The Everything Kids Riddles & Brain Teasers Book (15 page)

• The answer starts in one of the four corners.

• You read the answer in logical order, one
word after the other.

• You must add the punctuation.

The Family Name Game

Some brides combine their old last name with their new husband's last name. See if you can make some familiar compound words by matching up the pictures that represent the last names of each bride and groom. Write each bride's new last name in the numbered boxes.

EXTRA FUN: The first seven names will criss-cross with name number eight!

What were the Three Little Kittens who lost their mittens?

Cold.

What do suits have that no one else can have?

Family ties.

Why wouldn't Jack in the Beanstalk's mother let him watch football?

Because of the Giants.

Whom did the bug's uncle marry?

His “ant.”

Why did they take Tina's cousin away 2 times?

Because he was twice removed.

What was the shredder's distant grandmother called?

Grate, grate, grate grandmother.

If 3
sisters
have 3
daughters
each, and each of their daughters has 3 daughters, how many
females
are in their family?

While
Cassie
and her mother were shopping, her mother asked if Cassie would bring her a
pair
. “A pair of what?” asked Cassie. “Just one pair,” answered her mom.
What did she mean?

Try This

Amazing Mazes
Here's a fun trick to try while solving a maze puzzle. Take the paper with the maze and place it horizontally over a hard surface next to a vertical mirror. Now, can you get through the maze by looking at the mirror? Remember: You can't look at the maze itself—just at its reflection in the mirror.

Watch Out!

The letters in each column go in the squares directly below them, but not in the same order. Black squares are the spaces between words. When you have correctly filled in the grid, you will have a silly conversation between a worried mom and her daughter!

There are
11 children
in Mary's family. If there are
3
more
girls
than
boys
, how many boys and girls are there?

How long will it take for the Tillman Triplets to eat
3 ice cream
cones, if it takes the Thompson Twins
10
minutes to eat
2
?

Why did the mother dollar take so many pictures of her “new” dollar?

She knew someday soon he would “change.”

What do mother boots have?

Baby booties.

Who can go the longer distance, your mom or your dad?

Your “farther.”

How long did it take the drills to have their baby?

Just a little “bit.”

Why did Mr. and Mrs. Trampoline take their son to see the doctor?

He seemed a little “jumpy.”

Fun Fact