Riddles 1
I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I?
A map.
What goes through cities and fields, but never moves?
A road.
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light.
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence.
I am very light, but even the strongest person can not hold me. What am I?
Your breathe.
What is the end of everything?
What has many holes, but can hold water?
A sponge.
If there are three apples and you take away two, how many apples do you have?
You have two apples. You took away two.
What begins with an “e” and only contains one letter?
An envelope.
What 4-letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?
Hint: A time.
NOON.
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
Five-each daughter has the same brother.
What kind of band never plays music?
A rubber band.
An electric train is heading west at 60 miles per hour. The wind is blowing north at 10 miles per hour. Which direction is the smoke going?
There is no smoke as the train is electric.
What has hands, but can't clap?
A clock.
What can you catch, but not throw?
A cold.
What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
A piano.
I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?
Your shadow.
David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
David
I’m found in socks, scarves and mittens; and often in the paws of playful kittens. What am I?
Yarn.
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window.
What has four fingers and one thumb, but is not a hand?
A glove.
There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There are no stairs as it is a one-story house.
What has to be broken before you use it?
An egg.
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age.
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 has no hair/he is bald.