Malls are interesting places full of shops, restaurants, and entertainment options. They can inspire all sorts of riddles and brain teasers. Here are 85 riddles about malls with their answers.
Riddles about mall shops
Let’s start with some riddles about the different stores and shops you’ll find in a typical mall.
1. What type of store sells lanterns, sleeping bags, and pocket knives?
An outdoor/camping supplies store.
2. I’m a place you can get jewelry repaired and made specially for you. What store am I?
A jewelry store.
3. We sell stylish branded clothes for babies, kids, and tweens. What store are we?
A children’s clothing boutique.
4. You can browse books and magazines here, but we don’t sell any. What are we?
A bookstore like Barnes & Noble where you can read but don’t have to buy.
5. I’m a store that developed photo prints. Many people don’t need me anymore. What am I?
A photo development store or photo lab.
6. We sell stylish, trendy clothes for teens and young women. What store are we?
A fashion boutique for younger women, like Forever21 or H&M.
7. People come to me to cut, color, style, and pamper their hair. What am I?
A hair salon.
8. I sell makeup, perfume, skin care products, and more beauty supplies. What store am I?
A beauty supply store like Ulta or Sephora.
9. You can pay your utility bills and mail letters and packages at me. What store am I?
The post office.
10. I’m a place where you can buy phones, tablets, computers, and other electronics. What store am I?
An electronics store like Best Buy.
Riddles about mall food
Now let’s look at some riddles about the many food options you’ll find at the mall.
11. You’ll always find greasy pizza, cinnamon rolls, and popcorn chicken at me. What food court restaurant am I?
Sbarro’s Italian Eatery.
12. I serve Chinese food like orange chicken, fried rice, noodles, and egg drop soup. What restaurant am I?
Panda Express.
13. People come to me when they want a giant cookie baked fresh. What food kiosk am I?
Mrs. Fields cookies.
14. I’m a place where you can get burgers, fries, and milkshakes brought to your table. What restaurant am I?
Red Robin.
15. I serve Japanese dishes like sushi, noodle bowls, and teriyaki. What restaurant am I?
A Japanese restaurant like Tokyo Joe’s.
16. I’m a food stand that serves delicious smoothies and juices. What am I?
A smoothie or juice bar/stand.
17. People come to me when they want personalized pizzas and salads. I’m similar to Subway but for pizzas. What restaurant am I?
Mod Pizza or Pieology.
18. I’m a place where you can get juicy burgers, crispy fries, and thick milkshakes. What restaurant am I?
A burger joint like Five Guys.
19. At me you’ll find Mexican food like tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and nachos. What restaurant am I?
A Mexican restaurant like Baja Fresh.
20. I’m a popular spot to grab a cinnamon roll bigger than your face. What food kiosk am I?
Cinnabon.
Riddles about mall activities
Malls aren’t just about shopping and eating. Let’s look at some riddles about other activities you can find at the mall.
21. I’m a place where you can catch the latest movies on big screens. What am I?
A movie theater.
22. Kids love coming to me to play games, redeem tickets, and win prizes. What business am I?
An arcade.
23. I’m a cool place for teens where you can bowl, play laser tag, and drive go karts. What business am I?
A family fun center like Dave & Buster’s.
24. You can get a massage, facial, manicure and more pampering here. What business am I?
A spa or salon.
25. I’m a place where you can get fit and sweat by using exercise machines and weights. What business am I?
A gym like LA Fitness.
26. People come to me to walk around and gaze at unique underwater creatures. What attraction am I?
An aquarium.
27. I’m a place where kids can jump around on bouncy structures and slides. What business am I?
An indoor playground or bounce house.
28. You can bring kids here to play games, craft projects, and have parties. What business am I?
A children’s activity center like Chuck E Cheese’s.
29. I’m a cool arcade where you can win prizes by playing skill games with quarters. What business am I?
A redemption arcade like Dave & Buster’s.
30. People come here to glide smoothly around an icy rink. What business am I?
An ice skating rink.
Riddles about mall amenities
In addition to shops and activities, malls offer helpful amenities. Let’s look at riddles about those next.
31. After shopping for hours, your feet are tired. You head to me to get a relaxing massage. What am I?
A massage station.
32. You need to withdraw cash to pay for your new shoes. Where do you go?
An ATM machine.
33. Your phone is about to die while you’re at the mall. Where could you go to charge it?
A charging station.
34. You just went clothes shopping and need a place to try them on. Where do you go?
A fitting room.
35. You’re carrying a lot of bags and want to take a break. Where would you sit down?
On a bench.
36. After a long day you and your kids need to wash your hands. Where can you do this?
In a restroom.
37. You need to toss the trash from your food court lunch. Where can you throw it away?
In a garbage can or recycling bin.
38. You need to locate a specific store but aren’t sure where it is. Where could you find a map?
On a mall directory.
39. You want to snap a family photo in front of the mall Christmas tree. What can you use?
A photo booth.
40. You need to know what time the mall closes tonight. Where would you look?
On the mall hours sign.
Riddles about mall design
The design and layout of a mall can also inspire some brain teasers. Here are some examples:
41. What do you call the big open area in the middle of the mall surrounded by stores?
The atrium.
42. What do you call the passage between stores that you walk through??
An aisle.
43. What is the moving staircase called that takes you between floors?
An escalator.
44. What is it called when you can see from one level clear down to another level below?
A balcony.
45. What is the often glass roof called that lets in natural light?
A skylight.
46. What do you call the big open hallway between sections of the mall?
A concourse.
47. What is the name for water features and fountains for decoration?
Water fixtures.
48. What is the word used to describe decorative trees, plants and flowers inside a mall?
Greenery or foliage.
49. What do you call the area just inside the entrances of a mall?
The lobby.
50. What do you call kiosks set up in open areas to advertise products?
Promotional booths.
Riddles about shopping
Let’s look at some riddles related to shopping itself next.
51. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps.
52. I have holes on my top and bottom, I have holes on my left and on my right, and I have holes In the middle, yet I still can hold water. What am I?
A sponge.
53. I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map.
54. What has a neck but no head?
A shirt.
55. You see me once in June, twice in November and not at all in May. What am I?
The letter “e.”
56. What goes up but never comes down?
Your age.
57. What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock.
58. What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
A clock.
59. What has four wheels and flies?
A garbage truck.
60. What kind of room has no doors or windows?
A mushroom.
Riddles about mall crowds
The crowds at a mall can certainly inspire some brain teasers:
61. What disappears as soon as you say its name?
Silence.
62. The more there is, the less you see. What could it be?
Darkness.
63. What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
64. What two things can you never eat for breakfast?
Lunch and dinner.
65. What begins with T, ends with T and contains T?
A teapot.
66. What belongs to you but is used more by others?
Your name.
67. When you don’t keep me, you give me away. What am I?
A secret.
68. What goes up and down but doesn’t move?
Stairs.
69. What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter M.
70. What is always behind you but can’t be seen?
Your future.
Riddles about shopping and money
You can’t have a mall without shopping and money. Here are some related brain teasers:
71. I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
A bank.
72. What is taken before you get it?
Your picture.
73. What is full of holes but can still hold water?
A sponge.
74. I have four wings, but cannot fly, I never laugh and never cry. On the same spot I’m always found, toiling away with little sound. What am I?
A windmill.
75. What can fill up a room without taking up any space?
Light.
76. You see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I?
A reflection.
77. I have cities with no people, forests with no trees, and oceans without water. What am I?
A map.
78. What goes up but never comes down?
Your age.
79. A train leaves the station at noon traveling west at 45 mph. Three hours later, a second train leaves traveling along the same path at 135 mph. At what time will the second train overtake the first?
4:00 pm. The first train has traveled 45*3 = 135 miles in three hours. The second train is traveling at 135 mph so it will cover 135 miles in one hour, catching up to the first train at 4:00 pm.
80. Feed me and I live. Give me drink and I die. What am I?
Fire.
Riddles about shopping behavior
The way people shop and behave at the mall is perfect fodder for riddles:
81. What is it that makes people special and yet is shared by everyone?
Feelings.
82. The more you take away, the larger I become. What am I?
A hole.
83. What does man love more than life, hate more than death or mortal strife; that which contented men desire; the poor have, the rich require; the miser spends, the spendthrift saves, and all men carry to their graves?
Nothing.
84. People buy me to eat, but never eat me. What am I?
A plate.
85. What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.
Conclusion
So there you have it – 85 riddles about malls spanning topics like shops, food, design, shopping, crowds and behaviors. Riddles are a fun way to exercise your brain while thinking about familiar places like your local mall. Next time you’re walking those wide open concourses, see how many of these riddles you can answer off the top of your head!
