Classic Riddles
A cold
I am light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
a breath
What asks no questions but must be answered?
a telephone
What starts with a T, ends with a T, and has T in it?
The more you take, the larger it becomes. What is it?
A hole
I have keys, but open no locks. I have space, but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go inside. What am I?
a keyboard
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
What building has the most stories?
the library
What can fill a room, but take up no space?
Light
I can be cracked, I can be made, I can be told, I can be played. What am I?
A joke
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years?
the letter M
What has many keys but cannot open a single lock?
a piano
What goes up but never comes down?
Age
I’m as small as an ant, as big as a whale. I’m as slow as a snail, but you can’t run from me. What am I?
a shadow
What can run but never walks, has a bed but never sleeps, can have a mouth but never eats?
a river
I have a face, but no eyes, mouth, or nose. I have hands, but I don’t hold anything. What am I?
a clock
It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
Your name
I have cities, but no houses. I have forests, but no trees. I have rivers, but no water. What am I?
a map
Where is the only place where today comes before yesterday?
A dictionary
What can travel around the world while staying in the corner?
a stamp