Apples have been part of stories for centuries, from Isaac Newton’s falling apple to the Big Apple itself. These riddles cover everything from the core and the peel to orchards, apple pie and the science of why cut apples turn brown.
Every riddle has a different answer, and the last section has classic apple brain teasers that work well at the dinner table.
Easy Apple Riddles for Kids
- I can be red, green or yellow, I am crunchy and people say I keep the doctor away. What am I? 👉 An apple
- I am the place where rows and rows of apple trees grow. What am I? 👉 An orchard
- I am the middle of the apple where the seeds hide, and most people throw me away. What am I? 👉 The core
- I am the thin, shiny outside layer of an apple. What am I? 👉 The peel
- I am the little brown stick on top of an apple. What am I? 👉 The stem
- I am a warm dessert made with sliced apples baked inside a pastry crust. What am I? 👉 Apple pie
- I am smooth, mashed-up apples that you eat with a spoon. What am I? 👉 Applesauce
- I am a cloudy drink pressed from fresh apples in autumn. What am I? 👉 Apple cider
- I am a wiggly creature that might be hiding inside your apple. What am I? 👉 A worm
- I am a Halloween game where you try to grab floating apples with your teeth. What am I? 👉 Bobbing for apples
- I am an apple on a stick covered in a hard, shiny red sugar coating. What am I? 👉 A candy apple
Apple Fact Riddles
These riddles are based on real apple facts. The note after each answer explains it.
- As the story goes, I started thinking about gravity after watching an apple fall. Who am I? 👉 Isaac Newton
- Apple seeds contain a substance that can release this poison, so do not eat a big handful of them. What is it? 👉 Cyanide (a few swallowed seeds are harmless)
- Apples float in water because about a quarter of an apple is made of me. What am I? 👉 Air
- I am the country that grows more apples than any other. What am I? 👉 China
- I am the American folk hero who planted apple trees across the Midwest in the 1800s. Who am I? 👉 Johnny Appleseed (his real name was John Chapman)
- I am the famous nickname for New York City. What am I? 👉 The Big Apple
- I am a sour green apple named after a grandmother from Australia. What am I? 👉 Granny Smith
- Apples, pears and roses all belong to me. What plant family am I? 👉 The rose family
- I am the chemical reaction that turns a cut apple brown when air touches it. What am I? 👉 Oxidation
- Squeeze me onto apple slices and they will stay fresh-looking much longer. What am I? 👉 Lemon juice
Funny Apple Riddles
- Why did the apple stop in the middle of the road? 👉 It ran out of juice
- What do you call two apples sitting side by side? 👉 A pear (pair)
- Why did the apple go out with a fig? 👉 It could not find a date
- What is worse than finding a worm in your apple? 👉 Finding half a worm
Apple Brain Teasers
- There are 10 apples on a table and you take away 3. How many apples do you have? 👉 3, the ones you took
- Apples are 3 for $1. How much do 12 apples cost? 👉 $4
- A basket holds 5 apples. Five friends each take one, but one apple is still in the basket. How? 👉 The last friend took the basket with the apple in it
- An apple tree has 8 branches with 6 apples on each. Then 10 apples fall. How many are still on the tree? 👉 38
- Cut an apple in half across the middle instead of top to bottom. What shape do the seeds make? 👉 A star
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