New Year's Riddles
Clocks, countdowns and fresh starts give these riddles a midnight flavour. Read them out before the countdown.
Tip: Short and simple wins at a party: pick the riddles you can read in one breath.
77 riddles in this collection, page 2 of 2. Tap a riddle for the answer, or open it for the full explanation.
The firework is bigger than the countdown card, and the countdown card is bigger than the clock. Which one is the smallest?
A row goes: party hat, party hat, countdown card, party hat, party hat, countdown card, party hat, party hat. What comes next?
One countdown card costs 5 dollars. How many dollars do 5 countdown cards cost?
Lily has 4 fireworks and finds 7 more. How many fireworks does Lily have now?
Eli gets 7 clocks on Monday and 8 clocks on Tuesday, then gives away 6. How many clocks are left?
Leo has 18 party hats and Ava has 6. How many more party hats does Leo have?
There are 25 calendars in a box and 5 are taken out. How many calendars 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?
An advent calendar has 24 doors, and you have opened 10. How many are left?
The firework is bigger than the countdown card, and the party hat is bigger than the firework. Which one is the middle size?
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?
Ava counts clocks in a pattern: 1, 3, 5, 7. How many clocks come next?
Zoe puts 6 party hats in each of 6 boxes. How many party hats is that altogether?
Half of the 8 calendars on the table are taken away. How many calendars are left on the table?
Lily makes 4 rows of 3 fireworks and adds 2 more at the end. How many fireworks are there in all?
I come once every twelve months and last for three hundred sixty-five days. What am I?
I have twelve pages and each one is a month of the year. What am I?
What is a clock's favorite New Year's resolution?
I am worn to look like someone else, and I come off at the end of the party. What am I?
I am green all year and covered with lights and tinsel in December. What am I?
The firework is bigger than the party hat, and the party hat is bigger than the countdown card. Which one is the smallest?
Three kids race to build the tallest clock tower. Lily finished before Mia. Mia finished before Noah. Who finished last?
Ava makes 3 rows of 2 fireworks and adds 1 more at the end. How many fireworks are there in all?
10 clocks are shared equally among 2 friends. How many clocks does each friend get?
One party hat costs 5 dollars. How many dollars do 4 party hats cost?
Ida has 3 calendars and finds 2 more. How many calendars does Ida have now?
Max gets 9 fireworks on Monday and 5 fireworks on Tuesday, then gives away 6. How many fireworks are left?
Ben gets 7 countdown cards on Monday and 6 countdown cards on Tuesday, then gives away 2. How many countdown cards are left?
I am tiny colored paper that rains on the party crowd at midnight. What am I?
What do you call the first month of the year that always makes plans?
Why did the watermelon go to the July picnic?
Frequently asked questions
- When should I share these?
- Publish or print them a week or two ahead of December.
- Are the answers included?
- Yes. Tap "Show answer" under each riddle, or open the riddle page for the full explanation.