4th of July Riddles
Fireworks, flags and picnics inspire these summer holiday riddles. Bring a few to the cookout.
Tip: Short and simple wins at a party: pick the riddles you can read in one breath.
101 riddles in this collection, page 3 of 3. Tap a riddle for the answer, or open it for the full explanation.
Lily makes 4 rows of 3 fireworks and adds 2 more at the end. How many fireworks are there in all?
16 parade floats are shared equally among 4 friends. How many parade floats does each friend get?
One sparkler costs 5 dollars. How many dollars do 6 sparklers cost?
I burst in the sky with a bang and a rainbow of sparks. What am I?
I am red and shaped like a heart, and I show up on cards in February. 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 start as a caterpillar and end with colorful wings. 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?
Ava makes 3 rows of 2 fireworks and adds 1 more at the end. How many fireworks are there in all?
The sparkler is smaller than the parade float, and the parade float is smaller than the flag. Which one is the biggest?
Three kids race to build the tallest firework tower. Eli finished before Omar. Noah finished before Eli. Who finished last?
A line goes: flag, firework, flag, firework, flag. What comes next?
Max gets 9 fireworks on Monday and 5 fireworks on Tuesday, then gives away 6. How many fireworks are left?
Leo has 19 parade floats and Ben has 4. How many more parade floats does Leo have?
There are 20 sparklers in a box and 8 are taken out. How many sparklers are left?
I come in a card with a poem inside that begins "Roses are red." What am I?
Mia has 4 flags. Kai has twice as many. How many flags do they have together?
We are thirteen in the old flag, red and white, side by side. What are we?
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 June and July.
- Are the answers included?
- Yes. Tap "Show answer" under each riddle, or open the riddle page for the full explanation.