Riddles
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
What are footsteps?
People used this thick book to look up phone numbers.
What is a phone book?
This pet-like digital toy became a craze in the 1990s.
What is a Tamagotchi?
This device used to make phone calls before smartphones, often attached to the wall.
What is a landline phone?
This abbreviation means "laughing out loud."
What is LOL?
I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?
What is a map?
This machine used a ribbon and keys to create documents before computers became common.
What is a typewriter?
This invention lets people talk hands-free while driving.
What is a Bluetooth headset?
Before streaming, people commonly rented these to watch movies at home.
What are video tapes?
This word means something is very popular or trendy.
What is viral?
What can travel around the world while staying in the same corner?
What is a stamp?
This household device recorded television programs onto magnetic tape.
What is a VCR?
This simple invention uses Velcro to fasten shoes and clothing
What is a hook-and-loop fastener?
This was popular way to listen music before CDS and streaming services.
What is cassette tapes?
A "selfie" is this type of photograph.
What is a self-portrait?
The person who makes it doesn't need it. The person who buys it doesn't use it. The person who uses it doesn't know it. What is it?
What is a coffin?
Long before texting, many people communicated quickly using this handwritten card sent through the mail.
What is a postcard?
This folding transportation device became popular for city commuting.
What is a kick scooter?
Instead of using GPS, people once used this paper item to find their way on a road trip.
What is a road map?
This social media feature allows short videos that often include music.
What are reels?
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
What is an echo?
This reference collection was often sold door-to-door and found in many family homes.
What is an encyclopedia?
This cube-shaped puzzle has over 43 quintillion possible configurations.
What is a Rubik's Cube?
This device was carried around before smartphones and allowed people to send and receive short messages.
What is a Pager?
This term descries a person who has become very famous or popular online.
What is an Influencer?