• Question: What has a golden crown but no king?
  
  Answer: A sunflower.
• Question: What can be cracked, made, played, or even tanned?
  
  Answer: A smile.
• Question: What is as light as a feather, yet the strongest force of summer?
  
  Answer: The breeze.
• Question: What is always on its way, but never arrives?
  
  Answer: Tomorrow.
• Question: What grows when it eats, but dies when it drinks?
  
  Answer: A fire.
• Question: What has keys but can’t open any locks?
  
  Answer: A piano.
• Question: What falls but never gets hurt?
  
  Answer: The temperature.
• Question: What has a neck but no head?
  
  Answer: A bottle.
• Question: What can you find in the middle of nowhere?
  
  Answer: The letter ‘h’.
• Question: What is full of holes but still holds water?
  
  Answer: A sponge.
• Question: What has a heart that doesn’t beat?
  
  Answer: An artichoke.
• Question: What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
  
  Answer: A stamp.
• Question: What has keys but can’t open any locks?
  
  Answer: A keyboard.
• Question: What can you break without touching it?
  
  Answer: A promise.
• Question: What can be caught but never thrown?
  
  Answer: A cold.
• Question: What can you hear but not see or touch?
  
  Answer: Your name.
• Question: What can fill a room but takes up no space?
  
  Answer: Light.
• Question: What has a tail and a head, but no body?
  
  Answer: A coin.
• Question: What can fly without wings?
  
  Answer: Time.
• Question: What comes down but never goes up?
  
  Answer: Rain.

• Question: What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
  
  Answer: A penny (representing a tan).
• Question: What is full of holes but still holds water under the blazing sun?
  
  Answer: A watering can.
• Question: What gets shorter when it gets hotter?
  
  Answer: Your temper.
• Question: What runs all around a field but never moves?
  
  Answer: A fence.
• Question: What grows in the heat but withers in the shade?
  
  Answer: A sunflower.
• Question: What has keys but can’t open doors?
  
  Answer: A keyboard (representing summer tunes).
• Question: What becomes lighter as the day grows longer?
  
  Answer: Shadows.
• Question: What can you find at the end of a rainbow in the summertime?
  
  Answer: A picnic basket.
• Question: What gets wetter as it dries?
  
  Answer: A towel (after a dip in the pool).
• Question: What starts with a T, ends with a T, and has T in it?
  
  Answer: A teapot (used for brewing refreshing iced tea).
• Question: What can be enjoyed on a beach or in a cone?
  
  Answer: Ice cream.
• Question: What has no beginning, end, or middle?
  
  Answer: A rainbow.
• Question: What can be seen in the summer night sky but can never be touched?
  
  Answer: Stars.
• Question: What becomes stronger the more you hold onto it?
  
  Answer: Friendship (perfect for summer bonding).
• Question: What grows smaller the more you use it?
  
  Answer: A pencil (used for jotting down summer adventures).
• Question: What can be found in a pool but never gets wet?
  
  Answer: A reflection.
• Question: What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
  
  Answer: The letter ‘m’ (representing the fleeting moments of summer).
• Question: What is the center of gravity?
  
  Answer: The letter ‘V’ (representing a V-shaped dive into a pool).
• Question: What gets higher as it falls?
  
  Answer: The temperature (rising sun).
• Question: What can be cracked but never eaten?
  
  Answer: A joke (perfect for a summer laugh).

Another Summer riddles

• What do you call a shell’s favorite summer activity?
  
  Answer: Sandcastle-building!
• What gets shorter as the summer gets hotter?
  
  Answer: Your patience in the sun!
• What do bees do if they want to catch some waves?
  
  Answer: They surf the honey tide!
• What did the sun say to the ice cream cone?
  
  Answer: “You make me melt!”
• What do you call a snowman in summer?
  
  Answer: A puddle!
• What is the coolest place in the summer?
  
  Answer: The shadow of a palm tree!
• Why did the bicycle fall over in the summer?
  
  Answer: It was two-tired!
• What do you get when you cross a dog and a sunflower?
  
  Answer: A sun-barker!
• What did the ocean say to the beachgoers?
  
  Answer: “Waves hello!”
• What’s the best way to catch a squirrel in the summer?
  
  Answer: Climb a tree and act like a nut!
• Why did the lemonade file a police report in the summer?
  
  Answer: It got squeezed!
• What do you call a hot dog race in the summer?
  
  Answer: A weiner roast!
• Why was the math book sad in the summer?
  
  Answer: It had too many problems!
• What’s a summer fruit’s favorite song?
  
  Answer: “Strawberry Fields Forever!”
• Why don’t oysters share their pearls in the summer?
  
  Answer: They’re shellfish!
• What did one ocean say to the other ocean in the summer?
  
  Answer: Nothing, they just waved!
• Why was the calendar scared in the summer?
  
  Answer: It heard its days were numbered!
• What do you call a bear with no teeth in the summer?
  
  Answer: A gummy bear!
• Why did the sun go to school in the summer?
  
  Answer: To get a little brighter!
• What did the tree wear to the pool party in the summer?
  
  Answer: Swimming trunk!

• What kind of tree can you carry in your hand during the summer?
  
  Answer: A palm!
• Why did the tomato turn red in the summer?
  
  Answer: It saw the salad dressing!
• What do you call a fish out of water during the summer?
  
  Answer: A sun-dried swimmer!
• Why did the scarecrow refuse to work in the summer?
  
  Answer: It was afraid of getting too toasty!
• What’s a sunbeam’s favorite drink in the summer?
  
  Answer: Solar tea!
• What did the hat say to the sunglasses in the summer?
  
  Answer: “You go ahead, I’ll cover the top!”
• Why did the bicycle stand up by itself in the summer?
  
  Answer: It was two-tired!
• What do you call a snowman in the summer?
  
  Answer: A puddle!
• Why did the farmer bring a ladder to the orchard in the summer?
  
  Answer: To pick some high-flying fruit!
• What did the sand say to the tide in the summer?
  
  Answer: “Long time, no sea!”
• What do you call a potato in the summer?
  
  Answer: A hot potato!
• Why did the sun go to school in the summer?
  
  Answer: To get a little brighter!
• What’s a sailor’s favorite day in the summer?
  
  Answer: Wav-yacht Wednesday!
• What did the ice cream say to the spoon in the summer?
  
  Answer: “Don’t let me melt away!”
• Why did the chicken coop have a fan in the summer?
  
  Answer: To keep the eggs cool!
• What did one tide pool say to the other tide pool in the summer?
  
  Answer: “Show me your mussels!”
• Why did the beach blush in the summer?
  
  Answer: It saw the shore undressing!
• What did the beach umbrella say to the sunscreen in the summer?
  
  Answer: “I’ve got you covered!”
• Why did the lemon stop rolling in the summer?
  
  Answer: It ran out of juice!
• What do you call a sunburned snowman in the summer?
  
  Answer: A meltdown!

Getting over with Summer riddles

• What did the sun say to the ice cream cone at the beach?
  
  Answer: “You’re looking cool!”
• Why did the beach towel go to therapy in the summer?
  
  Answer: It had too many layers to unravel!
• What do you call a snowman’s summer vacation?
  
  Answer: A slush fund!
• Why did the lemonade stand hire a comedian in the summer?
  
  Answer: To add some zest to the sales pitch!
• What did the ocean say to the beach ball?
  
  Answer: “Don’t be such a buoy!”
• Why was the math book sad during the summer?
  
  Answer: It had too many problems to solve!
• What’s a beach umbrella’s favorite game in the summer?
  
  Answer: Shade and seek!
• Why did the bicycle fall over in the summer?
  
  Answer: It was too tired from all the rides!
• What do you call a sunbathing dog?
  
  Answer: A hot dog!
• Why did the pineapple go to the party in the summer?
  
  Answer: It wanted to be the “pine” of the party!
• What do you call a summer camp for sharks?
  
  Answer: Fin-tastic Fun Camp!
• Why did the sand blush in the summer?
  
  Answer: Because the seaweed saw its bottom!
• What did the beach say to the sandcastle?
  
  Answer: “Shore looks good!”
• Why did the beach umbrella bring sunglasses in the summer?
  
  Answer: To shade its eyes from the bright sun!
• What do you call a beach without sand in the summer?
  
  Answer: Sandy-less Shore!
• Why did the ice cream cone go to school in the summer?
  
  Answer: It wanted to be more “cool”!
• What’s a palm tree’s favorite subject in school?
  
  Answer: History, because they have a lot of “palm” leaves!
• Why did the sun go to therapy in the summer?
  
  Answer: It was feeling a little burnt out!
• What do you call a seagull that flies over the bay in the summer?
  
  Answer: A bagel bird!
• Why did the beach ball refuse to bounce in the summer?
  
  Answer: It was too inflated with hot air!