Riddles
Who has a neck and no head, two arms and no hands?
A shirt
Which word in the dictionary is always spelled incorrectly?
"Incorrectly"
What gets bigger the more you take away?
A hole
A butcher stands six feet and one inch tall and wears size 12 shoes. What does he weigh?
Meat
White bird, featherless. Flying out of paradise. Flying over sea and land. Dying in my hand. What is it?
A snowflake
This belongs to you, but everyone else uses it.
Your name
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don't see a single person on the boat. Why?
All the passengers are married.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "m"
When Billy's asked how old he is, he replies, "In two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago." How old is he?
12 years old
I have cities, but not houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have coasts, but no sand. What am I?
A map
You're in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove, and a gas lamp. You only have one match, so what do you light first?
The match
It's best to put this coat on wet.
A coat of paint
I belong in the month of December, but not in any other month. I am not a holiday. What am I?
The letter "d"
Who spends the day at the window, goes to the table for meals, and hides at night?
A fly
I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can't go outside. What am I?
A computer keyboard
How much dirt is in a hole that measures four feet by four feet by five feet?
None
My thunder comes before the lightning. My lightning comes before the clouds. My rain dries all the land it touches. What am I?
A volcano
I come from a mine and am surrounded by wood. I help others to express themselves. What am I?
Pencil lead
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper
How is seven different from the rest of the numbers between one and ten?
Seven is the only one with two syllables.