Riddles
First, think of the color of the clouds. Next, think of the color of snow. Now, think of the color of a bright full moon. Now answer quickly what do cows drink?
Water.
What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
The letter “R.
How can you physically stand behind your father while he is standing behind you?
You are standing back-to-back with your father.
This belongs to you, but everyone else uses it.
Your name.
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map.
You throw away my outside, eat my inside, then throw away the inside. What am I?
Corn on the cob.
You’re in a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?
Second place.
An Uber driver is going the opposite way down a one-way street. He passes five policemen along the way, none of which stops him. Why not?
(trick question!!!)
Because the Uber driver was walking.
I have keys, but no locks and space, and no rooms. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?
A keyboard
Three different doctors said that Paul is their brother yet Paul claims he has no brothers. Who is lying?
No one is lying because the three doctors are Paul’s sisters.
Which word in the dictionary is always spelled incorrectly?
(trick question!!!)
"Incorrectly".
What disappears as soon as you say its name?
Silence
What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?
Your left hand.
What gets wet while drying?
A towel.
What is able to go up a chimney when down but unable to go down a chimney when up?
An umbrella.
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
An echo.
First you eat me, then you get eaten. What am I?
A fishhook.
A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. So how is D related to A?
A is D’s uncle.
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper.
How is seven different from the rest of the numbers between one and ten?
Seven has two syllables and the other numbers only have one syllable.
How many letters are in the alphabet?
There are 11 letters in the words “the alphabet”
I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I?
Pencil lead.
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.
How can the number four be half of five?
IV, the Roman numeral for four, which is “half” (two letters) of the word five.
A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?
Four sisters and three brothers.