Riddles Flashcards
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
What question can you never answer yes to?
“Are you asleep yet?”
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
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.
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise
What goes up but never comes down?
Age
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 gets wet while drying?
A towel
What can you keep after giving to someone?
Your word
A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?
Four sisters and three brothers
A man describes his daughters, saying, “They are all blonde, but two; all brunette but two; and all redheaded but two.” How many daughters does he have?
Three: A blonde, a brunette, and a redhead
If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
Second place
With pointed fangs I sit and wait; with piercing force I crunch out fate; grabbing victims, proclaiming might; physically joining with a single bite. What am I?
A stapler
I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone, and cities with no buildings. What am I?
A map
It can’t be seen, can’t be felt, can’t be heard, and can’t be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after, Ends life, and kills laughter. What is it?
The dark
I have branches, yet I have no leaves, no trunk, and no fruit. What am I?
A bank
How far can you walk into the forest?
Halfway. After that, you’re walking out.
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?
The letter R
A room contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. What do you light first?
The match
What begins with an “e” and only contains one letter?
an envelope
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
yesterday, today, and tomorrow
What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
A deck of cards
