Riddles
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg!
follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?
Your shadow
What has one eye, but can’t see?
A needle!
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence
Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Neither—they both weigh a ton.
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle!
David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
David!
What has hands, but can’t clap?
A clock!
I am always hungry and will die if not fed, but whatever I touch will soon turn red. What am I?
Fire
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber!
What has words, but never speaks?
A book!
If there are three apples and you take away two, how many apples do you have?
You have two apples.
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
Five—each daughter has the same brother.
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge!
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age!
What has 13 hearts, but no other organs?
A deck of cards
Speaking of rivers, a man calls his dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge or boat. How?
The river was frozen
A little girl goes to the store and buys one dozen eggs. As she is going home, all but three break. How many eggs are left unbroken?
Three
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?
He was bald
What can you catch, but not throw?
A Cold!
Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How?
They are a grandfather, father and son.
Three doctors said that Bill was their brother. Bill says he has no brothers. How many brothers does Bill actually have?
None. He has three sisters.