Riddles
David‘s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle and—?
David
Timmy’s mother had three children. The first was named April, the next was named May. What was the name of the third child?
Timmy, of course!
What word contains 26 letters but only three syllables?
Alphabet
al pha bet
What belongs to you but is used more by others?
Your NAME
Can you name 3 consecutive days without using Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday?
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
If you are running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
Second
It follows you and copies your every move but you can’t touch it. What is it?
Your shadow
How can a man go 8 days without sleep?
He only sleeps at night.
What invention allows you to look right through a wall?
A window
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
If I have it, I don’t share it. If I share it, I don’t have it.
A secret
They come out at night without being called, and they are lost in the day without being stolen. What are they?
Stars
I’m full of keys but I can’t open any door. What am I?
A piano
What are two things you can NEVER eat for breakfast?
Lunch and dinner
Where can you find cities, towns, shops, and streets but no people?
On a map
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold
What word is spelt wrong in every dictionary?
the word WRONG
What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?
A glove
If there are three cookies and you take away two, how many do you have?
2
What has a neck but no head?
A bottle
Two in front, two behind and one in the middle. How many are there?
3
(1 2) 3
1 (2 3)
1 (2) 3
The more you take away, the bigger it becomes. What is it?
A hole
I’m as light as a feather, yet the strongest man can‘t hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I?
Breath
A man was walking in the middle of nowhere and it started to rain. He had no umbrella and no hat, but not a single hair on his head got wet. How can this be?
The man was bald