2,062 Easy Riddles With Answers - page 21 of 21
What begins with an "e" and only contains one letter?
It's a paper container for a letter sent via post.
If there are three apples and you take away two, how many apples do you have?
The question asks how many you possess after taking them.
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?
The phrase means all were destroyed except for those three.
Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
A ton is a unit of weight; one ton always equals one ton.
If two's company, and three's a crowd, what are four and five?
It's a basic math question disguised as a riddle.
What has four wheels and flies?
Wordplay — "flies" refers to the insects attracted to a garbage truck, not literal flight.
What has a bottom at the top?
Wordplay — your legs' "bottom" joints, your hips, sit higher up than your feet.
What kind of coat is best put on wet?
It's a liquid layer applied to surfaces to add color.
It stalks the countryside with ears that can't hear. What is it?
It grows on tall stalks in agricultural fields.
What has 13 hearts, but no other organs?
A standard deck has thirteen heart-suited cards but, as an inanimate object, no actual organs at all.
What tastes better than it smells?
The tongue, the organ responsible for taste, doesn't itself have a smell -- playing on the idea that a "tongue" (as an organ) tastes better than it smells.
What building has the most stories?
A library holds countless books, and each book contains many 'stories' -- a pun on a building's floors versus its tales.
Where does one wall meet the other wall?
It's the internal or external point where two walls meet.
What has a head and a tail but no body?
A coin has a 'heads' side and a 'tails' side but is a flat disc with no body in between.
What has a thumb and four fingers, but is not a hand?
It's a piece of clothing worn to protect the hand.
What can travel all around the world without leaving its corner?
This small adhesive piece is required for mailing letters.
What runs all around a backyard, yet never moves?
It acts as a physical boundary for a property.
What has words, but never speaks?
It contains pages of text for reading.
What is cut on a table, but is never eaten?
Commonly used in games of chance and skill like poker.
What kind of band never plays music?
It's a stretchy loop used to hold things together.
What can you catch, but not throw?
You can "catch a cold" (get sick), but you cannot physically throw a cold -- the riddle plays on the double meaning of "catch."
What has one head, one foot and four legs?
It's a piece of furniture you lie down on at night.
What has legs, but doesn't walk?
A common piece of furniture found in kitchens and dining rooms.
What has hands, but can't clap?
It's a device used for measuring and showing time.
What has many needles, but doesn't sew?
This evergreen is traditionally brought inside in December.
What has one eye, but can't see?
It's a very thin tool used for hand-sewing.
What has lots of eyes, but can't see?
It's a root vegetable that has small 'buds' often called eyes.
It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
You rarely say your own name out loud, but everyone else uses it constantly to refer to and address you.
If you're running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
You take the position of the person you just overtook.
What goes up and down but doesn't move?
You walk up and down these steps to change floors.
What can't be put in a saucepan?
It is designed to sit on top of the pan, not inside it.
If you've got me, you want to share me; if you share me, you haven't kept me. What am I?
If you tell someone, the information is no longer private.
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
This opening is literally built into a wall to let light and sight pass through.
Where does today come before yesterday?
In a book of definitions, words are listed alphabetically.
I'm found in socks, scarves and mittens; and often in the paws of playful kittens. What am I?
It's a ball of string often used for knitting.
I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest person can't hold me for five minutes. What am I?
It's the air you take in and let out to live.
What gets bigger when more is taken away?
Think of what happens when you dig soil out of the ground.
What is black when it's clean and white when it's dirty?
You write on it with white chalk in a classroom.
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
It's a part of your own body that you physically cannot reach with its own hand.
What has many keys but can't open a single lock?
It's a large musical instrument with black and white keys.
I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can't touch me or catch me. What am I?
It appears on the ground when you block a light source.
David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son?
The answer is hidden right at the beginning of the question.
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
This is the complete absence of light.
What can't talk but will reply when spoken to?
This phenomenon happens when sound waves bounce off a surface.
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
Think of a financial institution where you might keep money.
A man dies of old age on his 25th birthday. How is this possible?
This specific date only occurs once every four years.
You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?
You need a source of fire to light anything else.
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn't a single person on board. How is that possible?
'Single' can refer to relationship status rather than quantity.
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
This person shaves other people for a living.
What can you keep after giving to someone?
It relates to your reputation and honesty.
What gets wet while drying?
You use this absorbent item after a shower or swim.
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn't get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
Think about the man's physical appearance and lack of hair.
What goes up but never comes down?
Age only increases over time and can never decrease, unlike most things that go up and come down.
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
It's a verbal or moral commitment you make to someone.
There's a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
Re-read the house description carefully; it's a one-story house.
What is always in front of you but can't be seen?
The future always lies ahead of us in time, yet we can never actually see what hasn't happened yet.
What question can you never answer yes to?
You can't speak if this state is true.
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge is riddled with tiny holes yet can still absorb and hold water within them.
What month of the year has 28 days?
Every month has at least 28 days.
I'm tall when I'm young, and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?
A candle stands tall when new and shrinks shorter and shorter as it burns down with age.
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An eggshell must be cracked open before the egg inside can be cooked or eaten.