Classic Riddles
What has keys but can’t open locks?
piano
Forward I’m heavy, but backward I’m not. What am I?
not
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What am I?
seven
What animal can you always find at a baseball game?
bat
Why can't your nose be 12 inches long?
Because then it would be a foot.
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
light
What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
teapot
What can travel around the world while staying in the same corner?
stamp
What animal needs to wear a wig?
bald eagle
Why did the math book look sad?
because it had too many problems
What has to be broken before you can use it?
egg
What has many teeth but cannot bite?
comb
What gets wetter the more it dries?
towel
What kind of dog never bites?
hot dog
What building has the most stories?
library
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
the letter m
I have legs but I cannot walk. What am I?
chair, table
What has one eye but can’t see?
needle
What do you call a sleeping bull?
bulldozer
Why did the bicycle fall over?
because it was two-tired.
The more of me you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
footsteps
What has a neck but no head?
bottle
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
window
Why did the bird go to the hospital?
because it needed tweetment
Why don’t scientists trust atoms?
because they make up everything!