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“What am I” jokes are funny riddles that involves and offers a puzzle to be solved to the reader. Especially to the children, ‘what am I’ jokes are entertaining by proposing challenging questions to be answered which requires critical thinking and finally they find the answers so funny. In simple words, these jokes are best ‘Brain Teasers’ for kids.

Young minds need to be very smart and develop good sense of humor to better understand the world. In order to contribute their best part to make the world better or their life active with a charm, children requires early years of teaching and training. Riddles, commonly referred as ‘What am I Jokes’ are the great way to give a good opportunity to the kids to think, learn, grasp, and develop their mental knowledge. Even the experts suggest riddles for the kids in order to develop their logical thinking ability. When kids start thinking, they eventually develop reasoning abilities and creativity. Kids with great minds and good sense of humor hopefully conquer the world around them.

What exactly are ‘What am I’ Jokes?

‘What am I’ jokes are a kind of puzzles, statements, stories, questions, and a phrase designed in a logical and fun way to get unexpected, reasonable, and clever answers. Mostly, riddles are involved with double meanings which could be a thought provoking challenge to figure out the answers. Most importantly, riddles come with funny statements or comments intended to make the reader’s laugh. At the same time, keep in mind that riddles or what am I jokes are sometimes can be real groans and go ahead without minding some silly sneaking statements instead take them as a challenge. However, kids enjoy the riddles as a puzzle and love to solve the puzzles to get the answers.

In the world of robots and social media, kids are in lack of emotional scenario which means they are not develop socially and emotionally with good sense of humor. In that case, riddles come in handy to push and encourage children in order to indulge them more in reading. For kids, ‘what am I’ jokes are easy to read, understand, short, and precise. They show a great impact on children’s mental knowledge and here are some benefits of riddles:

• Since, laughter is the best medicine to relax and enjoy or make the life moments, riddles are something that involves funny moments with logical thinking and reasoning gives the opportunity to laugh at the humor involved.
• Comes in handy to grab children’s attention during boring and continuous lectures in academics.
• Kind of exercise for the young brains as they offer critical and logical thinking to generate creative and clever answers.
• Develops critical reasoning, logical thinking, and problem-solving capacity.
• Helps to understand and interpret comprehensions with ease
• Enhances vocabulary a lot by reading and solving out riddles with constant practice.
• When kids do conversations with elders regarding solving puzzles creates a bond between elders and kids which eventually break out their comfort zone and easily mingles with others too.

Kids love and enjoy riddles! ‘What am I’ jokes are a kind of riddles that not only provide fun but also helps kids to learn, think, and reason to get the answers. We are offering a compiled list of selected riddles contains some old favorites, some silly ones, and some make kids to think logically. All of our selection of riddles are provided with answers. Find out some fun, love, humor, and knowledge and share them with your friends and family.

‘What am I’ Jokes or Riddles with answers

Kids love to share something that they learn and most importantly if it is with fun then the children are more excited to share. Our great collection of jokes with answers makes it easy for kids to share with their friends and classmates. Have a look!

1. What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs. What am I? A: A Clock
2. What has a neck but no head. What am I? A: A Bottle
3. What gets wetter as it dries. What am I? A: A Towel
4. Say my name and I am gone. What am I? A: Silence
5. It belongs to me, but my friends use it more than I do. What am I? A: My Name
6. It comes once in a minute
   It comes twice in a moment
   But you won’t see it in a thousand years
   what am I? A: The Letter M
7. It comes once in a minute
   It comes twice in a moment
   But you won’t see it in a thousand years
   what am I? A: Teeth
8. It comes once in a minute
   It comes twice in a moment
   But you won’t see it in a thousand years. What am I? A: Corn on the Cob
9. It comes once in a minute
   It comes twice in a moment
   But you won’t see it in a thousand years. What am I? A: A Needle
10. I am as light as a feather, yet the strongest man cannot hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I? A: Breath
11. Thirty men and only two women, though they hold the most power dressed in black and white, they could fight for hours, who are they? A: Chess Pieces
12. You find me in December, but not in any other month. What am I? A: The letter D!
13. I weigh nothing, but you can still see me. If you put me in a bucket, I make the bucket lighter. What am I? A: A hole!
14. What five-letter word becomes shorter if you add two letters to it? A: “Short” (add +”er”)!
15. What question can you never answer “Yes” to? A: What does “N-O” spell?
16. I have hundreds of wheels, but move, I do not. Call me what I am: Call me a lot. What am I? A: A parking garage/”lot”
17. Why is an island like the letter T? What am I? A: They’re both in the middle of water!
18. I’m the size of an elephant, but I weigh nothing. What am I? A: An elephant’s shadow!
19. You can break me without touching me, or even seeing me. What am I? A: A promise
20. When you want to use me, you throw me away. When you’re done using me, you bring me in. What am I? A: An anchor
21. I’m an odd number. If you take away one of the letters in my name, I become even. What number am I? A: Seven. (Take away the S!)
22. I travel all over the world, but always stay in my corner. What am I? A: A Stamp
23. The more you feed me, the bigger I grow
    but give me water and I will quickly die. What am I? A: Fire
24. In the English language, my name is spelled with 3 consecutive sets of double letters. What am I? A: Bookkeeper….OO KK EE
25. I start with the letter ‘A’ and end with a ‘T’. You’ll find a million letters in me. What am I?A: Australia Post
26. The more you take the more you leave behind.  What am I? A: Footsteps
27. I am a seed with three letters in my name. Take away the last two and I still sound the same. What am I? A: A Pea
28. I go up and never come down.  What am I? A: Age
29. I go in the water black and come out red.  What am I? A: Lobster
30. I am tall when young and short when I am old. What am I? A: A candle
31. I get smaller every time I take a bath. What am I? A: A bar of soap
32. I fly without wings.  What am I? A:Time
33. I am an instrument that you can hear but not touch or see.  What am I? A: Your voice
34. If you have me, you want to share me. Once you share me, you won’t have me. What am I? A: A secret
35. I am full of holes but still hold water. What am I? A: A sponge
36. I stink while living but smell good when dead. What am I? A: A pig
37. My rings are not worth much, but they ell my age. What am I? A: A tree
38. I move at a tremendous speed, as fast as a car, and yet I’m always at the same place. What am I?A: A ventilator
39. I have 4 legs but never run. What am I? A: A chair
40. Do you know what you can hold without ever touching it? What am I? A: A conversation
41. How many sides are there to a circle? What am I? A: Two. The inside and the outside
42. The harder you hit me, the greater I become. What am I? A: A crater
43. Please be patient, I’m new to the world. I cry a lot, please give me milk. Everyone smiles at me, please pick me up. What am I? A: A Baby
44. I will keep you entertained with my comedy and my drama. I’m shaped like a cube and I can attach to your wall. What am I? A: A Television
45. I am full of keys, but I cannot open any door. What am I? A: A Piano
46. You can catch me, but you can’t throw me. What am I? A: Cold
47. White and sparkly I can be, kids make angels out of me. What am I? A: Snow
48. I give milk and I have a horn, but I’m not a cow. What am I? A: A Milk Truck
49. I have a thumb and four fingers but I’m not alive. What am I? A: A Glove
50. I have one head, one foot, and four legs. What am I? A: A Bed
51. I can fly without wings and cry without eyes. What am I? A: A Cloud
52. What stays where it is when it goes off? What am I? A: An alarm clock
53. When I’m born, I stay in the sun A little time, and I make crazy When I’m old, I’m worth a fortune, What am I? A: Wine
54.  have a name that’s not mine,
    and no one cares about me in their prime.
    People cry at my sight,
    and lie by me all day and night.
    What am I? A: A Tombstone
55. I make two people out of one.  What am I? A: A Mirror
56. I am white when I am dirty, and black when I am clean. What am I? A: A Blackboard
57. I am a small room,
    but no life lives inside,
    no matter what weather looms,
    very cold my residents reside.
    What am I? A: A Refrigerator
58. I have no feet, no hands, no wings, but I climb to the sky. What am I? A: Smoke
59. I am the only organ that named myself. What am I? A: The Brain
60. I have a spine but no bones. What am I? A: A Book
61. I jump when I walk and sit when I stand. What am I? A: Kangaroo
62. If you lose me you may cause people around me to lose me too. What am I? A: Temper
63. I am constantly overlooked by everyone but everyone has me. What am I? A: A Nose
64. A mirror for the famous, but informative to all. I’ll show you the world, but it may be a bit small. What I am? A: A Television
65. Something different to show every week, but I’m still the same place. If you’re eating it’s probably butter that you taste. What am I? A: A Movie Theater
66. I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I? A: The letter e. End, timE, spacE, Every place
67. The more you have of me, the less you see, what am i? A: Darkness
68. I have many keys, but just one lock. I have a home but no roof. You can enter, but not go inside. What am i? A: Computer Keyboard
69. I have the Great Sandy Desert, but no sand
    I have the Gulf of Carpentaria, but no water
    I have the Pinjarrega Nature Reserve, but no trees
    I have the Great Dividing Range, but no rocks
    I have the Stuart Highway, but no cars. What am I? A: Map of Australia
70. I belong to you but others use me more often than you do. What am I? A: Your Name
71. I must be broken before you can use me and I am useful only when i get broken. What am I? A: An Egg
72. I have a straight back and sharp teeth for cutting. What am I? A: A Saw
73. I have a head and a tail, but no arms and legs. What am I? A: A Coin
74. There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that allows people to see through walls. What is it? A: A Window
75. You may always chase me but you are always about 3 miles away. What am I? A: The Horizon
76. I can be cracked, I can be made. I can be told, I can be played. What am I? A: A Joke!
77. I am a word of six; my first three letters refer to an automobile; my last three letters refer to a household animal; my first four letters is a fish; my whole is found in your room. What am I? A: A Carpet
78. I can be long or I can be short. I can be grown and I can be bought. I can be painted or left bare. I can be round or even square. What am I? A: Fingernails
79.  I make a loud noise when I am changing. I get larger but weigh less when I do. What am I A: Popcorn
80. I’m the part of the bird that’s not in the sky. I can swim in the ocean and yet remain dry. What am I? A: A Shadow
81. I have a thousand needles but I do not sew. What am I? A: A Porcupine
82. I have memories, but none of my own,
    whatever’s on my inside is what is shown.
    If I’m ever different it’s because you changed me,
    I feel like a decoration, here for you to arrange me.
    What am I? A: Picture frame
83. I am a nut with a hole. What am I? A: A Donut
84. When I point up, it’s bright. When I point down, it’s dark. What am I? A: A Light Switch
85. I can wake you up in the morning without electricity, batteries, or winding. What am I? A: A Rooster
86. I can fall off a building and live, but put me in water I will die. What am I? A: Paper
87. I cannot be burned by fire or drowned in water. What am I? A: Ice
88. The faster you run, the harder it is to catch me. What am I? A: Your Breath
89. I run but never walk. What am I? A: Water
90. I have teeth but I cannot bite. What am I? A: A Comb
91. I am the world’s longest word. What am I? A: sMILEs..! There is a mile between s and s.
92. I am the two letter word but feels cool. What am I? A: AC
93. I am one letter that is always wet. What am I? A: ‘C’
94. I shake when I’m on the bottom of the ocean. What am I? A: A Nervous Wreck
95. I start and end with an “e” but I only have one letter. What am I? A: Envelope
96. My bottom is at the top. What am I? A: Legs
97. I have wheels and flies, but I’m not an airplane. What am I? A: A garbage truck
98. I have two eyes in the front and a lot of eyes on my tail. What am I? A: A Peacock
99. Different lights make me strange,
    for each one my size will change.
    What am I? A: The Pupil
100. I’m red, blue, purple and green.
     No one can reach me, not even the queen.
     What am I? A: A Rainbow
101. I run all around the pasture but never move. What am I? A: A Fence
102. If you drop me, I’m sure to crack. Give me a smile, and I’ll always smile back. What am I? A: A Mirror
103. I’m red but I can be green at times and I am even yellow. What am I? A: An Apple
104. I act like a cat, I look like a cat, Yet I am not a cat. What am I? A: Kitten
105. I have a frame, but no pictures. I have poles, but I don’t stand up. What am I? A: Eye glasses
106. Against the sun I protect your eyes. I’m often worn on the face of spies. What am I? A: Sunglasses
107. I cannot hear or even see,
     but sense light and sounds there may be.
     Sometimes I end up on the hook,
     or even deep into a book.
     What am I? A: A Worm
108. I live off of a busy street,
     if you want you can stay for an hour or two,
     but if you don’t pay rent I’ll tell on you.
     What am I? A: A Parking meter
109. You have me every day but rarely appreciate it. You wonder my Purpose but you enjoy me while u have me. What am I? A: Life
110. U may see me in math, in the plant pot but I can be something bad. What am I? A: A Root
111. U Cannot see me but if i whisper you can hear me mile away, what am I? A: Wind or Air
112. When you don’t know i exist, but when you know I extinct, what am I? A: Secret
113. I am black & round, I am used in sets of 2, 4, & 6. What am I? A: The number 0
114. I start with p ends in e and has millions of letters in it? Post Office!!
115. I am something hard to gain but easy to lose, I can bring people close or keep them away, i can bring people close or make them strangers. What am I? A: Trust
116. I am the kind of food that monkeys like to eat and if you throw my clothes on the ground, people could slip and fall. What am I? A: Banana
117. I’m pinched by Grandma’s and Aunts. What am I? A: Cheeks
118. Every day I stalk you all day long,
     With every move you make, I never make one wrong.
     I vanish twice a day with the sun’s height and fall,
     I will follow you anywhere,
     even the bathroom stall.
     What am I? A: Your Shadow
119. I live off of a busy street,
     if you want you can stay for an hour or two,
     but if you don’t pay rent I’ll tell on you.
     What am I? A: A Parking meter
120. If you’re good, I will visit you once a year. What am I? A: Santa Claus
121. Old McDonald owns me. What am I? A: A Farm
122. I’m orange and I sound like a parrot. What am I? A: A Carrot
123. I am the thrown to both kings and beggars? A: A toilet (porcelain throne)
124. You can touch me. You can break me. You should win me if you want to be mine. What am I? A: A Heart
125. I run in and out of town all day and night. What am I? A: A Road
126. I am six letters. When you take one away I am twelve. What am I? A: The word ‘Dozens’
127. I go up and I go down,
     towards the sky and the ground.
     I’m present and past tense too,
     Let’s go for a ride, me and you.
     What am I? A: A Seesaw
128. When you do not know what I am, then I am something. But when you know what I am, then I am nothing. What am I? A: A Riddle
129. When you do not know what I am, then I am something. But when you know what I am, then I am nothing. What am I? A: An Onion
130. My home is in the water. You can drive me if I don’t make you sick. Be gentle, don’t put a hole in me, and when you’re done, please tie me up. What am I? A: A Boat
131. People buy me to eat, but people never eat me. What am I? A: A Plate
132. I never ask questions, but I’m always answered. What am I? A: A Doorbell
133. I am a room, but you cannot enter me. Sometimes I’m poisonous, and sometimes I’m delicious to eat. What am I? A: A Mushroom
134. I am something that you always have with you but you always leave behind? What am I? A: Fingerprints
135. You answer me, although I never ask you questions. What am I? A: A Telephone
136. No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every month. What am I? A Calendar
137. I’m so fast you can’t see me, though everyone else can see straight through me. I don’t stop until the day you die. What am I? A: The Blink of an Eye
138. I get smaller every time I take a bath. What am I? A: A Bar of Soap
139. I am heavy forward, but backward I’m not. What am I? A: Ton
140. I’m round and I go up and down. You can throw me, and you can catch me. Please be careful with me near the windows. What am I? A: A Ball
141. I come in many different colors and I get bigger when I’m full. I will float away if you don’t tie me down and I will make a loud sound if I break. What am I? A: A Balloon
142. Tear me off and scratch my head, what once red is now black. What am I? A: A match
143. I stink while living but smell good when dead. What am I? A: A Pig
144. How many seconds are there in a year? A: Twelve—January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd…
145. How do you make the number one disappear? A: Add the letter G and then presto—it’s Gone!
146. What’s the difference between a jeweler and a prison guard? A: A jeweler sells watches, and a prison guard watches cells!
147. A girl fell off of a 30-foot ladder, but she didn’t get hurt at all. How is this possible? A: She fell off the bottom step!
148. There are three apples on a table and you take away two of them. How many apples do you have now? A: Two, of course!
149. I’m not a friend of paper and you will want to keep me away from small children. You can use me to create some art or change the style of your hair, but whatever you do, don’t run while holding me in your hands. What am I? A: Scissors
150. How many cats can you put in an empty box? A: One. After that, the box isn’t empty anymore
151. I come down, but I never go up. What am I? A: Rain
152. I am a ball that can be rolled but never bounced or thrown. What am I? A: Eyeball
153. Fill me up with hot or cold. Put anything in me and I will make sure I’ll hold. What am I? A: A Cup
154. What kind of coat is always wet when you put it on? A: A Coat of Paint
155. The person who buys me doesn’t need me, the person who makes me doesn’t want me, and the person who uses me can’t appreciate me. What am I? A: A Coffin
156. I can jump, and I can climb. With my many legs, I swing from tree to tree. I can make a house much bigger than me. What am I? A: A Spider
157. Under pressure is the only way I work,
     and by myself is the only way I’m hurt.
     What am I? A: A Diamond
158. I am 3 feet but cannot walk. What am I? A: A Yardstick
159. I asks but never answers. What am I? A: An Owl
160. Sometimes I’m high and sometimes low,
     and I creep between your toes.
     My orders come from the sky,
     I make men fall and rise.
     What am I? A: The Tide
161. I am the ruler of shovels, I have a double. I am as thin as a knife, I have a wife. What am I? A: The King of Spades (from a deck of cards)
162. The things I bite, they don’t bleed, I don’t bite until you push me; I bring my victims together each time I bite, But they’ll come undone if you pull it just right. What am I? A: A Stapler
163. Half of those who read this riddle, I am your best friend.
     I depend on you, but it’s you I will defend.
     What am I? A: A Dog (man’s best friend)
164. I am essential to life, yet I can take your breath away. I am both in you and around you. What am I? A: Water
165. I am a stain in your memories, many times you question me. What am I? A: I am your past
166. What do you call a bear without an ear? A: A ‘b’
167. We hurt without moving. We poison without touching. We bear the truth and the lies. We are not to be judged by our size.What are we? A: Words
168. I come out at night without being called. I’m lost in the day without being stolen. What am I? A: Stars
169. A man rode in to town on Tuesday, and left two days later on Tuesday. How so? A: His horse is named Tuesday!
170. I am the most curious letter? What am I? A: Letter ‘Y’
171. I have four teeth and a tail, but I have no arms and legs. What am I? A: A Fork
172. What did zero say to eight? A: Nice Belt
173. What do pandas have that no other animal has? A: Baby Pandas
174. I am a fruit with seeds on the outside. What am I? A: A Strawberry
175. Every night I’m told what to do,
     and each morning I do what I’m told.
     But I still don’t escape your scold.
     What am I? A: An Alarm Clock
176. The more of these you take, the more appear behind you. What am I? A: Steps
177. I give people a huge fright, but at the end I’m sweet. I usually celebrate at night. What am I? A: Halloween
178. I am edible, pink, and a great summer treat. What am I? A: A Peach
179. Which month has 28 days? A: All of them, silly!
180. You can easily touch me, but not see me.
     You can throw me out, but not away.
     What am I? A: Your Back
181. What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? A: Short!
182. You used to visit me when you needed to know, but I’ve been lonely since the internet was born. What am I? A: Library
183. I look like a tiny trombone. I keep it all together. What am I? A: A Paperclip
184. I begin all your sentences. What am I? A: A Capital Letter
185. Poke your fingers in my eyes and I will open wide my jaws. Linen cloth, quills, or paper, my greedy lust devours them all.
     What am I? A: Scissors
186. I can fill a room or just one heart. Others can have me, but I can’t be shared. What am I? A: Loneliness
187. I was the first and now I am the one. What am I? A: George Washington
188. I hop around hiding eggs. What am I? A: The Easter Bunny
189. If you’re looking for something sweet I know what to do.
     But if you don’t like heat I’m not for you. What am I? A: A Kitchen
190. Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it, you’ll die. What is it? A: Nothing!!
191. I am known for my tuxedo that I wear while marching. What am I? A: A Penguine
192. What is easy to get into, but hard to get out of? A: Trouble
193. You are my brother, but I am not your brother. Who am I? A: I am your sister
194. You can’t see me, but I can see you; To be more specific, I see through. What am I? A: An X-Ray
195. I am a path situated between high natural masses. Remove my first letter & you have a path situated between man-made masses. What am I? A Valley
196. I take what you receive and surrender it all by waving my flag.What am I? A: A Mailbox
197. Spelled forwards I’m what you do everyday, Spelled backwards I’m something you hate. What am I? A: Live
198. I can be hairy and itchy all over. I hang on a stick. I can be the scariest thing you have ever seen. I stand in the middle of nowhere. What am I? A: A Scarecrow
199. My name can have any letter of the alphabet, but I always have 2 X’s. What am I? A: A Woman. Lol!! A woman has two X chromosomes. Hehehehe…
200. I’m white and I scare people. What am I? A: Ghost
201. Yellow I look and massive I weigh. In the morning I come to brighten your day. What am I? A: A school bus
202. I drape the hills in white, I do not swallow, but I do bite. What am I? A: Frost
203. A very pretty thing am I, fluttering in the pale-blue sky. Delicate, fragile on the wing, indeed I am a pretty thing. What am I? A: A Butterfly, delicate and unique
204. The more there is the less you see. What is it? A: Fog
205. I have lakes with no fish.
     I have roads with no cars.
     What am I? A: A Map
206. It brings light to a dark dark world,
     In a current it travels and through tunnels it’s hurled.
     Touch it and it’ll kill you.
     What is it? A: Electricity

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