Riddle Me That

Riddles 1

100

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?

Echo

200

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

The letter: "M"

300

What disappears as soon as you say its name?

Silence

400

What has keys but can’t open locks?

A piano (or a map – accept either for fun discussion)

500

What English word has three consecutive double letters?

Bookkeeper

Riddles 2

100

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

200

When you need me, You throw me away. But when you are done with me, You bring me back. What am I?

An anchor

300

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

400

I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?

Shadow

500

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Footsteps

Riddles 3

100

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

Map

200

What has 13 hearts but no other organs?

A deck of cards

300

You go at red and stop at green. What am I?

A watermelon

400

I break but never fall. And I fall but never break. What are we?

Day and night

500

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

Riddles 4

100

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"

200

What is more useful when it is broken?

Egg

300

Three different doctors said that Paul is their brother yet Paul claims he has no brothers. Who is lying?

None of them (They're all is sisters.)

400

What thrives when you feed it but dies when you water it?

A fire

500

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

Riddles 5

100

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"

200

What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?

Your left hand

300

My desk is a battlefield of spreadsheets and coffee stains. I turn chaos into charts and deadlines into miracles. What am I?

A project manager

400

What can you catch but not throw?

A cold

500

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

A stamp