Food Riddles
What has to be broken before you can use it?
Egg
In reply to an inquiry about the animals on his farm, the farmer says: “I only ever keep sheep, goats, and horses. In fact, at the moment they are all sheep bar three, all goats bar four, and all horses bar five.” How many does he have of each animal?
The farmer has 3 sheep, 2 goats, and 1 horse.
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
A echo
I’m the rare case when today comes before yesterday. What am I?
A dictionary
What vegetable is the most fun to be around and the one that everybody wants to hang out with?
Fungi
One brother says of his younger brother: “Two years ago, I was three times as old as my brother was. In three years’ time, I will be twice as old as my brother.” How old are they each now?
The older brother will be twice as old as his younger brother in three years’ time. This immediately rules out the older brother currently being 8, 11, and 14, so he must be 17, and the younger brother 7. Two years ago, they were 15 and 5 respectively, and in three years’ time, they will be 20 and 10.
What month of the year has 28 days
All of them
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map
What do the letter T and an island have in common?
You'll find them both in the water
Which kind of fruit must have a large wedding ceremony with lots of people in attendance?
Can’t-elope
I add six to eleven, and get five. Why is this correct?
When it is 11 a.m., adding six hours makes it 5 p.m.
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet
What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
The letter R
What goes all the way around the world but stays in a corner?
A stamp
I am a beer yet kids can drink me and not get drunk. What am I?
Root beer
Old Granny Adams left half her money to her granddaughter and half that amount to her grandson. She left a sixth to her brother, and the remainder, $1,000, to the dogs’ home. How much did she leave altogether?
Adding one half, one quarter, and one sixth tells us that the total is a fraction of twelfths (2+4+6=12). You can also think about it as 6/12, 3/12, 2/12, which equals 11/12. If the remainder is $1,000, that must be one-twelfth, so the total is $12,000.
There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There is no stairs it's a one-story house
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
All the people were married.
You cannot keep me until you have given me. What am I?
Your word
What kind of food does the baby chicken make when it goes to the bathroom?
Chickpeas
What single digit appears most frequently between and including the numbers 1 and 1,000? Hint: look for a pattern!
The most common digit is 1!
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?
Heroine
What gets bigger the more you take away?
A hole