Riddles
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
a candle
What is full of holes but still holds water?
a sponge
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it
A promise
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
a barber
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 has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
A piano
What gets bigger when more is taken away?
A hole
What can’t be put in a saucepan?
it's lid
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
If you’ve got me, you want to share me; if you share me, you haven’t kept me. What am I?
A secret
What is cut on a table, but is never eaten?
A deck of cards
What has four wheels and flies?
A garbage truck
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
second place
What has a thumb and four fingers, but is not a hand?
A glove
What has 13 hearts, but no other organs?
A deck of cards
What kind of coat is best put on wet?
A coat of paint
If two’s company, and three’s a crowd, what are four and five
Nine
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
He is bald
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Your breath
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window
What building has the most stories?
library