RIDDLE DOES IT
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
the future?
What can you keep after giving to someone?
Your word?
The baptism of John, from where did it come? from heaven or from man?
Matthew 21:23–27
Jesus?
Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
the “C.”
What has branches and leaves and no bark?
a library?
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg?
There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house?
“Out of the eater, something to eat; / out of the strong, something sweet”
(Judges 14:12–14).
sweeter than honey? / stronger than a lion?”
Mississippi has four S’s and four I’s. Can you spell that without using S or I?
T-H-A-T!
What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end, and the end of every race?
the letter 'E'
What is full of holes but still holds water?
a sponge?
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?
This biblical character answered the riddle on King Belshazzaar's palace wall.
Daniel?
Name three consecutive days without naming any of the seven days of the week.
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow?
What belongs to you, but is used by others?
your name?
What goes up but never comes down?
your age?
A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible?
he was born on February 29?
This biblical person gave the parable of two eagles and a vine in the Old Testament.
Ezekiel?
Where does today come before yesterday?
in the dictionary?
I have billions of eyes, yet I live in darkness. I have millions of ears, yet only four lobes. I have no muscle, yet I rule two hemispheres. What am I?
the human brain?
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
a candle?
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 was bald?
This woman asked King Solomon riddles and concluded that he was a wise and discerning person.
the queen of Sheba?
What four-letter word can be written forward, backward, or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?
NOON?
What is always on its way here, but never arrives?
Tomorrow?