Hard
You go at red, but stop at green. What am I?
A watermelon
I am always running, but never get tired or hot. What am I?
The refrigerator
I am light and seem to have no substance at all. But even the strongest person in the world can’t hold me for very long. What am I?
Breathe
What’s really easy to get into, and hard to get out of?
trouble
I have a stem, but I am not a flower. I have a foot, but I cannot hop. Children are too young to hold me. What am I?
A wine glass
We come in a set. We can dash or pour. If we’re too much, the serving is ruined. If we’re held back, the course is flat. What are we?
Salt and pepper
I am round as a sphere but then become something else. I am also one hundred yards long, or even longer. What am I?
A ball of yarn
I am made to absorb, and I can hold liquid even though I’m full of holes. What am I?
A sponge
What comes once in a second, twice in a decade, but just a single time in a century?
The letter E
Mississippi has four S letters and four I letters. Can you spell that without using S or I?
T H A T (spell that)
If it takes 20 workers, 20 hours to build a garage from start to finish. How long will it take ten workers to complete that same project?
No time. The job is complete.
People have stepped on me, but not many. I never stay full for long. I have a dark side. What am I?
The moon
When does achievement come before drive, goals, and pursuit?
In the dictionary
Four siblings stood underneath an umbrella. Two were holding dogs and two were holding cats. How did they all keep from getting wet?
It wasn’t raining
It’s good to stretch me and push my limits. The more you use me, the stronger I get. When I am sharp, I at my best. What am I?
Your brain
I can be red or blue—I am always changing. I can ruin your day or lift you up. I am always with you except when you sleep. What am I?
Your mood
I sound like I could cut you, but I’m actually quite comfortable. I can be green or yellow. I can be stiff or soft. I am a friend to bugs and also bare feet. What am I?
A blade of grass
What do the numbers ll and 88 have in common?
They both look the same upside-down and backward
I run, but I don’t walk. I drip and drop, but I can’t pick myself up. You have to consume me and sometimes I surround you. What am I?
water
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
An echo
I can travel at nearly 100 miles per hour, but never leave the room. You can cover me up, but that doesn’t slow me down. You will not know if I come only once or again and again and again. What am I?
A sneeze
I get answered even though I never ask a question. What am I?
A door knock or doorbell
Imagine the following: You are alone in a forest and you hear a noise. You realize you are being followed. You begin to run as fast as you can, but whatever is following is getting closer and closer. How do you escape?
IMAGINE the following: ....
Stop imagining and think of something else.
I can be open or closed, or big or small. I can reveal the truth or hide it. I am almost always welcome and can spring up unannounced. Everyone has one, but not everyone shares. Laughter comes after me. What am I?
A smile
A doctor drops off a young boy at school every morning before work. The doctor is not the child’s father, but the child is the doctor’s son. Explain.
The doctor is the boy’s mom