Looking for dinosaur riddles for kids? Here are 20, each with an answer, ready to read aloud in the car, at dinner or at bedtime. Every riddle describes the real animal: its size, what it ate, its neck, its horns. So kids have fun and learn real dinosaur facts at the same time.
20 dinosaur riddles with answers
Read the riddle, give your child a moment to think, then reveal the answer. The first ones are easier, and the last ones take a little more attention.
- 1. I am one of the biggest hunters that ever walked the Earth. I have huge teeth, a powerful bite and very small arms. Who am I? Answer: Tyrannosaurus rex.
- 2. I have three horns on my face and a bony frill behind my head. I only eat plants. Who am I? Answer: Triceratops.
- 3. My neck is so long that I reach the leaves at the top of the trees. I am giant and I eat only plants. Who am I? Answer: Brachiosaurus.
- 4. I have big plates on my back and spikes at the end of my tail to defend myself. I eat plants. Who am I? Answer: Stegosaurus.
- 5. I am small and quick, I have feathers and a curved claw on each foot. I run after my food. Who am I? Answer: Velociraptor.
- 6. I look like a tank: my body is covered in bony plates and I have a club at the end of my tail. Who am I? Answer: Ankylosaurus.
- 7. I have a big sail on my back and a long snout like a crocodile. I love to eat fish. Who am I? Answer: Spinosaurus.
- 8. I have a long, hollow crest coming out of my head that helped me make deep sounds. I eat plants. Who am I? Answer: Parasaurolophus.
- 9. The bone on top of my head is thick like a helmet. I walk on two legs and eat plants. Who am I? Answer: Pachycephalosaurus.
- 10. I was one of the biggest animals ever to walk on land, longer than two buses parked end to end. I ate only plants. Who am I? Answer: Argentinosaurus.
- 11. I am tiny, about the size of a chicken, and I run fast after insects and lizards. Who am I? Answer: Compsognathus.
- 12. I have a bony spike where my thumb should be and I eat plants. I can walk on two legs or on four. Who am I? Answer: Iguanodon.
- 13. I look like an ostrich: long legs, a thin neck and a beak with no teeth. I am one of the fastest runners. Who am I? Answer: Gallimimus.
- 14. I have huge sickle-like claws on my hands, but I do not use them to hunt: my meal is leaves. Who am I? Answer: Therizinosaurus.
- 15. I have feathers and wings, but also teeth and a long lizard tail. I am a relative of today's birds. Who am I? Answer: Archaeopteryx.
- 16. I have two little horns above my eyes, tiny arms, and I eat meat. Who am I? Answer: Carnotaurus.
- 17. I built nests and took care of my babies. My snout is flat, like a duck's bill. Who am I? Answer: Maiasaura.
- 18. I lived before T. rex. I am a meat eater with sharp teeth and three clawed fingers on each hand. Who am I? Answer: Allosaurus.
- 19. I have a very long neck and a thin tail like a whip. I eat plants. Who am I? Answer: Diplodocus.
- 20. I flew on wings made of stretched skin, but I am not a dinosaur. I was a flying reptile. Who am I? Answer: Pterodactyl.
