Riddles
I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I?
the lead of a pencil
What gets wet while drying?
A towel
What month of the year has 28 days?
Every single month
A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible?
He was born on February 29
What has words, but never speaks?
A book
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
An echo
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
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
A bank
What has hands, but can’t clap?
A clock
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A google map
This belongs to you, but everyone else uses it.
Your name
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
The dark
What has one eye, but can’t see?
A needle
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
All are married people
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter M
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
He is bald
What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
A piona
What goes up and down but doesn’t move?
A staircase
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
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
your breath
Where does today come before yesterday?
A dictionary