Word Riddles
What would you find in the middle of Toronto?
The letter “o”
What has hands, but can’t clap?
A clock
What three numbers, none of which is zero, give the same result whether they’re added or multiplied?
One, two and three
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps
You see me once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May. What am I?
The letter “e”
What kind of band never plays music?
A rubber band
Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Neither—they both weigh a ton.
I am always hungry and will die if not fed, but whatever I touch will soon turn red. What am I?
Fire
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it?
The letter "r"
What runs all around a backyard, yet never moves?
A fence
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
A river
A word I know, six letters it contains, remove one letter and 12 remains. What is it?
Dozens
What can travel all around the world without leaving its corner?
A stamp
A man describes his daughters, saying, “They are all blonde, but two; all brunette but two; and all redheaded but two.” How many daughters does he have?
Three: A blonde, a brunette and a redhead
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence
What has many teeth, but can’t bite?
A comb
Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How?
They are a grandfather, father and son.
What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat?
Chicago