Family relationships can be complicated, but they can also inspire some fun riddles! Here are 59 riddles about different family connections, along with the answers.
Riddles about Siblings
Brothers and Sisters
Siblings know each other so well they can stump each other with tricky riddles. Here are some brain teasers about brothers and sisters:
Riddle: A boy was walking down the road with his sister. He turned around and saw that his sister was gone. All that was left behind were her shoes and socks. He panicked – where did his sister go?
Answer: His sister was carried off by a bird so only her shoes and socks remained.
Riddle: What is your sister’s sister’s name?
Answer: Your sister.
Riddle: A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there?
Answer: Two sisters and one brother.
Riddle: Three sisters walk together and run into three brothers. How many people are walking together in total?
Answer: Six – the three sisters and three brothers.
Riddle: Two sisters were cooking together. The first sister was making pancakes and the second was making omelets. How many pancakes did the first sister make?
Answer: None, she was just helping her sister.
Twins
It’s double the trouble and double the fun with twin riddles!
Riddle: A set of twins were born in December yet their birthday is in June. How is this possible?
Answer: They were born in the southern hemisphere.
Riddle: What do you get when you cross one pair of twins with another pair of twins?
Answer: Either more twins or quadruplets!
Riddle: A woman has two daughters who were born on the same day of the same year. Yet they are not twins. How is this possible?
Answer: They are triplets.
Riddles about Parents
Mothers
Mothers always know best – but can you figure out these tricky mom riddles?
Riddle: A mother is 21 years older than her child. In 6 years the child will be 5 times younger than the mother. Where’s the father?
Answer: There is no father, it’s just a mother and her child.
Riddle: A mother gave birth to two girls on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they’re not twins. How is this possible?
Answer: They are two of a set of triplets.
Riddle: A mother’s age is 15 years more than the age of her son. After 10 years, the age of the mother will be twice the age of her son. What are their ages now?
Answer: The son’s current age is 5 years and the mother’s age is 20 years.
Fathers
Fathers may struggle with these brain teasers about dads!
Riddle: A man named Ankush has a picture of a man. He says “I have no brothers or sisters, but that man’s father is my father’s son”. How is Ankush related to the man in the picture?
Answer: Ankush and the man in the picture are brothers. The man in the picture is Ankush’s brother.
Riddle: A boy’s named after his dad, but he’s not a junior. How is this possible?
Answer: His mom remarried and he took his stepdad’s last name.
Riddle: A father asks his three sons how many siblings they each have. The first son says “one”. The second son says “two”. The third son says “none”. How many children are in this family?
Answer: There are three children – the three sons.
Riddles about Extended Family
Grandparents
These are some gray hair-raising riddles for grandparents!
Riddle: A boy has as many sisters as brothers, but each of his sisters has twice as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?
Answer: There are 4 sisters and 3 brothers.
Riddle: Grandma, who am I? I am your daughter’s brother’s sister-in-law. Who am I?
Answer: You are my daughter.
Riddle: How many grandparents would you have if your parents never divorced?
Answer: You would still only have four grandparents.
Uncles and Aunts
Riddles about aunts and uncles can make your brain feel unbalanced!
Riddle: A boy has five sisters, each with two brothers. How many boys and girls are in the family?
Answer: There are 5 boys and 5 girls in the family.
Riddle: Your uncle’s daughter’s brother would be your what?
Answer: Your cousin.
Riddle: A woman said: Brothers and sisters, have I none. But that man’s father is my father’s son. Who is she pointing at?
Answer: Her son.
Cousins
Make sure to invite the cousins over for these brain teasers!
Riddle: If you have three cousins on your mom’s side and four cousins on your dad’s side, how many cousins do you have?
Answer: You have seven cousins.
Riddle: Your dad’s only brother’s son is your what?
Answer: Your cousin.
Riddle: What do you call your cousin’s cousin?
Answer: Your cousin.
Riddles about Marriage & In-Laws
Husbands and Wives
Solve these matrimonial mysteries together!
Riddle: A man was driving his truck when he crashed into a car. He and the driver of the car were rushed to the hospital, where the truck driver died. The doctor looked at the other driver and exclaimed: “That’s my son!” How can this be?
Answer: The doctor is the truck driver’s wife.
Riddle: A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for five minutes. Next, she hangs him. Right after, they enjoy a lovely dinner together. How can this be?
Answer: She took a photo of her husband.
Riddle: A husband and wife have six sons named Nate, Nick, Neil, Nigel, Nathaniel and Nestor. What will they name their next son?
Answer: They don’t have another son, all their children are daughters.
In-Laws
Hope the in-laws can take a joke with these riddles!
Riddle: A woman visits her son and sees the ring he is wearing. He tells her that his husband gave him the ring. Who is the woman to the husband?
Answer: The woman is the husband’s mother-in-law.
Riddle: Four sisters meet for tea every Sunday. Each woman brings her daughter along. How many people have tea?
Answer: 5 people – each woman and her daughter.
Riddle: Your father’s brother’s only brother-in-law is your what?
Answer: Father.
Riddles about Babies
These baby riddles and toddler teasers will surely deliver giggles!
Riddle: What belongs to you but is used more by others?
Answer: Your name.
Riddle: The more you take away, the larger it becomes. What is it?
Answer: A hole.
Riddle: What gets wetter the more it dries?
Answer: A towel.
Riddle: David’s parents have three sons. One is named Mind Your Own Business. What are the names of the other two sons?
Answer: David and Mind Your Own Business.
Riddle: A small boy ran upstairs, tripping and stumbling the whole way. When he reached the top, he could see his parents, but when his parents looked at him, he had suddenly turned into a little girl. How is this possible?
Answer: The child was pretending or imaging themselves as a girl.
Riddles about Growing Up
Kids & Teens
Watch the curiosity grow with these kid and teen riddles!
Riddle: What gets broken without being held?
Answer: A promise.
Riddle: The more of them you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Answer: Footsteps.
Riddle: What word begins and ends with an E but only has one letter?
Answer: Envelope.
Riddle: I have keys but no locks, space but no room, you can enter but you can’t go outside. What am I?
Answer: A keyboard.
Riddle: What can travel around the world while staying in one corner?
Answer: A stamp.
Parents
Kids aren’t the only ones kept on their toes by these family riddles.
Riddle: A woman is attending her mother’s funeral. She meets a man she has never seen before but who introduces himself as one of her relatives. She realizes this man is the son of her mother’s daughter. How is the man related to the woman?
Answer: He is her son.
Riddle: I am the beginning of sorrow and the end of sickness. You cannot express happiness without me yet I am in the midst of crosses. I am always in risk yet never in danger. You may find me in the sun, but I am never out of darkness. What am I?
Answer: The letter ‘s’.
Riddle: How far can a six week old puppy run into the woods?
Answer: Halfway, after that it is running out of the woods.
Riddle: Two mothers and two daughters went out to eat. They were seated at a round table yet each woman was seated beside her own daughter. How is this possible?
Answer: The diners were a grandmother, mother and daughter.
Riddle: What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Answer: Bookkeeper.
Conclusion
Family relationships provide endless inspiration for fun, tricky riddles! Share these brother, sister, mom, dad, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin and baby riddles with your own family members or use them to break the ice at family gatherings. With 59 riddles, it may take a few fun-filled sessions to get through them all. What other family riddles can you come up with?
