Riddles
Billy’s mother had five children. The first was named Lala, the second was named Lele, the third was named Lili, the fourth was named Lolo. What was the fifth child named?
Billy
Cheese
RBAE & HREAS
Bear (or bare) and share
Using only addition, how can you use eight eights to get the number 1,000?
888 +88 +8 +8 +8
The more there is, the less you see. What is it?
Fog
Glasses, screen, day
Sun
WNROED & UTRHNDE
WONDER & THUNDER
When Ashley was 15, her mother was 37. Now, her mother is twice her age. How old is Ashley?
Ashley is 22
What’s full of holes but can still hold water?
A sponge
Knife, fly, cup
butter
TUGHAT & HBTUGO
TAUGHT & BOUGHT
Your sock drawer only contains 18 white socks and 18 blue socks. How many times do you need to reach inside the drawer and take out a sock to guarantee a matching pair?
Three times.
It’s at the center of gravity and you can find it in Venus, but not Mars. What is it?
V
Cream, cube, cap
Ice
ODULC & ODOG
COULD & GOOD
A farmer has 19 sheep on his land. One day, a big storm hits and all but seven run away. How many sheep does the farmer have left?
Seven
What goes on four feet in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening?
A human
Cut, news, construction
paper
rhcia, etar
chair, tear
A clerk at the butcher shop is six feet tall and wears size 10 shoes. What does he weigh?
Meat