Riddles 1
I’m tall when I’am young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
What can you break, even if you pick it up or touch it?
A promise
Where does today come before yesterday?
The dictionary
What has one eye, but can’t see?
A needle
I am brown. I have a mane. I like to eat zebras and I roar.
A lion
What month of the year has a 28 or 29 days?
Febrary
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window
What has hands, but can’t clap?
A clock
I am small. I can be scary. I have eight legs and I spin a web.
Spider
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
What gets wet while drying?
A towel
What can’t be put in a saucepan?
It's lid
I eat vegetables. I can run fast. I can be a pet and I have long ears.
A rabbit
What’s green, but not a leaf, copies others, but is not a monkey?
A parrot
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
I follow you all the time and copy you every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?
Your shadow
What goes up and down but doesn’t move?
A staircase
I can swim. I can’t fly. I eat fish and I am a bird.
A pinguin
What has legs, but doesn’t walk?
A table
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
Your future
I’m found in socks, scarves and mittens; and often in the paws of playful kittens. What am I?
Yarn
It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
Your name
I am small and brow. I eat nuts. I can climb trees and I have a nice tail.
Squirrel
What has one head, one foot and four legs?
A bed