Riddles
I'm not a blanket, yet I cover the ground; a crystal from heaven that doesn't make a sound. What am I?
Snowflake
What comes down but never goes up?
Rain
David's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle and _____?
David
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
footsteps
What has roots as nobody sees,
Is taller than trees,
Up, up it goes,
And yet never grows?
mountain
It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
Your name
What has one head, one foot and four legs?
A bed
What can you catch, but not throw?
A cold
What is cut on a table, but is never eaten?
A deck of cards
Voiceless it cries,
Wingless flutters,
Toothless bites,
Mouthless mutters.
wind
What has words, but never speaks?
a book
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
Five—each daughter has the same brother.
Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Neither—they both weigh a ton.
What has four wheels and flies?
A garbage truck
It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills.
It comes out first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter.
dark
What begins with an "e" and only contains one letter?
An envelope
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
silence
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
A river
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
light
Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail never clinking.
fish
Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?
Meat.
What has hands but cannot clap?
a clock
What loses its head in the morning but gets it back at night?
A pillow.
Ask this question all day long, but always get completely different answers, and yet all the answers will be correct. What is the question?
What time is it?
This thing all things devours;
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats mountain down.
time