Wonderful Riddles to kick the Brain !
1. What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
2. I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
3. What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them
4. What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
5. What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
6. What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
7. In what place does today appear before yesterday?
The dictionary.
8. What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise
9. What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
10. 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.
11. What gets wet while drying?
A towel
12. What can you keep after giving to someone?
Your word
13. I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber
14. You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
All the people on the boat are married.
15. You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. What would you light first?
The match
16. A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible?
He was born on February 29.
17. I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?
A bank
18. What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?
An echo
19. What is something that the more you have of it, the less you can see?
Darkness
20. What building has the most stories?
The library
21. What goes up and down but doesn’t move?
A staircase.
22. What has 13 hearts, but no other organs?
A deck of cards
23. It stalks the countryside with ears that can’t hear. What is it?
Corn
24. What kind of coat is best put on wet?
A coat of paint
25. What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty?
A chalkboard.
26. What has four wheels and flies?
A garbage truck
27. I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
28. If two’s company, and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
Nine
29. What three numbers, none of which is zero, give the same result whether they’re added or multiplied?
One, two, and three
30. 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.
31. Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Neither—they both weigh a ton.
32. Two mothers and two daughters went out to eat. They all had one burger each, but only three burgers were eaten in total. How is this possible?
The group actually comprises a grandmother, her daughter (who is also a mother), and her granddaughter.
33. What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right elbow.
34. The day before yesterday I was 21, and next year I will be 24. When is my birthday?
December 31; today is January 1.
35. 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
36. David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
David
37. If there are three apples and you take away two, how many apples do you have?
You have two apples.
38. 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
39. I have many keys but can’t open a single lock. What am I?
Piano.
40. What has hands and a face, but can’t hold anything or smile?
A clock.
41. It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?
Your name.
42. Kate’s mother has three children: Snap, Crackle and ___?
Kate! It’s Kate’s mother, after all.
43. If you don’t keep me, I’ll break. What am I?
A promise.
44. There’s only one word in the dictionary that’s spelled wrong. What is it?
The word “wrong.” It’s the only word that’s spelled W-R-O-N-G.
45. You’re running a race and at the very end, you pass the person in 2nd place. What place did you finish the race in?
You finished in 2nd place.
46. I have a tail and a head, but no body. What am I?
A coin.
47. What 2 things can you never eat for breakfast?
Lunch and dinner.
48. Which word becomes shorter when you add 2 letters to it?
The word “short.”
49. What kind of band never plays music?
A rubber band.
50. What has hands, but can’t clap?
A clock.
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