Riddles 1
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
An echo!!!
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper!!!
I have keys, but no locks and space, and no rooms. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?
A keyboard!!!
How is seven different from the rest of the numbers between one and ten?
Seven has two syllables and the other numbers only have one syllable!!!
How can you physically stand behind your father while he is standing behind you?
You are standing back-to-back with your father!!!
You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy.
A candle!!!
A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for five minutes. Next, she hangs him. Right after, they enjoy a lovely dinner. Explain.
She took a picture of him and developed it in her darkroom!!!
What gets wet while drying?
A towel!!!
First you eat me, then you get eaten. What am I?
A fishhook!!!
What is able to go up a chimney when down but unable to go down a chimney when up?
An umbrella!!!
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map!!!
I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I?
Pencil lead!!!
How many letters are in the alphabet?
There are 11 letters in the words “the alphabet”!!!
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter M!!!
Three different doctors said that Paul is their brother yet Paul claims he has no brothers. Who is lying?
No one is lying because the three doctors are Paul’s sisters!!!
What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
The letter R!!!
A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?
Four sisters and three brothers!!!
A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. So how is D related to A?
A is D’s uncle!!!
Which word in the dictionary is always spelled incorrectly?
“Incorrectly“!!!
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps!!!
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
All the people were married!!!
What disappears as soon as you say its name?
Silence!!!
This belongs to you, but everyone else uses it.
Your name!!!
What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?
Your left hand!!!
David's father has three sons : Snap, Crackle and ______?
David!!!