Easy/Medium Riddles
How can you go ten days without sleep?
Sleep at night!
Which is heavier, a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Neither, they are the same weight, 1 ton.
I go all around the world, but never leave the corner.
A postage stamp.
What can jump higher than a building?
Anything, as buildings cannot jump.
How many letters are in the alphabet?
There are 8 letters in the word "alphabet."
You throw away my outside, eat my inside, then throw away the inside. What am I?
Corn on the cob!
When Grant was 8 his brother was half his age. Grant is now 14, how old is his brother?
10, they both aged 6 years.
I can go up a chimney down, but can’t go down a chimney up.
An umbrella.
Imagine you are in a room with no windows, doors, or any normal way of leaving. How would you get out?
Stop imagining.
What 5 letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
The word short by adding -er to it.
What has 13 hearts, but no lungs or stomach?
A deck of cards!
Mrs. Brown has 5 daughters. Each daughter has a brother. How many children does Mrs. Brown have?
6, there is one son that all the daughters are related to.
You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune.
The letter "r."
I have a hole in my back and legs I lack. I live where I can’t breathe and I eat without teeth.
A whale.
What is in seasons, seconds, centuries and minutes but not in decades, years or days?
The letter "N."
A man shaves many times during the day, but at the end of the day, he still has a beard. How is this possible?
He is a barber/stylist.
Liam was 11 the day before yesterday, and next year he’ll turn 14. How is this possible?
Today is January 1st, and Liam’s birthday is December 31st. Liam was 11 the day before yesterday (December 30th), then turned 12 the next day. This year on December 31st he’ll turn 13, so next year he’ll turn 14.
There's a one-story house. Everything in the red house is red, the walls are red, the bathroom is red, the floor is red, the kitchen is red, all of the bedrooms are red. So, what color are the stairs?
There are no stairs, it is only a one story house.
What has a head, but no brain?
A head of lettuce.
What word begins with "E" but only has one letter?
An envelope contains the letter and starts with an E.
I have a head and tail, but no body. what am I?
A coin (Quarter, nickel, dime, etc.)
A new clothing store has a unique method of pricing items. A vest costs $20, a tie costs $15, a blouse costs $30, and underwear costs $45. How much would pants cost?
$25 as it is $5 per word in the clothing item.
A bus driver is heading down a busy street in the city. On the way she passes three stop signs, pulls out her phone to text, and goes down the wrong way on a one way street. However, she breaks no traffic laws, how is this possible?
She was walking.
Most people think of me as money. But when they find me in the water, they won’t get any money out of me. What am I?
A river bank!
I am the beginning of everything, the end of everywhere. I'm the beginning of eternity, the end of time & space.
The letter "E."