Riddles

1. If you drop me, I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?

2. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

3. I turn once, what is out will not get in. I turn again, what is in will not get out. What am I?

4. 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?

5. What goes through cities and fields, but never moves?

6. I am always hungry and will die if not fed, but whatever I touch will soon turn red. What am I?

7. I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone, and cities with no buildings. What am I?

8. What common English verb becomes its own past tense by rearranging its letters?

9. It’s shorter than the rest, but when you’re happy, you raise it up like it’s the best. What is it?

10. What has to be broken before you can use it?

11. How many eggs would a rooster lay over three weeks, provided it is adequately fed and housed?

12. What has hands but doesn’t clap?

13. I have legs but cannot walk. What am I?

14. I am so simple that I can only point, yet I guide men all over the world.

15. Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother — how many children does Mary have?

16. What belongs to you, but other people use it more?

17. Mr. Blue lives in the blue house. Mrs. Yellow lives in the yellow house. Mr. Orange lives in the orange house. Who lives in the White House?

18. I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

19. What bank never has any money?

20. I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

21. Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?

22. What is at the end of the rainbow?

23. An electric train is headed east. Where does the smoke go?

24. What word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?

25. What question can you never answer yes to?

1. A mirror 2. Footsteps 3. A key 4. The river was frozen 5. A road 6. Fire 7. A map 8. Eat and ate 9. A thumb 10. An Egg 11. Zero. Roosters do not lay eggs. 12. A clock 13. Chair/Table 14. A compass 15. Five, each daughter has the same brother. 16. Your name 17. The president 18. A candle 19. A river bank 20. Seven 21. The letter “R.” 22. The letter W! 23. Electric trains don’t produce any smoke! 24. “Incorrectly.” 25. Are you asleep yet?