12 Printable, Funny Riddles about School with Answers

Whether you’re prepping school lunches or driving a van full of kids to their first day, these riddles about school will be the perfect addition.

Print out the riddles to add to the lunch box or memorize a few to ease those first-day jitters.

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You will always find me in the past. I can be created in the present, But the future can never change me. What am I? – History.
I am so simple, that I can only point yet I guide men all over the world. What am I? – Compass.
What word is spelled wrong in the dictionary? – Wrong.
I have a back and legs, but I don’t have hair. What am I? – A chair.
There were 3 girls walking to school. They had 1 umbrella to share. How did they not get wet? – It wasn’t raining.
Despite my name, I am not a queen. When you hold me up to things, their length is seen. What am I? – A ruler.
What has hands and a face, but can’t hold anything or smile? – A clock.
It has keys, but no locks. It has space, but no room. You can enter, but can’t go inside. What is it? – A keyboard.
I can fill a room, but I take up no space. What am I? – Light.
It’s the only place in the world where today comes before yesterday. Where is it? – The dictionary.
When is homework not homework? – When it’s done at school.
How can the teacher’s coat pocket be empty, and still have something in it? – It has a hole.

Riddles for Teachers

These riddles are perfect for back-to-school.

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