St. Patrick's Day Riddles
Clovers, rainbows and pots of gold make cheerful riddle material. Use them as party games or classroom treats.
Tip: Short and simple wins at a party: pick the riddles you can read in one breath.
72 riddles in this collection, page 2 of 2. Tap a riddle for the answer, or open it for the full explanation.
Three kids race to build the tallest green hat tower. Max finished before Mia. Noah finished before Max. Who finished last?
A line goes: rainbow, green hat, rainbow, green hat, rainbow. What comes next?
Half of the 8 green hats on the table are taken away. How many green hats are left on the table?
Noah makes 2 rows of 4 gold coins and adds 4 more at the end. How many gold coins are there in all?
15 leprechauns are shared equally among 3 friends. How many leprechauns does each friend get?
Kai has 5 clovers and finds 5 more. How many clovers does Kai have now?
I appear after rain with seven colors and gold at my end. What am I?
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?
The rainbow is smaller than the clover, and the clover is smaller than the leprechaun. Which one is the biggest?
Three kids race to build the tallest gold coin tower. Kai finished before Leo. Mia finished before Kai. Who finished last?
I burst in the sky with a bang and a rainbow of sparks. What am I?
A line goes: clover, gold coin, clover, gold coin, clover. What comes next?
Mia gets 7 gold coins on Monday and 4 gold coins on Tuesday, then gives away 4. How many gold coins are left?
Ava has 19 leprechauns and Lily has 8. How many more leprechauns does Ava have?
There are 22 rainbows in a box and 3 are taken out. How many rainbows are left?
Zoe has 7 clovers. Ben has twice as many. How many clovers do they have together?
I am a black iron pot that holds gold at the end of the rainbow. What am I?
I change from green to red and gold, and then I drop to the ground. What am I?
The red gift is bigger than the blue gift, and the blue gift is bigger than the green gift. Which gift is the smallest?
I grow in rows with silky hair and golden kernels at harvest. What am I?
I am green all year and covered with lights and tinsel in December. What am I?
The gold coin is bigger than the leprechaun, and the rainbow is bigger than the gold coin. Which one is the middle size?
A row goes: clover, clover, gold coin, clover, clover, gold coin, clover, clover. What comes next?
Lily counts gold coins in a pattern: 1, 3, 5, 7. How many gold coins come next?
Kai puts 6 leprechauns in each of 7 boxes. How many leprechauns is that altogether?
Half of the 8 rainbows on the table are taken away. How many rainbows are left on the table?
Leo makes 2 rows of 4 clovers and adds 1 more at the end. How many clovers are there in all?
12 green hats are shared equally among 4 friends. How many green hats does each friend get?
What is a leprechaun's favorite kind of ice cream?
Frequently asked questions
- When should I share these?
- Publish or print them a week or two ahead of March.
- Are the answers included?
- Yes. Tap "Show answer" under each riddle, or open the riddle page for the full explanation.