Category 1
I go all around the world, but never leave the corner. What am I?
A stamp.
It has keys, but no locks. It has space, but no room. You can enter, but can’t go inside. What is it?
A keyboard.
A railroad crossing without any cars. Can you spell that without any R’s?
T-H-A-T
Where would you take a sick boat?
To the dock.
You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?
The letter “R.”
I can fill a room, but I take up no space. What am I?
Light.
What can jump higher than a building?
Anything that can jump — buildings don’t jump, silly!
What kind of room has no doors or windows?
A mushroom.
What can go up a chimney down, but can’t go down a chimney up?
An umbrella. If your umbrella is “down,” it can fit through a chimney, but if it’s “up,” it won’t fit!
It’s the only place in the world where today comes before yesterday. Where is it?
The dictionary.
An elephant in Africa is called Lala. An elephant in Asia is called Lulu. What do you call an elephant in Antarctica?
Lost.
I’m orange, I wear a green hat and I sound like a parrot. What am I?
A Carrot.
I make a loud sound when I’m changing. When I do change, I get bigger but weigh less. What am I?
Popcorn.
If I have it, I don’t share it. If I share it, I don’t have it. What is it?
A secret.
Imagine you are in a room with no windows or doors. How will you get out?
Stop imagining.
What fruit can you never cheer up?
A blueberry.
A bus driver was heading down a busy street in the city. He went past three stop signs without stopping, went the wrong way down a one-way street, and answered a message on his phone. But the bus driver didn’t break any traffic laws. How?
He was walking, not driving. (This riddle adds irrelevant information to deceive the reader. You expect that since he’s a bus driver, he’s currently driving the bus — but it never actually says that!)
What goes away as soon as you talk about it?
Silence.
A group of bunnies were having a birthday party. What kind of music were they listening to?
Hip hop music.
It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?
Your name