Riddles 1
I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
Fire.
What can you catch but never throw?
A cold.
A man in a car saw a Golden Door, Silver Door and a Bronze Door. What door did he open first?
The car door.
You live in a one-story house made entirely of redwood. What colour would the stairs be?
What stairs? You live in a one-story house.
David's father has three sons : Snap, Crackle and _____ ?
David.
Two fathers and two sons went fishing one day. They were there the whole day and only caught 3 fish. One father said, that is enough for all of us, we will have one each. How can this be possible?
There was the father, his son, and his son's son. This equals 2 fathers and 2 sons for a total of 3!
A bus driver was heading down a street in Colorado. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a "no left turn" sign, and he went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the left side of the road past a cop car. Still - he didn't break any traffic laws.
Why not?
He was walking... Not driving.
What runs around the whole yard without moving?
A fence.
A horse was tied to a rope 5 meters long and the horses food was 15 meters away from the horse. How did the horse reach the food?
The other end of the rope wasn't tied to anything so he could reach the food.
Samuel was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?
He was bald!
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg.
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle.
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 can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I?
A reflection.
I make two people out of one. What am I?
A mirror.
I am white when I am dirty, and black when I am clean. What am I?
A chalkboard.
I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody. What am I?
Pencil Lead
I have two hands, but I can not scratch myself. What am I?
A clock.
I am something people love or hate. I change peoples appearances and thoughts. If a person takes care of them self I will go up even higher. To some people I will fool them. To others I am a mystery. Some people might want to try and hide me but I will show. No matter how hard people try I will Never go down. What am I?
Age.
It can't be seen, can't be felt, can't be heard and can't be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills, and empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after, ends life and kills laughter. What is it?
Darkness.
George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee. Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda. Using logic, is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda?
Elizabeth is drinking coffee. The letter E appears twice in her name, as it does in the names of the others that are drinking coffee.
What is it that given one, you'll have either two or none?
A choice.
Three playing cards in a row. Can you name them with these clues? There is a two to the right of a king. A diamond will be found to the left of a spade. An ace is to the left of a heart. A heart is to the left of a spade. Now, identify all three cards.
Ace of Diamonds, King of Hearts, Two of Spades.