RIDDLES 1-2 ESO
If you have me, you will want to share me. If you share me, you will no longer have me. What am I?
A SECRET
What has to be broken before you can use it?
AN EGG
It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?
YOUR NAME
What word is spelled incorrectly in every single dictionary?
INCORRECTLY
Two fathers and 2 sons spent the day fishing, but only caught 3 fish. This was enough for each of them to have one fish. How is this possible?
There were only 3 people fishing. There was one father, his son, and his son's son. This means there were 2 fathers and 2 sons, since one of them is a father and a son.
How many months of the year have 28 days?
All of them! Every month has "at least" 28 days.
I’m orange, I wear a green hat and I sound like a parrot. What am I?
A CARROT
You answer me, though I never ask you questions. What am I?
A PHONE
Where is the only place where today comes before yesterday?
THE DICTIONARY
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.
What goes up but never comes down?
YOUR AGE
What has legs but doesn't walk?
A TABLE
What has hands but cannot clap?
A CLOCK
I don’t cry when you cut me, but you do. What am I?
AN ONION
Mrs. Brown has 5 daughters. Each of these daughters has a brother. How many children does Mrs. Brown have?
They have 6 children. Each daughter has the same brother. There are 5 daughters and 1 son.
The English alphabet goes from A to Z but my name goes from Z to A. What animal am I?
A ZEBRA
I’m full of words, but I can’t speak. I’m full of knowledge, but I can’t think. What am I?
A BOOK
How many bananas can you eat on an empty stomach?
JUST ONE (AFTER IT, IT'S NOT EMPTY ANYMORE)
What happens once in a minute, twice in a moment but never in one thousand years?
The letter “M”.
There are 3 apples in the basket and you take away 2. How many apples do you have now?
You have 2 apples. You took away 2 apples and left 1 in the basket.
What is at the end of a rainbow?
LETTER W
I am the beginning of everything, the end of everywhere.I'm the beginning of eternity, the end of time & space. What am I?
What has a heart that doesn't beat?
AN ARTICHOKE
What 2 things can you never eat for breakfast?
LUNCH AND DINNER
It’s raining at midnight, but the forecast for tomorrow and the next day is clear. Will there be sunny weather in 48 hours?
No, it won’t be sunny because it will be dark out. In 48 hours, it will be midnight again.