Riddles 1
How many months in the year has 28 days?
All.
What is the capital in France?
The letter F.
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold.
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Shorter. (Short + ‘er’)
Mr. Blue lives in the Blue house. Mrs. Yellow lives in the Yellow House. Mr. Orange lives in the orange house. Who lives in the White House?
The President.
What becomes wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
What belongs to you, but other people use it more?
Your name.
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
What room do ghosts avoid?
The living room.
What goes up but never comes back down?
Your age!
Light as a feather, there’s nothing in it, but the strongest man can’t hold it much more than a minute.
Breath.
What word is spelled wrong in the dictionary?
Wrong.
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge.
If a red house is made of red bricks, and a yellow house is made of yellow bricks, what is a greenhouse made of?
Glass.
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future.
What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
A penny.
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence.
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old, what am I?
A candle.
What answer can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
You bought me for dinner but never eat me. What am I?
Cutlery. (I will accept fork, spoon, knife)
How can a leopard change its spots?
By moving one spot to another.
What begins with an E but only has one letter?
An envelope.
What begins with T, finishes with T, and has T in it?
A teapot.
When things go wrong, what can you always count on?
Your fingers.
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother — how many children does Mary have?