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High school is not all fun and games, but it can be jokes and riddles! Let students guess and think about the riddles of high school students. From riddles, you can use as icebreakers and bell ringtones to riddles made just for science and mathematics, we have a lot of head scratchers and brain teasers to keep learning going (in between the two!).
9 classic riddles for high school students
Start your class with a silly smile as you put these high school riddles on the board. Let students solve them independently, or work with partners before the course begins!
- What is a key, but no door, space, but no room, let you enter but not leave?
- A person shaved every hour but still had a beard at the end of the day. How is that possible?
- A man went out in the rain for an hour. When he got home, no hair was wet on his head. How is that possible?
- Jorge and Nora are playing chess. They both won. How is that possible?
- They’re playing with other people
- Have 18 legs and caught flies all day?
- My taste is great, but it smells hard. What am I? ”
- What is a ring, but without fingers?
- What do you have to break in order to use it?
- I lose my head every morning but put it back in the evening. What am I?
14 Ela Mysteries and Word Game Puzzles
Do high school students need brain breaks between chapters in your latest novel unit? Try these Ela Riddles that focus on word games and grammar to keep students in a friendly mindset.
- I like coffee, but I don’t like tea. I like cheese, but I don’t like fries. I like doors, but I don’t like windows. What categories do I like?
- I like the double letter stuff.
- What will you break through after you say its name?
- Will it disappear once you speak?
- Which word is there in three consecutive pairs of double letters?
- What is the center of gravity?
- What does the active sentence say to the passive sentence?
- Don’t change the theme
- What shortens when you add more letters?
- I’m heavy when you spell me, but I’m not when you spell me backwards. What am I?
- Golf, rugby, diving, cycling. What sports are next?
- Football, baseball or lacrosse (or any 8 letter sports because the number of letters rises)
- Which buildings are the most in the entire town?
- What words are always spelled in the dictionary?
- Which word starts with “E” and ends with “E” with only one letter in it?
- What words are there for all 26 letters?
- You can only spell “candy” in two words?
The riddle of challenging high school students’ daily class
Have high school students answer (and ask!) interesting questions before starting this period. Students can answer riddles in their daily diary, or chat with their partner before starting a day’s lessons, so they can settle down and practice using important critical thinking skills.
Ela Bell Ringers Riddles Brain Teasers |For Teens | Vol. #2 | Editable
Classroom by Lana
Results: 6th to 12th
Topic: English Art
Fifty riddles and accompanying solutions make daily riddles easy to fit into your class. Resources include editable slideshows in the US or UK versions, depending on your preferences and location, as well as the daily agenda with riddles.
Turn smart riddles into team competitions
Two heads are better than one, and four heads are better than two! Students are encouraged to work together to compete with the Riddle Team.
Ela Bell Ringers – Partner Team Ela Trivia, puzzles, riddles (bundle)
Author: Nouvelle Ela
Results: 7th to 10th
Topic: English Art
How much do your students know about popular movies, books and video games? With over 80 riddles and pop culture questions, a student’s answer sheet and a teacher’s answer key, the resource allows students to join the team to win the class’s riddle competition.
10 riddles for high school student scientists
When you try scientific riddles, the results are easy to predict. Test students’ fun bones and critical thinking skills with these science-themed riddles and jokes.
- Weight more: One pound of feather or one pound of steel?
- They weigh the same (one pound)
- What kind of room does not have windows, doors, floors or ceilings?
- What a mouth, but never eats, runs all day, but never tired?
- Even the strongest person in the world can only hold it for a short period of time. What’s this?
- What if a cat has no other animals?
- What happens to your body if you don’t sleep for eight days?
- It’s okay, you go to bed at night
- If there is food, it will live. If there is water, it will die. What’s this?
- I burn your mouth and prick your eyes. If you have too many me, you will die. What am I?
- You can roll this ball, but you can’t bounce or throw it away. What’s this?
- I’m sometimes full, sometimes blue, sometimes hidden, sometimes new. What am I?
Use scientific puzzles in scavenger hunt
Reduce your class humor to the cellular level when you combine scientific commentary with classroom riddles! Students can work on their own or in teamwork to test their knowledge of facts while solving riddles on specific topics.
Cell Organ Riddles – Schools’ Extensive Treasure Hunts
By Fashion Science Teacher
Results: 7th to 10th
Topics: Biology, Others (Science), Science
How much do your middle school and high school students know about the cell part? Test their knowledge of organelles and their functions through treasure hunting activities. This editable resource includes editable cards and answer keys for seven different treasure hunt games.
Laboratory Equipment Chemistry Laboratory Safety Riddle Scavenger Hunting Activity Grade 10
By Canadian chemist
Level: 8-11
Topic: Chemistry, Science
Laboratory safety needs to be confusing. Take students in an immersive treasure hunt, ask questions on lab equipment for team answering. With quick-recorded paper, 16 riddles in both versions, and additional challenges for quick-completers, riddle-based resources make the first day of the school event great.
11 math riddles and number puzzles
Every math problem is a brain trailer, but not every math problem will smile on your student’s face! These delightful math riddles enhance humor quotient in math classes.
- The pears cost 40 cents, the banana costs 60 cents, and the orange costs 80 cents. How much does pomegranate cost?
- One dollar (multiple each vowel by 20 cents)
- What did the strange boy say to his teacher?
- When can I add 6 to 11 and get 5 correct answers?
- When you add time
- How many times can you subtract from 100?
- Once (after that, no more than 100)
- How to get to 1,000 by adding eight 8 together?
- 8, 5, 4, 9, 1. What are the following numbers in this sequence?
- 7 (This is the next number in alphabetical order)
- A 37-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man have three children. When you add the age of the kids together, you get 13 years old. When you increase your age, you get 36 years old. The oldest child has been playing tennis for two years. How old is every child?
- One person buys guitar and guitar case for $110. The price of a guitar is $100 more than the situation. How much does a guitar cost?
- How to get 45 with just 4s?
- John was 15 in 1990, but 10 in 1995. How is this possible?
- He was born in 2005 BC
- If A plus B is 76, and A negative B is 38, then B is divided by B?
Algebraic riddles make mathematics less mysterious
Combine algebraic skill exercises with math riddles when you assign a worksheet that includes fun puzzle activities. These resources are ideal for senior middle school students or high school algebra students, covering a range of important concepts (and treat students as hidden riddles!)
Solve absolute value equations and inequality riddle activities
Solutions by Math Beach
Level: 9-11
Topics: Algebra, Algebra 2, Mathematics
Three versions of the exercise worksheet encourage students to match absolute value equations with solution sets. When they put the corresponding letters in the correct answer at the bottom of the page, they solved an algebraic riddle!
Negative Index Riddle My Worksheet Makes Radical by Learning
Make radical through learning
Results: 8th to 9th
Topic: Algebra, Mathematics
Standard: CCSS 8.EE.A.1
This algebraic resource is consistent with CCSS’s expressions and equations, with a focus on negative exponential rules. A straightforward worksheet guides algebra students to solve 25 problems and then use them to fill gaps in secret math puzzles.
Tips for using high school riddles in class
Now that you already have a list of high school riddles and resources, how do you use them in your classroom? Please follow these tips to make your courses and students’ days brighter.
- If you usually start class with high school writing tips, add riddles to the rotation (perhaps in Funny Froter or Witty Thing Thing).
- On the first day of school, the riddles are assigned to serve as an icebreaker to allow students to get to know each other in a more relaxed environment.
- Add a riddle as an additional credit question in the test or weekly quiz.
- At the beginning of this week, a challenging riddle was placed on the board and a homework pass was provided to the first student of the period.
- See if students can ask their own riddles or use them in class!
Learning may be the laughter of TPT
When students have fun, they are easier to learn – you are easier to teach! Use more high school riddle activities to attract high school students at the beginning or end of class. If you have more time, try some “you will” questions to get high school students to answer in journals or vibrant classroom discussions!
