4th of July Riddles
Fireworks, flags and picnics inspire these summer holiday riddles. Bring a few to the cookout.
Tip: Short and simple wins at a party: pick the riddles you can read in one breath.
101 riddles in this collection, page 2 of 3. Tap a riddle for the answer, or open it for the full explanation.
I fly high, I have stars and stripes, and I wave in the wind. What am I?
What word starts with "val" and names the holiday of hearts on February 14?
The flag is bigger than the sparkler, and the sparkler is bigger than the parade float. Which one is the smallest?
Three kids race to build the tallest flag tower. Ida finished before Lily. Lily finished before Ben. Who finished last?
Ana makes 5 rows of 3 sparklers and adds 2 more at the end. How many sparklers are there in all?
12 flags are shared equally among 3 friends. How many flags does each friend get?
One picnic basket costs 3 dollars. How many dollars do 4 picnic baskets cost?
Noah has 3 fireworks and finds 3 more. How many fireworks does Noah have now?
Sam gets 5 parade floats on Monday and 5 parade floats on Tuesday, then gives away 4. How many parade floats are left?
A valentine says "I have long hair, I love cats, and I wear red glasses." Ava has long hair and a dog but no cat. Bea has long hair, red glasses and a cat. Who wrote it?
What is a hot dog's favorite holiday?
The elf says the gift is not in a red box, not in a small box and not tied with a blue ribbon. The boxes are: big red, big green with blue ribbon, big green with gold ribbon, small blue. Which one holds it?
The firework is bigger than the countdown card, and the countdown card is bigger than the clock. Which one is the smallest?
The picnic basket is smaller than the flag, and the flag is smaller than the parade float. Which one is the biggest?
Lily has 4 fireworks and finds 7 more. How many fireworks does Lily have now?
A line goes: parade float, flag, parade float, flag, parade float. What comes next?
There are 22 picnic baskets in a box and 7 are taken out. How many picnic baskets are left?
Sam has 3 fireworks. Mia has twice as many. How many fireworks do they have together?
I fill the sky with color and a loud bang at the party. What am I?
Lily counts parade floats in a pattern: 5, 7, 9, 11. How many parade floats come next?
Max puts 6 sparklers in each of 4 boxes. How many sparklers is that altogether?
A gift tag says "For the one in the green hat who wears glasses." Mia wears a red hat. Leo wears a green hat and glasses. Who gets the gift?
I sit on the very top of the tree, and I am often a star or an angel. What am I?
I am a sweet red-and-white stick that hangs on a tree. What am I?
The firework is bigger than the countdown card, and the party hat is bigger than the firework. Which one is the middle size?
Three kids race to build the tallest firework tower. Eli finished before Ana. Mia finished before Eli. Who finished last?
A row goes: calendar, calendar, firework, calendar, calendar, firework, calendar, calendar. What comes next?
Eli has 11 fireworks. Ben has twice as many. How many fireworks do they have together?
Three kids race to build the tallest picnic basket tower. Leo finished before Sam. Ida finished before Leo. Who finished last?
A line goes: sparkler, picnic basket, sparkler, picnic basket, sparkler. What comes next?
Half of the 12 picnic baskets on the table are taken away. How many picnic baskets are left on the table?
Frequently asked questions
- When should I share these?
- Publish or print them a week or two ahead of June and July.
- Are the answers included?
- Yes. Tap "Show answer" under each riddle, or open the riddle page for the full explanation.