Riddles
I belong in the month of December, but not in any other month. I am not a holiday. What am I?
Hint - It doesn't have to do with a day or temperature
The letter "d"
One of these words does not belong: Which is it and why?
Brawl, Carrot, Change, Clover, Proper, Sacred, Stone, Seventy, Swing, Travel
It's got nothing to do with the order they are in
Carrot. It's the only word that does not become another word when you remove the first and last letters
Who has a neck and not head, two arms and no hands?
a tshirt
Which word in the dictionary is always spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly
I have cities, but not houses. I have mountains, but not trees. I have coasts, but no sand. What am I?
A map
When Billy's asked how old he is, he replies, "In two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago." How old is he?
Just do the math.
12 years old
Without a bridle or a saddle, across a thing I ride a-straddle. And those I ride, by help of me, though almost blind, are made to see. What am I?
Eye Glasses
I'm everywhere and a part of everyone. I am at the end of space and time and existence itself. What am I?
the letter "E"
Bookkeeper
You're in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove, and a as lamp. You only have one match, what do you light first?
the match
George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee. Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda. Following this pattern, is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda.
Coffee, just like all the other names with two E's
White Bird, featherless. Flying out of paradise. Flying over sea and land. Dying in my hand. What is it?
A snowflake
Who spends the say at the window, goes to the table for meals, and hides at night?
a Fly
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
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 the passengers are married.
My thunder comes before the lightning. My lightning comes before the clouds. My rain dries all the land it touches. What am I?
We could also add that you don't want to be near me when I blow my top?
a volcano
This belongs to you, but everyone else uses it.
Your name
What can you hold in your right hand but never in your left?
Your left hand
It's the best to put this coat on wet
a coat of paint
A butcher stands 6 feet and one inch tall and wears a size 12 shoes. What does he weigh?
Meat
I come from a mine and am surrounded by wood. I help others to express themselves. What am I?
Pencil Lead
What gets bigger the more you take away?
a hole
I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can't go outside. What am I?
a computer keyboard
What has four fingers and a thumb but is not alive?
a glove
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"