Riddles 1
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
Echo
You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy. What am I?
Candle
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
Map
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"
It is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. It is the start of every end, the end of every place. What is it?
The letter: "E"
Break me, and I’ll cage you. Obey me, and I’ll save you. What am I?
The Law
When you need me, You throw me away. But when you are done with me, You bring me back. What am I?
An anchor
You see a boat filled with people — yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
All the people are married (not a “single” person)
What is more useful when it is broken?
Egg
What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?
Your left hand
What disappears as soon as you say its name?
Silence
I am something people love or hate. I change people’s appearances and thoughts. If a person takes care of themself I will go up even higher. To some people, I will fool them. To others, I am a mystery. Some people might want to try and hide me but I will show. No matter how hard people try I will never go down. What am I?
Age
I have keys, but no locks. I have space but no rooms. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?
A Keyboard
With pointed fangs I sit and wait; with piercing force I crunch out fate; grabbing victims, proclaiming might; physically joining with a single bite. What am I?
A stapler
A cowboy rides into town on Friday. He stays three days, then rides out of town on Friday. How?
Horse name is Friday
What's lighter than a feather but impossible to hold for much more than a minute?
Your breath
I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?
Shadow
I go in dry and come out wet; the longer I’m in, the stronger the flavor I get. What am I?
A tea bag.
I’m an odd number. Take away one letter, and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
A man walks out in the rain with no hat and no umbrella and not a hair on his head gets wet. How is this possible?
He’s bald
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper
What has branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves?
A Bank
Wednesday, Bill and Jim went to a restaurant. They ordered and ate their food. Then they paid the bill, but neither Bill nor Jim paid. Who did?
Wednesday
A man was driving his truck. His lights weren’t on. The moon was not out. There were no streetlights. Up ahead, a woman was crossing the street. Luckily, the truck driver stopped in time—how did he see her?
Daytime
Throw away the outside and cook the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?
Corn on a cob