I have wings and a beak, but I’m not a bird. I love the night and sleep upside down. What am I?
A bat.
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg.
What has words, but never speaks?
A book.
What can you catch but never throw?
A cold.
What has one eye but cannot see?
A needle.
I have a trunk, but no nose. I have many leaves, but no pages. What am I?
A tree.
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle (or a pencil).
What belongs to you, but everyone else uses it more than you do?
Your name.
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future.
What has legs but cannot walk?
A table (or a chair).
What has a face and two hands, but no arms or legs?
A clock.
What begins with T, finishes with T, and has T in it?
A teapot.
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
I follow you everywhere and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me.
Your shadow.
What is orange and rhymes with parrot?
A carrot.
I am full of holes, but I can still hold water. What am I?
A sponge.
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 goes up but never comes back down?
Your age.
What has a thumb and four fingers, but is not a hand?
A glove.
If an electric train is traveling south, which way is the smoke blowing?
Nowhere—electric trains don’t have smoke!
What has a neck but no head?
A bottle.
I have many teeth, but I cannot bite. What am I?
A comb.
Which month of the year has 28 days?
All of them!
Where does Friday come before Thursday?
The dictionary.
What starts with "P," ends with "E," and has thousands of letters?
The Post Office.