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I have a face and two hands but no arms or legs. What am I?
What has one eye but can’t see?
A needle
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
What do you call cheese that isn’t yours?
Nacho cheese
I go up and down but never move. What am I?
Stairs
I fly without wings, I cry without eyes. Wherever I go, darkness flies. What am I?
A cloud
I’m light as a feather, yet even the strongest person can’t hold me for long. What am I?
Your breath
Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
The C (sea)
I have branches but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?
A bank
What kind of band never plays music?
A rubber band
The more of me there is, the less you see. What am I?
Darkness
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
An echo
A farmer has 17 chickens. All but 9 run away. How many are left?
9
You see me once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May. What am I?
The letter “e”.
I’m a rock you can’t lift, a blanket you can’t fold, and a traveler that never walks. What am I?
The Earth.
Small, sweet, and famous at malasada shops—what am I?
A donut (malasada!)
I hum without words and surf without water. What am I?
I’m the only place where yesterday comes after tomorrow. What am I?
A dictionary
The more you take from me, the larger I get. What am I?
A hole
I build bridges with no stone and cross oceans without moving. The more I connect, the smaller the world becomes. What am I?
I am a book’s shadow—same order, different words; same story, different face. What am I?
You see a boat full of people. It hasn’t sunk, but when you look again you can’t see a single person on board. Why?
They’re all married (no “single” person).
I turn once and bring what’s outside in; turn again and send what’s inside out. Turn no more and we’re as we began. What am I?
A key (in a lock)
A man pushes his car to a hotel and immediately loses his fortune. What happened?
It’s Monopoly—he landed on a hotel and went broke.
I’m taken before you get me; kept after I’m taken; shared and I’m no longer only yours. What am I?
A picture (or a photograph)