🤔 Riddles
I have hands but can’t clap
a clock
1, 3, 5, 7, __
9
You see me once in June, twice in November, never in May
the letter "E"
What has to be broken before you can use it?
Egg
What goes up but never comes down?
your age
What has a neck but no head?
a bottle
3, 6, 9, 12, __
15
If you take 2 from 5 apples, how many do you have?
2
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?
Echo
How many months have 28 days?
all of them
What gets wetter as it dries?
towel
1, 4, 9, 16, __
25 (perfect squares)
What has a head and tail but no body?
a coin
If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
nine
I start with “P,” end with “E,” and have thousands of letters. What am I?
Post office
What has one eye but can’t see?
a needle
2, 3, 5, 8, 12, __
Answer: 17 (add +1, +2, +3, +4, +5…)
Which is heavier: 1 lb feathers or 1 lb bricks?
same weight
What runs but never walks, has a bed but never sleeps?
a river
Name 3 days in a row without weekdays
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
What can travel the world while staying in one spot?
a stamp
10, 9, 7, 4, __
Answer: 0 (−1, −2, −3, −4…)
Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was tallest?
Mt. Everest
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
footsteps
If a plane crashes on the border, where are survivors buried?
nowhere