Easy Riddles
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg!
David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
David
What has one eye, but can’t see?
A needle!
A little girl goes to the store and buys one dozen eggs. As she is going home, all but three break. How many eggs are left unbroken?
Three!
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence!
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle!
I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?
Your shadow!
What has hands, but can’t clap?
A clock!
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light!
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge!
What gets bigger when more is taken away?
A hole!
What has legs, but doesn’t walk?
A table!
If there are three apples and you take away two, how many apples do you have?
You have two apples.
If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
A mirror!
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
Where does today come before yesterday?
The dictionary!
What has one head, one foot and four legs?
A bed!
Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Neither-they both weigh a ton!
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps!
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future!
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window!
What kind of band never plays music?
A rubber band!
Three doctors said that Bill was their brother. Bill says he has no brothers. How many brothers does Bill actually have?
None. He has three sisters!
I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I?
A map!