Riddles 1
What goes up but never comes back down?
Your age.
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short.
What has one eye, but can’t see?
A needle.
What runs all around the backyard but never moves?
A fence.
I have no wings, but I can fly. I have no eyes, but I can cry. What am I?
A cloud.
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge.
What is always in front of you but can never be seen?
he future.
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold.
Two mothers and two daughters are riding in a car, yet there are only three people there. How?
They are a grandmother, a mother and a daughter.
What kind of coat is better when it's put on wet?
A coat of paint.
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
Grandpa went for a walk, and it started raining. He forgot to bring an umbrella and didn’t have a hat. When he got home, his clothes were soaking wet, but not a hair on his head was wet. How was this possible?
Grandpa is bald.
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, and has a bed but never sleeps?
A river.
Give me a drink, and I will die. Feed me, and I'll get bigger. What am I?
A fire.
What appears once in a minute, twice in a moment, but not once in a thousand years?
The letter "M."
The one who makes me cannot use me. The one who buys me will always buy me for someone else. The one who uses me doesn't know it. What am I?
A coffin.
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
An echo.
In a one-story house at the corner of the road, the bedrooms were yellow, the kitchen was orange, the living room was red, the garage was blue, the entry hall was green, and the sitting room was purple. What color were the stairs?
There’s no color because there are no stairs — it’s a one-story house.
What's one thing that tastes better than it smells?
Your tongue.
You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy.
A candle.
What has 13 hearts, but no lungs, feet or bellybuttons?
A deck of cards.
What starts with a ‘P’, ends with an ‘E’, and has thousands of letters?
A post office
What breaks as soon as you say its name?
Silence.
What word begins with E and ends with E, but only has one letter?
Envelope.
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map.