blind to see
He is also part
Of the trinity

David

It’s amazing what this person did
With a pebble and a sling
He got rid of a giant
And eventually became king

Eve

This woman was created
So Adam wouldn’t be alone
And the way that God made her
Was by using Adam’s rib bone

Bible Riddles

January 3, 2017 By Stephen Pepper

Here are five riddles for kids where the answer is the Bible. These are therefore great for using with our other Bible-themed, Christian and book riddles.

The first four of these are rhyming riddles, while the fifth asks your kids What Am I?

To use that final riddle, read the first line of it to your children and have them try guessing what they think the answer might be. As the clue is that it’s something split into two sections but which isn’t a game of soccer, they might guess that it’s a baseball inning, theater play or a Twix.

If they don’t guess that the Bible is the answer, read them the clue on the second line and ask them to guess again. Keep doing this until they either guess that the answer is the Bible or they run out of clues.

Bible Riddles For Kids

Adam and Eve in Eden
Moses parting the sea with ease
Jesus healing sick people
In which book can you find these?

This is something you might read
When you’re sitting in a pew
It contains two testaments
One that’s old and one that’s new

Genesis and Joshua
Ruth and Ecclesiastes
Mark, Romans and Ephesians
Where can you find all of these?

I am the world’s bestselling book
But 66 books are inside me
I am the book that you would read
To learn about Christianity

What Am I?

I’m split into two sections but I’m not a game of soccer
I can be read but I’m not a newspaper
I contain verses but I’m not a song
I contain books but I’m not a library
I’m found in a church but I’m not a pastor

September 1, 2016 By Stephen Pepper

Here are six riddles for kids where the answer is a book, so they’re great for using with our other library, household item and school riddles.

The first five of these are rhyming riddles, with the word ‘book’ completing the rhyme of the fifth.

The sixth and final riddle asks your kids What Am I? To use that one, read the clue that’s on the first line to your children and ask them to guess what they think the answer might be. As the clue is that it’s something that has letters and numbers but which isn’t a computer keyboard, they might guess that it’s a cellphone, credit card or a billboard.

If they don’t guess that a book is the answer, read them the second clue and have them guess again now that they have some additional information. Keep doing this until they either work out that it’s a book or they run out of clues.

Book Riddles For Kids

Although this thing has a spine
It doesn’t have a face
Although it is not clothing
It gets stored in a case

This thing has a cover
But it is not a bed
It has many pages
And is something that’s read

A spine, no knees
Full of stories
You will find these
In libraries

I’m something that’s been written
Although I am not a song
I can be a short story
Or a novel that is long

I come after check
Guide, match, note and cook
I’m usually read
Which means I’m a _ _ _ _

What Am I?

I have letters and numbers but I’m not a computer keyboard
I’m sometimes stored in a case but I’m not a cellphone
I contain paper but I’m not a ring binder
I have a cover but I’m not a pillow
I have a spine but I don’t have any bones

England Riddles

October 13, 2015 By Stephen Pepper

Today we have six riddles for kids where the answer to each one is England.

These are perfect for using with all of our other country and geography riddles, with some of them also being good for using with other themes like food, sports and books.

The first five of them rhyme with the sixth asking your kids What Am I?

To use that last idea, read the first line to your children and ask them to take a guess at the answer. There are many countries that have a red and white flag, so if they don’t guess that the answer is England, read them the clue on the second line and ask them to take another guess.

Keep doing this until they either guess the right answer or they run out of clues.

England Riddles For Kids

I’m a country in Great Britain
Where you might drink a nice cup of tea
My capital is called London
That’s home to the Royal Family

This country is home to the Premier League
Where they take a soccer ball and kick it
They also like rugby and Formula 1
And the national game is called cricket

Bangers and mash is popular there
And it might have you licking your lips
Or there’s roast beef and Yorkshire pudding
Or their national dish – fish and chips

If you were to visit this country
Stonehenge is somewhere you shouldn’t miss
They have many very old castles
And the famous Buckingham Palace

This country gave us Harry Potter
And the cuddly Paddington Bear
Consulting detective Sherlock Holmes
And Robin Hood who kept things fair

What Am I?

I have a red and white flag but I’m not Japan
I have a Prime Minister but I’m not Canada
I’m a country in Europe but I’m not Switzerland
I have a commonly spoken language but I’m not France
I have a royal family but I’m not Denmark