RIDDLES
I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and water but no fish.
A map
I am a three-digit number. My tens digit is five more than my ones digit. My hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit. What number am I?
194
What word begins and ends with an “e” but only contains one letter?
Envelope
A murderer must choose one of three rooms: fire, armed assassins, or starving lions. Which is safest?
The lions — they would be dead after 3 years without food
A grandfather, two fathers, and two sons went to the cinema, and only bought three tickets. How is this possible?
They are three generations: grandfather, father (who’s also a son), and son
The more of me you take, the more you leave behind.
Footsteps
A bat and a ball cost $1.10. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
$0.05
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
I have a face and two hands, but no arms or legs.
A clock
Imagine you’re in a room filling with water, with no windows or doors. How do you get out?
Stop imagining
What has keys but can’t open locks?
A piano
A man is looking at a photo. He says, “Brothers and sisters I have none, but the man in the photo is my father’s son.” Who is in the photo?
Himself
Forward I am heavy, but backward I’m not. What am I?
Ton
A man runs away from home, turns left three times, and ends up back at home. Who is he?
A baseball player (running around the bases)
Which weighs more: a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
They weigh the same
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind.
An echo
If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
Nine
What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?
Incorrectly
I’m always in front of you but can’t be seen.
The future
What comes once in a year, twice in a month, but never in a day?
The letter “e”
I’m not alive, but I grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air.
Fire
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
They’re all married
The more you take out of me, the bigger I become.
A hole
I come once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years.
The letter “m”
You’re in a race and pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?
Second place