riddles
What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow
A man lives on the 100th floor of an apartment building. On rainy days he rides the elevator all the way up. However, on sunny days, he goes half way and takes the stairs the rest of the way. Why?
The man is short and can only reach the button for the 50th floor on the elevator. On rainy days, he uses his umbrella handle.
What can be broken but never held?
A promise
A man dressed in all black is walking down a country lane. Suddenly, a large black car with no lights on comes around the corner and screeches to a halt. How did the car’s driver know he was there?
It was day time
What lives if it is fed but dies if given water?
Fire
9 = 4, 21 = 9, 22 = 9, 24 = 10, 8 = 5, 7
=5, 99 = 10, 100 = 7, 16 =?, 17 =?
16 = 7 and 17 = 9 [(Each number equal the number of letters in their spelling, i.e. 16 (sixteen) is 7 and 17 (seventeen) is 9.]
If you have a bowl with six apples and you take away four, how many do you have?
The 4 you took away
How did the boy kick his soccer ball ten feet, and then have it come back to him on its own?