Classic Riddles
What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock
What number comes next: 5, 10, 15, ___?
20
If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you no longer have me. What am I?
A secret
How many months have 28 days?
All
You see a boat filled with people, but there isn’t a single person on board. How is this possible?
Everyone is married
What has a neck but no head, and two arms but no hands?
A shirt
Which number is missing: 2, 4, __, 8, 10?
6
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many are left?
9
What has keys but can’t open locks?
A piano
What can travel around the world while staying in one spot?
A stamp
I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
What goes up but never comes down?
Age
If a rooster lays an egg on the roof, which way does it roll?
Roosters don't lay eggs
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?
An echo
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
What comes next: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, ___?
8
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
How many sides does a circle have?
2
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?
A fastfood
What has a heart but no other organs?
A deck of cards
I am a two-digit number. The digits add up to 9, and the first digit is twice the second.
63
What belongs to you but is used more by others?
Name
Which is heavier: a pound of feathers or a pound of rocks?
Neither—they weigh the same
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. Who am I?
A barber