RIDDLES 1
They don't have flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bone. Yet they have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they?
GLOVE
This is as light as a feather, yet no man can hold it for long. What am I?
A BREATH
Who is that with a neck and no head, two arms and no hands? What is it?
A SHIRT
What's at least 6 inches long, goes in your mouth, and is more fun if it vibrates?
A toothbrush.
The more you take away, the more I become. What am I?
A HOLE
My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick. Fat, I am slow. Wind is my foe. What am I?
candle
You have me today,
Tomorrow you'll have more;
As your time passes,
I'm not easy to store;
I don't take up space,
But I'm only in one place;
I am what you saw,
But not what you see.
What am I?
memories
What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?
charcoal
The drier the more humid it gets?
The towel.
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness
I make two people out of one. What am I?
Shadow
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.
What can point in every direction but can't reach the destination by itself.
Your finger
I am white when I am dirty, and black when I am clean. What am I?
blackboard
What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?
your name
When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?
in the dictionary
I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
fire
What never comes back even though it's never gone?
The past.
What has a head and teeth, is it not an animal and not a person?
The garlic
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
footsteps
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber.
Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the Mustard family?
There are nine Mustards in the family. Since each daughter shares the same brother, there are six girls, one boy and Mr. and Mrs. Mustard.
A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?
An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
What room do ghosts avoid?
The living room