Riddles
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge.
What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them.
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle.
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg.
Mr. Blue lives in the blue house, Mr. Yellow lives in the yellow house, Mr. Black lives in the black house, Who lives in the white house?
The president (Donald Trump)
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future?
There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise.
What goes up but never comes down?
Your Age.
What gets wet while drying?
A towel.
What can you keep after giving to someone?
Your word.
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber
You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?
The match.
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
A bank.
What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?
An echo.
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness.
David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
David.
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.
What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
A piano.
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right elbow.
What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty?
A chalkboard.
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Your breath.
Where does today come before yesterday?
The dictionary.
If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
Second place.