Riddles
What runs all around a backyard, yet never moves?
A fence
What three numbers, none of which is zero, give the same result whether they’re added or multiplied?
one, two, and three
What begins with an “e” and only contains one letter?
An envelope
I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
Fire
Give me food and I will live. Give me water, and I will die. What am I?
Fire
I’m tall when I’m young. I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A Candle
How many sides does a circle have?
Two inside and outside
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it?
The letter “r”
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map
What can be in an empty pocket but not air?
Hole
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light
Mary has 4 daughters, and each daughter has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
5, each daughter has the same brother.
You see me once in June, twice in November and not at all in May. What am I?
The letter “e”
What has six faces, but does not wear makeup, has twenty-one eyes, but cannot see? What is it?
A die (dice)
The more there is the less you see.
Darkness
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps
If 2 is company, and 3 is a crowd, what are 4 and 5?
9
What 4 letter word can be written forward, backward, or upside down, and still be read from left to right?
NOON
Name an English word of more than 2 letters that both begins and ends with the letters "he" in that order, there are two possible answers. What is it?
Headache and heartache
A word I know, six letter it contains, remove one letter, and twelve remains. What am I?
Dozens
Imagine you’re in a room that is filling with water. There are no windows or doors. How do you get out?
Stop imagining!
A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?
Four sisters and three brothers
Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
The word “not”
What building has the most stories?
The library
What goes around the world but stays in the corner?
Stamp