Riddles I
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
David
The more you have of it, the less you see
Darkness
I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?
A Shadow
What can’t talk on its own but will reply when spoken to?
An echo
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window
What goes up and down but never moves?
Stairs or Staircase
When I take five and add six, I get eleven. But when I take six and add seven, I get one. What am I?
A clock
Where does today come before yesterday?
In the DICTIONARY
If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
Second place
What kind of a room doesn't have any walls or doors?
A mushroom
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn't get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
He was bald.
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right arm (hand or elbow)
What belongs to you but other people use it more than you do?
Your name
What is always ahead of you but can’t be seen?
The future
What do the numbers 11, 69, 88, and 96 all have in common?
They are all read the same upside down
What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them!
You walk into a cold room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. What would you light first?
The Match
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
Your breath
I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
A Candle
What gives you the ability to walk through walls?
A door
No matter how much hair I cut, my hair length stays the same. What am I?
A Barber
What has many keys but cannot open any doors?
A piano
What word is always pronounced wrong?
WRONG
I start with M, end with X, and I have can have a lot of letters in me. What am I?
A Mailbox