Riddles
What word begins and ends with an E but only has one letter?
Envelope
Mary’s mother has five daughters – Lucy, Rosy, Sia, Clara. What is the fifth daughter’s name?
If you answered Chloe, you are wrong. It is Mary!
You draw a line. Without touching it, how do you make the line longer?
You draw a shorter line next to it, and then it becomes the longer line.
Where does Friday come before Thursday?
In the dictionary
Which football player wears the biggest helmet?
The one with the biggest head
Which month has 28 days?
All of them, of course! I didn't say ONLY 28!
What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
A palm
A monkey, a squirrel, and a bird are racing to the top of a coconut tree. Who will get the banana first, the monkey, the squirrel, or the bird?
None of them, because you cannot get a banana from a coconut tree!
Bobby throws a ball as hard as he can. It comes back to him, even though nothing and nobody touches it. How?
He throws it straight up.
Why is the Mississippi such an unusual river?
Because it has four eyes and it cannot even see!
How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
There are 18: 3 in the, 7 in English, and 8 in alphabet
Why did Mickey Mouse become an astronaut?
He wanted to visit Pluto.
Why is an island like the letter T?
Because it is in the middle of water.
What is next in this sequence? JFMAMJJASON . . .
The letter “D.” The sequence contains the first letter of each month.
What kind of cup can’t hold water?
A cupcake
What has to be broken before you use it?
An egg!
If you threw a White stone into the Red Sea, what would it become?
Wet
Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly
Why are teddy bears never hungry?
Because they are always stuffed
What is the longest word in the dictionary?
Smiles, because there is a mile between each “s”
What type of cheese is made backwards?
Edam (BACKWARD WORD IS MADE)
How do you make the number one disappear?
Add the letter G and it’s “gone”
Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
C
What did one potato chip say to the other at the beach?
Shall we go for a dip?
Blue lives in the blue house, Mr. Pink lives in the pink house, and Mr. Brown lives in the brown house. Who lives in the white house?
The President