Riddles 1
I’m your home and the third from the Sun. I’ve got water and life—aren’t I the fun one? What am I
Earth
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A Sponge
What can you break without touching it?
A promise
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold
I have four legs, but I can’t walk. What am I?
A table
I’m the planet with the most bling, I’ve got rings you can’t help noticing! What am I?
Saturn
What has a head and a tail but no body?
What has cities but no houses, forests, trees, and rivers but no water?
A map
What has one eye but cannot see?
A needle
What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
A penny
No longer a planet, but I still hold my place, once ninth in line, wandering through space. What am I?
Pluto
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
What has hands but cannot clap?
A clock
What has keys but can’t open locks?
A keyboard
What has words but never speaks?
A Book
What can fill a bathtub but weighs nothing?
Bubbles
What runs all around the backyard but never moves?
Fence
What is so delicate that saying its name breaks it?
Silence
You see me once in June, twice in November, but not at all in May. What am I?
The letter “E”
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
I am a satellite orbiting a planet so expensive that I light up the night sky and zoom in on the tides. What am I?
The moon
What belongs to you, but others use it more than you?
Your name
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
Mrs. Jones has four daughters. Each of her daughters has one brother. How many children does Mrs. Jones have?
Five—all her daughters have the same brother.
There’s only one word in the dictionary that’s spelled wrong. What is it?
The word “wrong.” It’s the only word that’s spelled W-R-O-N-G
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter ‘M
What has thirteen hearts, but no other organs?
A deck of cards.
What has a ring but no finger?
A phone
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light
If you drop me, I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
A mirror
I’m closest to the Sun, but I don’t get much attention. I’m small and speedy—just thought I’d mention! What am I?
Mercury
I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air. What am I?
Fire
I travel through space with a glowing tail, visiting the sun and putting on a show. What am I?
Comet
What starts with a ‘P’, ends with an ‘E’, and has thousands of letters?
Post Office
I’m always on the dinner table, but you don’t get to eat me. What am I?
A Plate