Do your kids love stargazing at night and exploring the mysteries of outer space? If so, you’ll be delighted to know that moon riddles are a fun way for them to learn all about the moon in a fun way. Not only do these riddles for kids boost creativity, but they can also help sharpen problem-solving skills. Whether you’re planning a backyard camping adventure or staying home for an indoor astronomy lesson, these riddles are sure to delight the whole family.
Unleash the power of your kids’ brains with fun and engaging riddles! Whether they already know the answer or need a few minutes to think it through, there’s something here for every kid – from our Book Riddles that’ll have them smiling ear-to-ear, to our Space Riddles guaranteed to send their imagination skyrocketing.
Put down those screens and get ready for some serious puzzling moon riddles (and hopefully giggles!). If your kid loves all things space and enjoys crafts try making your own space rocket papercraft.
Moon Riddles
- Q: What is always moving, never tired, and dread not being admired? The moon
- Q: Brown and old by day, white and young by night. My eyes are glass. I have 9 faces but no head. I sing to the sky but have no voice. I’m nowhere and everywhere. What am I? The moon
- Q: When the wolves howl and owls awake it is visible in the sky? A full moon
- Q: What is further away Australia or the moon? A full moon
- Q: I am here all the time, Even if you can not see me, I appear to be as big as a dime, I am able to do something different, But closer than another galaxy, I am important in your life, In more than just a couple ways. Am I the Sun, a Planet, or the Moon? The sun
- Q: Saying Buzz Aldrin was first to step foot here would be wrong because one small step for man was taken by Neil Armstrong. The Moon
- Q: Born at the same time as the world, destined to live as long as the world, and yet never five weeks old. What is it? The moon
- Q: You could wait 27 days or you could see it every day. What is it? The moon.
- Q: What is the fire my father lit that burns in the night, but not in the day? The moon.
- Q: Always old, sometimes new. Never sad, sometimes blue. Never empty, sometimes full. Never pushes, always pulls. What am I? The moon.
- Q: What was the first animal in space? The cow that jumped over the moon.
- Q: What do you call a broken clock on the moon? A luna-tick!
- Q: Why couldn’t the astronaut book a room on the moon? Because it was full.
- Q: What did the moon say to the sun after dinner? I’m full!
- Q: How do you know when the moon is going broke? When it’s down to its last quarter.
- Q: How does the man on the moon cut his hair? Eclipse it. (he clips it)
- Q: Why was the moon late for its date? It was waxing!
- Q: When is the moon not hungry? When it’s full!
- Q: Im spherical but I’m not a soccer ball, I can be full even though I haven’t eaten anything. I have craters but I’m not a volcano. I have a dark side but I’m not Darth Vader.I can be seen at night but I’m not a star I affect tides but Im not the wind. What am I? The moon
- Q: Some planets have many of these but for our planet, there is only one it causes a solar eclipse when it gets between the Earth and the sun. What is it? The moon
- Q: This has hardly any atmosphere which means that there is no rain. It’s a place that orbits round the Earth which we can see wax and wane. The moon
- Q: There is a faraway place that has both light and dark sides. Its gravitational pull has an effect on Earth’s tides. What is it? The moon
- Q: I am something in the sky that seems to shine at night. However, I’m not a star I am Earth’s satellite. What am I? The moon
- Q: This is a place that’s not on earth where only astronauts have been sent. It can be full, it can be half and sometimes it can be a crescent. What is it? The moon
- Q: This thing was here since the world began yet it is never more than one month old. What is It? The moon
- Q: What is it that can be full but will never overflow? The moon.
- Q: This is the second-largest planet and has over 50 moons in its orbit. The reason it’s recognizable is because of all the rings surrounding it. What is it? Saturn
- Q: This is a place that’s not on earth, where only astronauts have been sent. It can be full, it can be half, and sometimes it can be a crescent. What is it? Moon
- Q: This has hardly any atmosphere, which means that there is no rain. It’s a place that orbits around the Earth, where we can see wax and wane. The Moon
- Q: There is a faraway place that has both light and dark sides. Its gravitational pull has an effect on Earth’s tides. What is it? The Moon
- Q: I’m bright but I’m not clever. I burn but I’m not a bonfire. I sound like I’m a celebrity but I’m not famous. I twinkle but I’m not an eye. I can be seen at night but I’m not the moon. What I am? A star
- Q: I am something in the sky that seems to shine at night. However, I’m not a star, I am Earth’s satellite. What am I? The Moon
- Q: You might see it in the sky but it is not the moon. It is what would make you wet if there was a monsoon. Rain
- Q: What’s the name of the planet which is the third closest to the sun? In terms of moons that it has, you will find there is only one. Earth
- Q: What is it that can be full but will never overflow? The moon.
- Q: What did the moon say to the sun after dinner? I’m full!
- Q: Two little golden horns are sitting on a cloud, floating slowly in the sky, looking very proud. A young moon.
- Q: It is very old and still, it shines. Just four weeks old, and never will be five. The Moon.
- Q: You see him under the sun, and under the moon and the lamplight. He follows you wherever you go, but never says a word. Your shadow.
- Q: A man was driving a black truck. His lights were not on. The moon was not out. A lady was crossing the street. How did the man see her? It was a bright, sunny day.
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