Riddles
I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
a candle
David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
David
The more you have of it, the less you see
darkness
What turns everything around but does not move?
a MIRROR
What can’t talk on its own but will reply when spoken to?
An echo
What is never hungry during Thanksgiving?
a stuffed turkey
I am made of metal surrounded by wood. Everyone uses me, what am I?
a PENCIL
When I take five and add six, I get eleven, but when I take six and add seven, I get one. What am I?
a CLOCK
Where does today come before yesterday?
The dictionary
If you have me you want to share me, if you share me you won't have me. What am I?
A SECRET
Why did the grandma put wheels on her rocking chair?
she likes to rock and roll
What word can you add letters to make it shorter?
Short
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
What belongs to you but other people use it more than you do?
YOUR NAME
What word is always pronounced wrong?
WRONG
What do the numbers 11, 69, 88, and 96 all have in common?
They are all read the same upside down
What flies when it's born, lies when it's alive, and runs when it's dead?
a snowflake
A word I know, six letters it contains. Subtract just one, and twelve is what remains.
dozens
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
YOUR BREATH
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
What gives you ability to walk through walls?
DOORS
Those who have it least don't know that they have it. Those who have it most wish they had less of it, but not too little or none at all. What is it?
AGE
Which is faster? Hot or Cold?
Hot is faster, because you can catch a cold.
What is something you can't see that is front of you?
Your Future
I start with M, end with X, and I have any number of letters in me. What am I?
a MAILBOX?