Riddles

Animals

500

I fly through the woods without making a sound, and turn my head nearly all the way round. With eyes locked in place, I look straight at my prey, and sleep through the brightest hours of the day.

owl

500

I travel the dunes where the hot winds blow, packing a water tank wherever I go. I carry my own seat right on my spine, and my double eyelashes keep the sand out fine.

Camel

500

I have a crown on my head like a king, but I sound a disgrace when I sing. I've fewer eyes on my face than my tail, especially when I'm a male.

peacock

500

I have three pumping hearts and blue blood in my veins, with a soft, boneless body that leaves no remains. I squeeze through the tiniest cracks in the sea, and use eight clever arms to catch what touches me.

octopus

500

I carry a helmet of hard, olive-green, with a tail like a sword that is sharp and unseen. I have ten hidden eyes and blue blood in my shell, and I’ve roamed through the earth since the dinosaurs fell.

horeshoe crab

Random 1

500

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, yet I come alive with fears. What am I?

echo

500

The more of me you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Footsteps

500

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't kept me. What am I?

Secret

500

I run through life though I have no feet, and I empty myself out when my journey is complete. Turn me upside down and I start anew, feeding every second that is handed to you.

Hour glass or sand

500

We are a matched pair that is never apart, we take the same steps from the very first start. One goes on the left and the other on the right, and we get worn out from morning till night.

Shoes

Random 2

500

I am transparent and never make a sound, yet you cannot live without me being found. In the dead of winter I can be seen clear, vanishing into thin air as I draw near.

your breath

500

The man who makes me doesn't want me, the man who buys me doesn't use me, and the man who uses me can't see or hear me. What am I?

Coffin

500

Born in the freezer and cold to the touch, put me in your drink and I won't last much. The warmer you treat me, the faster I cry, leaving not a trace of myself as I die.

Ice cube

500

 I have no teeth, yet I bite away steel. I change up the color of iron and wheel. The longer I feast in the damp and the rain, the weaker I leave what was sturdy and plain.

Rust

500

Full of holes yet I still hold a lot, I soak up the wetness you left on the spot. Squeeze me out hard and I'm ready for more, tossed on the counter or left by the sink-floor.

A sponge

Random 3

500

I am thrown out when you need me most, and reeled back in when my job is done. I sink to the dark bottom to keep you safe in the light. What am I?

Anchor

500

I weigh absolutely nothing, yet I am incredibly difficult to hold. If I am broken, it leaves a scar, even though no pieces ever fall to the ground. What am I?

Promise

500

I have a slender body and a sharp little brain, traveling across paper through sunshine or rain. I leave behind tracks of my thoughts as I roam, though I have no legs and I’m far from my home.

a pen

500

I have no lungs, but I desperately need air to breathe. I have no mouth, but water will instantly kill me. The more you feed me, the hungrier and larger I grow. What am I?

Fire

500

I start out dark and clean, but the more you teach me and the more I learn, the whiter and messier I become until I am wiped completely blank again. What am I?

Whiteboard or Chalk Board

Random 4

500

 I can push down giant trees and toss ships across the sea, yet I am completely invisible. You can feel my breath on your face, but you can never grab hold of me. What am I?

wind

500

I have no voice, but I can tell you if a stranger is welcome. I have a tiny mouth, but I only bite down on a single piece of cold iron to let you pass. What am I?

lock

500

I run all day and night but I never get tired. I stretch across mountains and valleys, connecting faraway places, yet I never move an inch myself. What am I?

a road

500

I am lighter than air and look like a fragile glass sphere. The longer I live, the higher I fly, but the touch of a single finger will bring my sudden death. What am I?

Bubble

500

I am as big as an elephant, but I weigh absolutely nothing at all. I follow you wherever you walk in the sun, yet I vanish the moment the darkness falls. What am I?    *hint* I'm learning about this in school in science!

Shadow

Random 5

500

I contain all the words, stories, and wisdom ever written by humankind, yet I am built entirely from just over two dozen simple shapes. What am I?

The alphabet (or a dictionary)

500

I have two hands but no arms or fingers. I have a clean face but no eyes, nose, or mouth. I move forward constantly, yet I always remain exactly where I am. What am I?

A clock

500

I am a treasure chest without a single hinge, key, lid, or lock. Yet inside my smooth protective walls, a golden treasure is securely stored. What am I?

egg

500

I have a bed but I never sleep, and a running stream that is wide and deep. I murmur a tune as I rush to the sea, though I have no throat and I lack a key.

A river

500

I am a ball of gold hung high in the sky, weaving the morning as seasons go by. I paint every shadow and warm every stone, yet I rule through the day all by myself alone.

The sun