Riddles
David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
David
The more you have of it, the less you see.
What is it?
Darkness
What turns everything around but doesn't move?
A mirror
What can’t talk on its own but will reply when spoken to?
An echo
If you divide thirty by half, and add ten.
What do you get?
70
I am made of metal surrounded by wood. Everyone uses me.
What am I?
A pencil
When I take five and add six, I get eleven, but when I take six and add seven, I get one.
What am I?
A clock
Where does today come before yesterday?
The dictionary
If you have me you want to share me, if you share me you won't have me.
What am I?
A secret
X is an odd number. Take an letter away from X and it becomes even.
What is the number?
7
Seven-S= Even
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 was bald
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right elbow
What belongs to you but other people use it more than you do?
Your name
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same.
What is the number?
0
Zero
What flies when it's born, lies when it's alive, and runs when it's dead?
A snowflake
A word I know, six letters it contains. Subtract just one, and twelve is what remains.
What is it?
Dozens
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
Your breath
I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old.
What am I?
A candle
Stealthy as a shadow in the dead of night, cunning but affectionate if given a bite. Never owned but often loved. At my sport considered cruel but that's because you never know me at all.
What am I?
Cat
Those who have it least don't know that they have it. Those who have it most wish they had less of it, but not too little or none at all.
What is it?
Age
What has many keys but cannot open any doors?
A piano
What word is always pronounced wrong?
Wrong
I start with M, end with X, and I have any number of letters in me.
What am I?
A mailbox
What kind of room has no windows or doors?
Mushroom