"What Am I?" Riddles with Answers
"What am I?" riddles are a classic format where the riddle describes an object, concept, or creature from its own perspective. The solver must figure out what is being described based on the clues given. These riddles are excellent for building lateral thinking skills and are popular with all age groups.
295 riddles
I am never quite what I appear to be. Straight-forward I seem, but it's only skin deep, for mystery most often lies beneath my simple speech. Sharpen your wits,...
A father's child, a mother's child, yet no one's son. Who am I?
I have keys but no locks. I have a space but no room. You can enter, but can't go outside. What am I?
I fly when I am born, lie when I'm alive, and run when I am dead What am I?
It runs and runs but can never flee. It is often watched, yet never sees. When long it brings boredom, When short it brings fear. What is it?
A cloud was my mother, the wind is my father, my son is the cool stream, and my daughter is the fruit of the land. A rainbow is my bed, the earth my final resti...
2 men and a boy started a never ending race. One of the men can run super fast while the other man can run way faster than the boy. The boy is the slowest runne...
It's hard to give up. Remove part of it and you still have a bit. Remove another part, but bit is still there. Remove another and it remains. What is it?
Inside me the adventurous find Quests and treasures of every kind. Trolls, goblins, orcs, and more, await Within my closed walls for All those that wish to visi...
This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mounta...
Die without me, Never thank me. Walk right through me, never feel me. Always watching, never speaking. Always lurking, never seen.
Stealthy as a shadow in the dead of night, Cunning but affectionate if given a bite. Never owned but often loved. At my sport considered cruel, But that's becau...
Two bodies have I, though both joined in one. The more still I stand, the quicker I run. What am I?
As beautiful as the setting sun, As delicate as the morning dew; An angel's dusting from the stars that can turn the Earth into A frosted moon. What am I?
Alive without breath, As cold as death, Clad in mail never clinking, Never thirsty, ever drinking
I make you weak at the worst of all times. I keep you safe, I keep you fine. I make your hands sweat, and your heart grow cold, I visit the weak, but seldom the...
I am the hole in the night, the ever watchful eye. I return in a cycle, to enlighten the sky.
The cost of making only the maker knows, Valueless if bought, but sometimes traded. A poor man may give one as easily as a king. When one is broken pain and dec...
What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees Up, up it goes, And yet never grows?
As a whole, I am both safe and secure. Behead me, and I become a place of meeting. Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready. Restore me, and I become the...
Two in a corner, 1 in a room, 0 in a house, but 1 in a shelter. What am I?
I am a box that holds keys without locks, yet they can unlock your soul. What am I?
I build up castles. I tear down mountains. I make some men blind, I help others to see. What am I?
What begins and has no end? What is the ending of all that begins?