Riddle 1
What has to be broken before you can use it?
egg
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
future
What gets wet while drying?
towel
A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible?
He was born on February 29.
What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty?
chackboard
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
candle
There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
there are no stairs
What can you keep after giving to someone?
your word
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
bank
What gets bigger when more is taken away?
A hole
What month of the year has 28 days?
all of them
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
promise
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
barber
I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?
shadow
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Your breath
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
What goes up but never comes down?
age
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
All the people on the boat are married.
What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
piano
I’m found in socks, scarves and mittens; and often in the paws of playful kittens. What am I?
yarn
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
because he was bald
You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. What would you light first?
match
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
your right elbow
Where does today come before yesterday?
The dictionary