Classic Riddles
What has keys but can't open locks?
A piano.
I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
A joke.
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps.
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg.
What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
A teapot.
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
An echo.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter 'M'.
I am not alive, but I can grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
Fire.
"I'm often sliced and diced, but I'm never eaten alone. I can make you cry, yet I'm a staple in the kitchen. What am I?"
An onion.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter 'M'.
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness.
I can fly without wings. I can cry without eyes. Wherever I go, darkness flies. What am I?
A cloud.
What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?
A glove.
I am a five-letter word, and I become shorter when you add two letters to me. What am I?
Short.
I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
Pencil lead.
What has one eye but can't see?
A needle.
I can sizzle like bacon; I am made with an egg. I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg. I peel layers like onions but still remain whole. I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole. What am I?
A snake.
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber.
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps.
What has words, but never speaks?
A book.
What runs but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, and has a head but never weeps?
A river.
What has a heart that doesn't beat? (food)
An artichoke.
I have cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and rivers, but no water. What am I?
A map.
I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
A joke.
I am a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be. What am I?
Few.