At riddles or guessing traditionally start with the question "what is, what is...?". They are part of popular literature and folk games.
In its structure a question is asked and, generally, the answers are funny and some are even very difficult.
Thus, riddles use logic and various puns. For this reason, they are very widespread among children.
What is it, what is it?
1. What is it, what is it? Made to walk and not walk.
The street.
2. What is it, what is it? It goes around a lot and doesn't move.
The clock.
3. What is it, what is it? It has a head and a tooth, it's not an animal or a person.
The garlic.
4. What is it, what is it? You don't eat it, but it's good to eat.
The silverware.
5. What is it, what is it? One printer said to the other.
This sheet is yours or is it my impression?
6. What is it, what is it? The more wrinkles they have, the younger they are.
The tire.
7. What is it, what is it? The 4 said for the 40.
Pass the ball.
8. What is it, what is it? He never comes back, although he never left.
The past.
9. What is it, what is it? Walk with your feet on your head.
The louse.
10. What is it, what is it? The sphere said to the cube.
Stop being square.
11. What is it, what is it? The more you take, the more you increase.
The hole.
12. What is it, what is it? It is full during the day and empty at night.
The shoe.
13. What is it, what is it? The more it grows, the lower it gets.
The horse's tail.
14. What is it, what is it? Several yellow dots on the wall.
Mountaineers fandangos.
15. What is it, what is it? Even crossing the river does not get wet.
The bridge.
16. What is it, what is it? There is in the middle of the heart.
The letter a".
17. What is it, what is it? It feeds on leagues.
The roadrunner.
18. What is it, what is it? It's in the middle of the egg.
The letter "v".
19. What is it, what is it? It's always in the middle of the street and upside down.
The letter "u".
20. What is it, what is it? The zero said for the eight.
What a cool belt!
21. What is it, what is it? Every month has it, except April.
The letter "o".
22. What is it, what is it? It is at the beginning of the street, at the end of the sea and in the middle of the face.
The letter "r".
23. What is it, what is it? The horse went to the pay phone.
Pass a trot.
24. What is it, what is it? It has a tail, but it is not a dog; it has no wings, but it knows how to fly. If they let go of it, it doesn't go up, and goes out into the wind to play.
The kite.
25. What is it, what is it? It can pass before the sun without making a shadow.
The wind.
26. What is it, what is it? The swimmer does to break the record.
Nothing.
27. What is it, what is it? The tomato went to the bank.
Take extract.
28. What is it, what is it? It has 5 fingers, but no nails.
The glove.
29. What is it, what is it? Walk with your belly back.
Our leg.
30. What is it, what is it? A tiger that looks like an old man.
When it's a Bengal Tiger.
31. What is it, what is it? It has more than ten heads and does not know how to think.
A box of matches.
32. What is it, what is it? It fills a house, but it doesn't fill a hand.
A button.
33. What is it, what is it? He is born with punches and dies with stabs.
The bread.
34. What is it, what is it? The animal that is no longer worth anything.
The wild boar.
35. What is it, what is it? It has a neck and no head, it has arms and no hands, it has a body and no legs.
The shirt.
36. What is it, what is it? The bigger the less you see.
The darkness.
37. What is it, what is it? It turns a man's head.
The neck.
38. What is it, what is it? The animal that walks with its paws.
The duck.
39. What is it, what is it? Get into the water and don't get wet.
The shadow.
40. What is it, what is it? Have orchard and in your jacket.
The mango.
41. What is it, what is it? He doesn't have feet and runs, he has a bed and he doesn't sleep, when he stops dying.
The river.
42. What is it, what is it? It always keeps the same size, no matter the weight.
The balance.
43. What is it, what is it? He was born in Rio, lives in Rio and dies in Rio, but he is not always wet.
The carioca.
44. What is it, what is it? In an instant it breaks when you say his name.
The silence.
45. What is it, what is it? Falls on his feet and runs lying down.
The rain.
46. What is it, what is it? When the sun goes up it gets shorter, when the sun goes down it gets longer.
The shadow.
47. What is it, what is it? It is put on the table, broken, divided, but not eaten.
The deck.
48. What is it, what is it? When we stand up, he stays down, and when we lie down, he stands up.
The feet.
49. What is it, what is it? He has a crown, but he is not a king; it has thorns, but it is not fish.
The pineapple.
50. What is it, what is it? A little house without a door and without a window.
The egg.
51. What is it, what is it? By day it has four feet and by night it has six.
The bed.
52. What is it, what is it? He walks lying down and sleeps standing up.
The feet.
53. What is it, what is it? A match said to a birthday candle.
It's always you that I lose my mind.
54. What is it, what is it? The grasshopper brings it in front and the flea brings it in the back.
The syllable "ga".
55. What is it, what is it? It is full upside down and empty upside down.
The hat.
56. What is it, what is it? The more you lose the more you have.
Sleep.
57. What is it, what is it? It never passes and is always ahead.
The future.
58. What is it, what is it? It has teeth and does not eat.
The comb.
59. What is it, what is it? One caterpillar told the other.
Today I'm taking a walk around the apple.
60. What is it, what is it? It's big before it's small.
The candle.
61. What is it, what is it? Walking leaves a trail, and standing still leaves three.
The wheelbarrow.
62. What is it, what is it? It has eight letters and leaving half of it still leaves eight.
Cookie.
63. What is it, what is it? He spends his life at the window and even inside the house he is outside it.
The button.
64. What is it, what is it? It has a span of neck, has a belly and has no bone.
The bottle.
65. What is it, what is it? Break when talking.
The secret.
66. What is it, what is it? Wine that has no alcohol.
Quail o-wine.
67. What is what is it? It flies without wings and cries without eyes.
The cloud.
68. What is it, what is it? Four feet on top of four feet waiting for four feet to arrive. Four feet did not come, four feet left, four feet stayed.
The cat on the table waiting for the mouse to arrive. The mouse did not come, the cat left and the table remained.
69. What is it, what is it? He's deaf and dumb, but he tells everything.
The book.
70. What is it, what is it? It goes up when the rain comes down.
The umbrella.
71. What is it, what is it? The difference between the cat and Coca-Cola?
The cat meows, the Coca-Cola light.
72. What is it, what is it? The photographer's joke.
Nobody knows, because it hasn't been revealed yet.
73. What is it, what is it? It can be made of iron, ice, chocolate or water.
The bar.
74. What is it, what is it? A little green dot glowing on a hospital bed.
A pea giving birth.
75. What is it, what is it? He runs around the house and then goes to sleep in a corner.
The broom.
76. What is it, what is it? It has legs, but it doesn't walk; it has arms, but it doesn't hug.
The chair.
77. What is it, what is it? Dies standing.
The candle.
78. What is it, what is it? It's at the end of the end, the beginning of the middle and the middle of the beginning.
The letter m.
79. What is it, what is it? It walks without feet, flies without wings and lands wherever you want.
The thought.
80. What is it, what is it? When you write with an "o" it usually kills, when you write with an "a" it usually binds.
Shoot/strip.
81. What is it, what is it? Heaven that has no stars.
The roof of your mouth.
82. What is it, what is it? It starts white, turns green, then turns red and ends up black.
The coffee.
83. What is it, what is it? It has a long leg, a short one and it walks without stopping.
The clock.
84. What is it, what is it? The more you take the more you have.
Photographs.
85. What is it, what is it? What the seal likes the most.
Gossip.
86. What is it, what is it? It has a hat but no head; it has a mouth but does not speak; it has a wing, but it doesn't fly.
The teapot.
87. What is it, what is it? It's under a rug in the asylum.
A madman.
88. What is it, what is it? The oldest animal in the world.
The zebra. She is still in black and white.
89. What is it, what is it? It's green and it's not a plant, it speaks and it's not people.
The parrot.
90. What is it, what is it? Run around the entire pasture without moving.
About.
91. What is it, what is it? The surest place in Brazil.
The Sertão.
92. What is it, what is it? She has no eyes but blinks; it has no mouth, but it commands.
The traffic light.
93. What is it, what is it? The banana said to the tomato.
I take off my clothes and you turn red?
94. What is it, what is it? The sand said to the sea.
Stop wave.
95. What is it, what is it? The floor spoke to the table.
Close your legs I'm seeing everything.
96. What is it, what is it? The zebra said to the fly.
You are on my blacklist.
97. What is it, what is it? It's a woman's and a man's name. I was, but ended up not going.
Isaiah (Isaiah)
98. What is it, what is it? It's mine, but my friends use it more than me.
My name.
99. What is it, what is it? The lock said for the key.
Let's take a little walk.
100. What is it, what is it? The king of the garden.
The cabbage king.
101. What is it, what is it? The fastest foot.
The wind foot.
102. What is it, what is it? On the right I'm a man, you'll easily find it. Upside down only at night and you won't always find it.
Raul and moonlight.
103. What is it, what is it? He works twice as long, always night and day. If he insists on staying still, he would only walk with a rope.
The clock.
104. What is it, what is it? By day it is in the sky and at night it is in the water.
The dentures.
105. What is it, what is it? She jumps up and dresses as a bride.
The popcorn.
106. What is it, what is it? A sleepy earthworm.
A sleeper.
107. What is it, what is it? Destroys everything with three letters.
The end.
108. What is it, what is it? A little green dot in the corner of the classroom.
A punishment pea.
109. What is it, what is it? He is born big and dies small.
The pencil.
110. What is it, what is it? The duck said to the other duck during the game.
We are tied.
111. What is it, what is it? On television, it covers a country; in soccer, it attracts the ball; at home, it encourages leisure.
The net.
112. What is it, what is it? We hate it on the beach, but we love it in the pot.
The broth.
113. What is it, what is it? It has a wing, a beak and is under the bed.
The teapot. It's not the potty! The teapot is mine and I put it wherever I want.
114. What is it, what is it? The place where everyone can sit but you.
Your lap.
115. What is it, what is it? They are two neighbors, but one doesn't go to the other's house and the two don't see each other because of a small hill.
The eyes.
116. What is it, what is it? It weighs more in the world.
The balance.
117. What is it, what is it? It's the size of an acorn, but it fills the house right up to the door.
The light.
118. What is it, what is it? She is my aunt's sister and not my aunt.
My mother.
119. What is it, what is it? All mothers do. Without it there is no bread. It disappears in winter and appears in summer.
The tilde (~).
120. What is it, what is it? We kill when it's killing us.
The hunger.
121. What is it, what is it? He has a crown, but he is not a king; it has roots, but it is not a plant.
The tooth.
122. What is it, what is it? The biggest injustice of Christmas.
The turkey dies and the mass is for the rooster.
123. What is it, what is it? She has a slim waist and elongated leg, plays the bugle and gets slapped.
The mosquito.
124. What is it, what is it? There are three brothers: the oldest is gone, the middle one is with us and the youngest was not born.
Past, present and future.
125. What is it, what is it? In this place the ox can pass, but the mosquito is trapped.
The spider's web.
126. What is it, what is it? The surgeon and the mathematician have in common.
Both live doing operations.
127. What is it, what is it? The lyrics that meet once a minute, twice at a time and not once a year.
The letter m.
128. What is it, what is it? The brick spoke to the other.
There is a jealous one among us.
129. What is it, what is it? It can be opened but never closed.
The egg.
130. What is it, what is it? The worm spoke to the worm.
You worm your way.
131. What is it, what is it? The porcupine spoke to the cato.
Are you, mother?
132. What is it, what is it? It goes down hard and comes up soft and dripping.
The noodles. When it goes to the pan it is hard and from the plate to the mouth it is soft and drips with sauce.
133. What is it, what is it? The parachute said to the parachutist.
I'm with you and I don't open it.
134. What is it, what is it? The problem that the decorator has when he goes to the doctorO.
Heart trouble.
135. What is it, what is it? He has a toothless mother and a singing father.
The egg.
136. What is it, what is it? They buy to eat but never eat.
The plate.
137. What is it, what is it? The bigger it is, the less you see.
The shadow.
138. What is it, what is it? It has no life, but it can die.
The battery.
139. What is it, what is it? When one leaves, both leave, when one arrives, both arrive.
The legs.
140. What is it, what is it? Every nose has a tip.
The letter z.
141. What is it, what is it? Many can hear it, but no one can see it. If we don't talk, he won't talk either.
The echo.
142. What is it, what is it? Does it have a beard and not a goat, does it have a tooth and does not bite?
The corn.
143. What is it, what is it? The doctor who is always off.
The ophthalmologist (OFF -talmologist).
144. What is it, what is it? Small in Lisbon and big in Brazil.
The letter b.
145. What is it, what is it? The similarity of a house and samba.
To arrange both, we moved the chairs.
146. What is it, what is it? The whiter the dirtier I get.
Blackboard.
147. What is it, what is it? It is in everything and has nothing.
The letter d.
148. What is it, what is it? The hotter it is, the cooler it is.
The bread.
149. What is it, what is it? The Math book said for the History book.
Don't give me a story that I'm already full of problems.
150. What is it, what is it? He dies burning, she dies singing.
The cigarette and the cicada.
151. What is it, what is it? The difference between the priest and the teapot.
The priest is of great faith and the pot is for putting coffee.
152. What is it, what is it? There are 7 siblings, of which 5 have a surname and 2 do not.
Days of the week.
153. What is it, what is it? Falls, but doesn't get hurt.
The rain.
Did you know?
In some places in Brazil, riddles are called “riddles” or “what is, what is it?”. In Portugal, they usually start with "what is it, what is it", for example:
What is it, what is it? It's up, it's up, it calls people inside and it stays out?
The bell.
Guess quiz
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