The Everything Kids Riddles & Brain Teasers Book (18 page)

When the
pilgrims
landed at
Plymouth Rock
, somehow they knew what time it was. (
Hint:
They knew how to use a sundial.)

Lost Letters

Abe Lincoln was known for wearing a tall black hat. Use this “stovepipe” hat decoder to answer the following riddle:

What was little Ben Franklin's kite-flying experience like?

Shocking!

What did Lewis and Clark say when they reached the Mississippi?

“We'll cross that bridge when they build it.”

Where do “crazy” cowboys go?

To the “Wild” West.

What kind of coat has no legs?

A coat of arms.

What would Alexander Graham Bell do when he couldn't tell a person something?

He would “tell a phone.”

What does Robin Hood put on all of his presents?

Bows and arrows.

Words to Know

thinking:

The process by which the brain creates ideas and makes decisions. When you are thinking of an answer to a math problem, your brain is processing the information that you have stored in your memory to find the solution.

What's
black
and
white
and
read
all over?

What
do you get if you take off
3 weeks
in July?

M
y love of music and a good challenge changed the world forever. As you listen to your CDs, you may find it interesting to know that I invented the first record player. I'm also famous for inventing the light bulb.
Who am I?

Help!

To answer the riddle below, circle the letters that follow these rules:

• NOT a letter that sounds like the name of a bird

• NOT the last letter of the alphabet

• NOT the vowel A, O, or U

As Different as Knight and Day

These two knights riding into battle might look the same, but see if you can find the 11 differences between them!

Boo Hoo!

A riddle and its answer were put into the large grid and then cut into eight pieces. See if you can figure out where each piece goes, and write the letters in their proper places. When you have filled in the grid correctly, you will be able to read the puzzle from left to right, and top to bottom. HINT: The black boxes stand for the spaces between words. Careful—some pieces are turned or flipped!

Fun Fact

Happy Tears
Have you ever thought about how laughing and crying are a lot alike? Not only do we laugh when we are happy, but we also laugh when something unexpected scares us. We cry for two reasons, too. Usually we cry when we are sad, but laughing hard may also bring tears to your eyes.

“I fly
high
, but have no wings. I have stripes, but am no
tiger
. I stand
strong
, though I am fragile.”
What is it?