Easy Riddles
I am tall when I am young, and I am short when I am old. What am I?
A candle
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
A river
What is full of holes but holds water?
A sponge
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
Five—each daughter has the same brother.
What begins with an "e" and only contains one letter?
An envelope
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Neither—they both weigh a ton.
What would you find in the middle of Toronto?
The letter “o”
If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
A mirror
What is always in front of you but you can't see it?
The future
Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How?
hey are a grandfather, father and son.
You see me once in June, twice in November and not at all in May. What am I?
The letter “e”
I turn once, what is out will not get in. I turn again, what is in will not get out. What am I?
A key
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
A little girl goes to the store and buys one dozen eggs. As she is going home, all but three break. How many eggs are left unbroken?
Three
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it?
The letter “r”
People make me, save me, change me, raise me. What am I?
Money