Riddles 1
When you need me, you throw me away. But when you are done with me, you bring me back. What am I?
An anchor
You go at red and stop at green. What am I?
A watermelon
Wednesday, Bill and Jim went to a restaurant. They ordered and ate their food. Then they paid the bill, but neither Bill nor Jim paid. Who did?
Wednesday
It is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. It is the start of every end, the end of every place. What is it?
The letter 'E'
What's lighter than a feather but impossible to hold for much more than a minute?
Your breath
With pointed fangs I sit and wait; with piercing force I crunch out fate; grabbing victims, proclaiming might; physically joining with a single bite. What am I?
A stapler
What do you call a fake noodle?
An impasta
Three different doctors said that Paul is their brother yet Paul claims he has no brothers. Who is lying?
None of them. The doctors are his sisters.
A man was driving his truck. His lights weren’t on. The moon was not out. There were no streetlights. Up ahead, a woman was crossing the street. Luckily, the truck driver stopped in time—how did he see her?
It was daytime
What four days of the week start with the letter 't'?
Tuesday, Thursday, today, tomorrow
A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for five minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But five minutes later they enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
She shot a photo of her husband then developed it in a dark room.
It stalks the countryside with ears but cannot hear.
Corn
Which kind of nuts are the softest nuts?
Doughnuts
Only one color, but not one size, stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies. What am I?
A shadow
What turns everything around but doesn't move?
A mirror
I am made of metal surrounded by wood. Everyone uses me. What am I?
A pencil
If there are 3 apples and you take away 2 how many do you have?
2
What is the safest room to be in during a zombie apocalypse?
The living room
There is an apple tree on a cliff. If the wind is blowing 15 mph to the west, where would the apple tree fall?
Down
What flies when it's born, lies when it's alive, and runs when it's dead?
Snow
I am an animal, named after the animal I eat. What am I?
An anteater
This has lots of eyes but cannot see.
A potato
When I take five and add six, I get eleven. But when I take six and add seven, I get one. What am I?
A clock
I have hundreds of wheels, but move I do not. Call me what I am; call me a lot. What am I?
A parking lot
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
Your breath