Riddles!
You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?
The match
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
All the people on the boat are married.
What can you keep after giving to someone?
Your word
What gets wet while drying?
A towel
There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.
Where does today come before yesterday?
The dictionary
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Your breath
What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
A piano
I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?
A Shadow
David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
David
I am the beginning of everything, the end of everywhere. I’m the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. What am I?
the letter “e”
What 4-letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?
NOON
What is the end of everything?
Letter G
What has hands, but can’t clap?
A clock
If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
Second place
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
What begins with an “e” and only contains one letter?
An envelope
What would you find in the middle of Toronto?
The letter “o”
You see me once in June, twice in November and not at all in May. What am I?
The letter “e”
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it?
The letter “r”
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
What three numbers, none of which is zero, give the same result whether they’re added or multiplied?
One, two and three
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
Five—each daughter has the same brother.
The day before yesterday I was 21, and next year I will be 24. When is my birthday?
December 31; today is January 1
A man describes his daughters, saying, “They are all blonde, but two; all brunette but two; and all redheaded but two.” How many daughters does he have?
Three: A blonde, a brunette and a redhead