Animal Riddles
A rooster is sitting on the roof of a barn facing west. If it laid an egg, would the egg roll to the north or to the south?
It's impossible — roosters don't lay eggs.
What goes up but never comes back down?
your age
How many months of the year have 28 days?
All of them! Every month has *at least* 28 days.
I live in the sky but fall to the ground. I’m cold and white and make no sound. What am I?
Snow
What begins with T, ends with T, and has Tea in it?
A teapot
I sleep during the day and fly at night, but I have no feathers to aid my flight. What am I?
A bat
You’re running a race and, just before the finish line, you pass the person in second place. In what place did you finish the race?
2nd place
Ms. Smith has four daughters. Each daughter has a brother. How many kids are there in total?
Five, there are four daughters and one son. Each daughter has the same brother.
I’m round, but I’m not a ball. I have layers, but I’m not a cake. I’m in space, but I’m not a star. What am I?
The Earth
What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
A clock
What kind of lion never roars? (hint: yellow)
a dandelion
What has 13 hearts, but no lungs, feet or bellybuttons?
a deck of cards
I’m an odd number. But if you take away a letter from my name, I will become even. What number am I?
Seven, S(even)
I’m not alive, but I can grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. I’m not a plant, but I need water. What am I?
Fire
What has a head and a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
a penny
I have no sword, I have no spear, yet rule a horde which many fear, my soldiers fight with a wicked sting, I rule with might, yet am no king. What am I?
A queen bee
What runs all around the backyard but never moves?
a fence
When David was eight, his little brother Alex was half his age. David is 30 now. How old is Alex?
Alex is 26.
Which is heavier, a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers?
They both weigh one pound.
What has cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water?
A map
The alphabet goes from A to Z, but I go Z to A. What am I?
Zebra
What appears once in a minute, twice in a moment, but not once in a thousand years?
The letter "M."
It’s midnight now, and it’s raining. The weather forecast says it will be warm and sunny for the next two days. Will it be sunny in 48 hours?
No, it won’t be sunny weather because it will also be midnight in 48 hours.
What can fill a room but take up no space?
Light
What has a bark but no bite?
a Tree