Classic
What has hands but cannot clap?
a clock
I am full of holes, but I still hold water
a sponge
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
a window
I fly without wings, I have a tail but no fur. I swim without fins, and I’m known to purr. What am I?
a catfish
I’m not a teacher, but I help you write. What am I?
a pencil
What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel
I have cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish. What am I?
a map
What goes up but never comes down?
your age
I buzz and I hum and I fly all around. In the summer, you’ll hear me; my wings make the sound. What am I?
a bee
I’m full of words, but I can’t speak. I’m full of knowledge, but I can’t think. What am I?
a book
What has one eye, but cannot see?
A needle
Something else that has to be broken before you can use it?
a promise
How many months have 28 days?
all of them
What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands?
Kangaroo
What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?
a glove
What has a head and a tail, but no body?
a coin
What has keys but cannot open locks?
a piano
Where does today come before yesterday?
in the dictionary
I am an animal named after the animal that I eat.
anteater
What has a ring but no finger?
a phone
What has to be broken before you can use it?
an egg
I'm tall when I'm young, and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?
a candle
Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
neither ... they both weigh a ton
I sleep by day and fly at night, but I have no feathers to aid my flight.
What am I?
a bat
What has ears but cannot hear?
cornfield