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Riddles and Answers © 2023
All of these riddles stick with the theme of "planets" and can be used in space themed scavenger hunts, or even in the science classroom. Teachers and educators use these types of riddles in classes all over the country to help make sure students focus on the lessons to come and to also make sure everyone remains motivated.
We would love to hear any riddles related to planets that you have to share. If you have any original word puzzles, submit them with the form visible near the end of each page.
Happy riddling!
No Living Cats On Mars Riddle
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From Planet To Planet To Planet Riddle
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Aliens Eating Candy Riddle
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A Living Rock Riddle
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God Plant Of Heat
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From The Sun And The Moon Riddle
Some came from the Sun and Moon,
Others from Thor and his hammer are hewn,
By Odins beard, and Frigg and Tiw,
The last is Saturn, from which we grew.
What are we?
Others from Thor and his hammer are hewn,
By Odins beard, and Frigg and Tiw,
The last is Saturn, from which we grew.
What are we?
Hint:
They are the origins of the names of each day of the week.
Sunday Sun day.
Monday Moon day.
Tuesday Tiws or T�rs day, the god of single combat, son of Odin.
Wednesday Wodens or Odins day, god of poetry and of the dead.
Thursday Thors day, god of thunder, son of Odin.
Friday Friggs day, goddess of the clouds, wife of Odin.
Saturday Saturns day, god of fertility and agriculture. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Sunday Sun day.
Monday Moon day.
Tuesday Tiws or T�rs day, the god of single combat, son of Odin.
Wednesday Wodens or Odins day, god of poetry and of the dead.
Thursday Thors day, god of thunder, son of Odin.
Friday Friggs day, goddess of the clouds, wife of Odin.
Saturday Saturns day, god of fertility and agriculture. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES NO
Sun, Planet Or Moon Riddle
I am here all the time,
Even if you can not see me,
I appear to be as big as a dime,
I am able to do something different,
But closer than another galaxy,
I am important in your life,
In more than just a couple ways.
Am I the Sun, a Planet, or the Moon?
Even if you can not see me,
I appear to be as big as a dime,
I am able to do something different,
But closer than another galaxy,
I am important in your life,
In more than just a couple ways.
Am I the Sun, a Planet, or the Moon?
Hint: Read it again closely, because there is a clue!
The Red Planet Riddle
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Closest To The Sun Riddle
80 is my atomic number
And I have the symbol Hg
Im the planet closest to the sun
Which means my name is what?
And I have the symbol Hg
Im the planet closest to the sun
Which means my name is what?
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Mother From A Family Of Eight Riddle
Supports her children in spite of their weight,
Turns around without being called,
Has held you since the time you crawled.
Who is she?
Hint: She's not human
Mother Earth. The family of eight references the 8 planets. Her children being the population of the world. Earth is constantly spinning on its axis and we've all been on this planet since birth unless you're from another world. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES NO
YES NO
Saturn Has Them Riddle
Saturn has them. Married people wear them. A tree's age can be determined by counting them. What is it?
Hint:
Third Closest To The Sun Riddle
Whats the name of the planet
Which is third closest to the sun?
In terms of moons that it has
You will find there is only one
Which is third closest to the sun?
In terms of moons that it has
You will find there is only one
Hint:
Soil And Sand Riddle
And the rest of it is land
Some of that is made up of soil
And some of its made of sand
What is it?
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I Have Mount Olympus Riddle
Im red but Im not a stop light
Im named after a Roman God but Im not Apollo
I have a Mount Olympus but Im not Greece
I have polar ice caps but Im not the Arctic Circle
Im a planet but Im not Jupiter
What am I?
Im named after a Roman God but Im not Apollo
I have a Mount Olympus but Im not Greece
I have polar ice caps but Im not the Arctic Circle
Im a planet but Im not Jupiter
What am I?
Hint:
The Red Planet Riddle
I'm the fourth planet from the sun
I am known as the red planet
And have two moons rather than one
Hint:
Post Your Planet Riddles Puns Below
Can you come up with a cool, funny or clever Planet Riddles of your own? Post it below (without the answer) to see if you can stump our users.
1. What do you call a planet that always forgets its birthday? Saturn, because it always has a ring on it.
2. Why is Venus so hard to find at a party? Because it's always in retrograde.
3. Why did Jupiter break up with his girlfriend? Because she was too Uranus.
4. What do you call a planet that's always in a bad mood? Mars because it's always red.
5. Why did the Earth get grounded? Because it orbited the Sun too much.
6. Why did the telescope break up with the computer? Because it couldn't handle the space.
7. What does Neptune say when it's running late? "Sorry, I got caught in the space-time continuum."
8. Why did the Moon miss its appointment with the dentist? Because it was busy waning.
9. Why did the astronaut break up with his girlfriend? Because he needed some space.
10. What do you call an alien who delivers babies? E.T. the Extraterrestrial Stork.
11. Why did Pluto fail his math test? Because it couldn't planet out.
12. Why did the robot go to Venus? To get a robot tan.
13. What do you call a planet that's always trying to be in everyone's business? Neptune, because it's the god of the sea.
14. Why did Mars go to the doctor? To check if it had a fever.
15. What do you call a planet that's always being ignored? Mercury, because it's the smallest planet.
16. Why did the Sun go to the supermarket? To get a sun-sational deal.
17. What do you call a group of planets that argue all the time? The Solar System Debate Team.
18. Why did Saturn get mad at its friend? Because it kept throwing shade.
19. What do you call a meteor that's always on time? A stardust watch.
20. Why did the asteroid break up with its rockstar girlfriend? Because it was too hard to keep up.
21. What does Pluto say when it's feeling blue? "I'm just a dwarf planet, I can't handle the pressure."
22. Why did the astronaut refuse to use the bathroom on the rocket? Because it was too Uranus.
23. What do you call a planet that's always singing in the shower? Venus, because it's the goddess of love.
24. Why did the Earth get nervous at the party? Because it felt like everyone was looking at it.
25. What does Jupiter say when it's feeling overwhelmed? "I need my space."
26. Why did the Moon bring a flashlight to the party? To show everyone how to wax and wane.
27. What do you call a meteor that's really fast? A Shooting Star-ship.
28. Why did the asteroid go to the therapist? To work through its rocky relationship.
29. What does Saturn say when it's feeling fancy? "Put a ring on it."
30. Why did the astronaut's wife break up with him? Because he was always lost in space.
31. What do you call a planet that's always trying to be funny? Uranus, because it's the butt of all the jokes.
32. Why did the Earth get fired from its job? Because it orbited too much during work hours.
33. What does Neptune say when it's feeling generous? "Let me buy-a you a drink."
34. Why did the Sun go to the hair salon? To get some solar highlights.
35. What do you call a planet that's always procrastinating? Mercury, because it's always the last one in line.
36. Why did Mars go to the gym? To work on its planetary fitness.
37. What does Pluto say when it's feeling lonely? "I miss the good ol' days when I was a planet."
38. Why did the astronaut break up with his girlfriend? Because she was a real space cadet.
39. What do you call a meteor that's really smart? A Stardust Einstein.
40. Why did the asteroid go to the bank? To get a rock-solid investment.
41. What does the Moon say when it's feeling full? "I'm feeling pretty illuminated right now."
42. Why did Saturn's ring break up with it? Because it was tired of orbiting around the same old thing.
43. What do you call a planet that's really good at playing piano? Jupiter, because it's the god of music.
44. Why did the Earth get flustered during the job interview? Because it didn't know how to orbit the conversation back to its skills.
45. What does Uranus say when it's feeling playful? "Let's play ring-around-the-planet."
46. Why did Mercury get pulled over by the planetary police? Because it was speeding.
47. What do you call a meteor that's always making jokes? A Stardust-stand-up.
48. Why did the asteroid start a band? Because it had some rockin' ideas.
49. What does Venus say when it's feeling romantic? "I love you to the Sun and back."
50. Why did the astronaut's parents ground him? Because he was always mooning over things.
1. What do you call a planet that always forgets its birthday? Saturn, because it always has a ring on it.
2. Why is Venus so hard to find at a party? Because it's always in retrograde.
3. Why did Jupiter break up with his girlfriend? Because she was too Uranus.
4. What do you call a planet that's always in a bad mood? Mars because it's always red.
5. Why did the Earth get grounded? Because it orbited the Sun too much.
6. Why did the telescope break up with the computer? Because it couldn't handle the space.
7. What does Neptune say when it's running late? "Sorry, I got caught in the space-time continuum."
8. Why did the Moon miss its appointment with the dentist? Because it was busy waning.
9. Why did the astronaut break up with his girlfriend? Because he needed some space.
10. What do you call an alien who delivers babies? E.T. the Extraterrestrial Stork.
11. Why did Pluto fail his math test? Because it couldn't planet out.
12. Why did the robot go to Venus? To get a robot tan.
13. What do you call a planet that's always trying to be in everyone's business? Neptune, because it's the god of the sea.
14. Why did Mars go to the doctor? To check if it had a fever.
15. What do you call a planet that's always being ignored? Mercury, because it's the smallest planet.
16. Why did the Sun go to the supermarket? To get a sun-sational deal.
17. What do you call a group of planets that argue all the time? The Solar System Debate Team.
18. Why did Saturn get mad at its friend? Because it kept throwing shade.
19. What do you call a meteor that's always on time? A stardust watch.
20. Why did the asteroid break up with its rockstar girlfriend? Because it was too hard to keep up.
21. What does Pluto say when it's feeling blue? "I'm just a dwarf planet, I can't handle the pressure."
22. Why did the astronaut refuse to use the bathroom on the rocket? Because it was too Uranus.
23. What do you call a planet that's always singing in the shower? Venus, because it's the goddess of love.
24. Why did the Earth get nervous at the party? Because it felt like everyone was looking at it.
25. What does Jupiter say when it's feeling overwhelmed? "I need my space."
26. Why did the Moon bring a flashlight to the party? To show everyone how to wax and wane.
27. What do you call a meteor that's really fast? A Shooting Star-ship.
28. Why did the asteroid go to the therapist? To work through its rocky relationship.
29. What does Saturn say when it's feeling fancy? "Put a ring on it."
30. Why did the astronaut's wife break up with him? Because he was always lost in space.
31. What do you call a planet that's always trying to be funny? Uranus, because it's the butt of all the jokes.
32. Why did the Earth get fired from its job? Because it orbited too much during work hours.
33. What does Neptune say when it's feeling generous? "Let me buy-a you a drink."
34. Why did the Sun go to the hair salon? To get some solar highlights.
35. What do you call a planet that's always procrastinating? Mercury, because it's always the last one in line.
36. Why did Mars go to the gym? To work on its planetary fitness.
37. What does Pluto say when it's feeling lonely? "I miss the good ol' days when I was a planet."
38. Why did the astronaut break up with his girlfriend? Because she was a real space cadet.
39. What do you call a meteor that's really smart? A Stardust Einstein.
40. Why did the asteroid go to the bank? To get a rock-solid investment.
41. What does the Moon say when it's feeling full? "I'm feeling pretty illuminated right now."
42. Why did Saturn's ring break up with it? Because it was tired of orbiting around the same old thing.
43. What do you call a planet that's really good at playing piano? Jupiter, because it's the god of music.
44. Why did the Earth get flustered during the job interview? Because it didn't know how to orbit the conversation back to its skills.
45. What does Uranus say when it's feeling playful? "Let's play ring-around-the-planet."
46. Why did Mercury get pulled over by the planetary police? Because it was speeding.
47. What do you call a meteor that's always making jokes? A Stardust-stand-up.
48. Why did the asteroid start a band? Because it had some rockin' ideas.
49. What does Venus say when it's feeling romantic? "I love you to the Sun and back."
50. Why did the astronaut's parents ground him? Because he was always mooning over things.