What am I? Riddles
I have a face and a tail, but no body. I have value, but not much. I can be flipped, but not flopped. What am I?
A coin
What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?
Queue
hat is the next number in this sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, …?
32
I am a country that is famous for its pyramids, sphinx and pharaohs. What is my name?
Egypt
A type of fruit that is also a color.
Orange
I have a spine and hinges, but I am not a man or a door; I have told you all, I cannot tell you more. What am I?
A Book
What word begins and ends with an E but only has one letter?
Envelope
What is the only number that has the same amount of letters as its value?
Four
I am a musical instrument that has 88 keys and can play classical or jazz tunes. What am I?
Piano
A type of bird that is also a word.
Crow
I have no voice, but I can teach you all there is to know. I have spines and hinges, but I am not a man or a door. Once I’ve told you all, I cannot tell you more. What am I?
A Book
What word of five letters has only one left when two letters are removed?
Stone
If you have a 3-gallon jug and a 5-gallon jug, how can you measure out exactly 4 gallons of water?
Fill the 3-gallon jug and pour it into the 5-gallon jug. Then fill the 3-gallon jug again and pour it into the 5-gallon jug until it is full. You will have one gallon left in the 3-gallon jug. Empty the 5-gallon jug and pour the one gallon from the 3-gallon jug into it. Then fill the 3-gallon jug again and pour it into the 5-gallon jug. You will have four gallons in the 5-gallon jug.
am a type of art that uses dots of paint to create an image. What is my name?
Pointillism
A type of flower that is also a power.
Daisy
I have a neck and no head, two arms but no hands. I’m with you to school, I’m with you to work. What am I?
A shirt
What word is always pronounced wrong?
Wrong
How many times can you subtract 10 from 100?
Once
I am a city that is the capital of two countries at the same time. What is my name?
Istambul
A type of fish that is also a dish.
I have no eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I’m white and empty. What am I?
A skull
What seven-letter word contains dozens of letters?
Mailbox
A farmer has 17 sheep and all but nine die. How many are left?
Nine
I am a literary device that involves repeating the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences or clauses. What is my name?
Anaphora
A type of cheese that is also a breeze.