You measure my life in hours, and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy. Hard riddles want to trip you up, and this one works by hitting you with details from every angle. The big hint comes at the end with the wind. What does wind threaten most? You have to stretch your brain to come up with a something tiny and unexpected?
A. A candle.
Q. A prisoner is forced to go into one of three rooms, but he can choose which room. The first room is ablaze with fire. The second one is rigged with explosives that will go off as soon as he enters. The third contains a pair of lions who haven't eaten in years. Which room should he choose to survive?
A. The third room—any lions who hadn't eaten in years would be dead!
Q. A man is washing windows on the 25th floor of an apartment building. Suddenly, he slips and falls. He has nothing to cushion his fall, and no safety equipment—but he doesn't get hurt. How is this possible?
A. He's washing windows inside the building.
Q. A man was driving a truck. His headlights weren't on, and the moon wasn't out. Ahead of him, a woman dressed in all black started crossing the road. Fortunately, the man braked so she could cross. How did he see her?
A. It was the middle of the day!
Q. A horse attached to a 24-foot chain sees an apple 26 feet away. How can the horse reach the apple?
A. The horse just walks over to it, taking the chain with him—the chain isn't attached to anything!
Q. When you want to use me, you throw me away. When you're done using me, you bring me in. What am I?
A. An anchor.
Q. What's the difference between a jeweler and a prison guard?
A. A jeweler sells watches, and a prison guard watches cells!
Q. A girl fell off of a 30-foot ladder, but she didn't get hurt at all. How is this possible?
A. She fell off the bottom step!
1. I went to London and have been to Rome. I could go to India, and sometimes I get sent home. I do all of this by simply sitting in a corner. What am I?
2. I am black when you get me, red when you use me, and white when you're all through with me. What am I?
3. I can be long or I can be short. I can be grown and I can be bought. I can be painted or left bare. I can be round or even square. What am I?
4. I have two legs, and they only touch the ground when I am not moving. What am I?
5. I must be kept. Everyone has me and once I am lost by one, others are sure to start losing me too. What am I?
6. I make a loud noise when I am changing. I get larger but weigh less when I do. What am I?
7. I can be cracked and I can be made. I can be told and sometimes played. What am I?
8. I have no eyes and no legs. I have no ears and am strong enough to move the earth. What am I?
9. I’m the part of the bird that’s not in the sky. I can swim in the ocean and yet remain dry. What am I?
10. I’m red, but I can be green at times, and I am even yellow. What am I?
1. A stamp
2. Charcoal
3. Fingernails
4. A wheelbarrow
5. Your temper
6. Popcorn
7. A joke
8. A worm
9. A shadow
10. An apple
Q. What has one head, one foot and four legs?
A. A Bed!
Q. Did you hear the joke about the roof?
A. Never mind, it's over your head!
Q. How many letters are in the alphabet?
A. There are 11 letters in the alphabet!
Q. How can you spell cold with two letters?
A. IC (icy)!
Q. David's father had three sons: Snap, Crackle, and ?
A. David!
Q. If you were in a race and passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in?
A. 2nd place!
Q. What is the center of gravity?
A. The letter V!
Q. What English word has three consecutive double letters?
A. Bookkeeper!
Q. The turtle took two chocolates to Texas to teach Thomas to tie his boots. How many T's in that?
A. There are 2 T's in THAT!
Q. What goes up, but never comes down?
A. Your age!
Q. What gets bigger and bigger as you take more away from it?
A. A hole!
Q. How many months have 28 days?
A. All of them!
Q. Can you spell rotted with two letters?
A. DK (decay)!
Q. How many books can you put into an empty backpack?
A. One! After that, it's not empty!
Q. Which weighs more, a ton of feathers or a ton of bricks?
A. Neither, they both weigh a ton!
Q. What starts with a P and ends with an E and has a million letters in it?
A. Post Office!
Q. When does a cart come before a horse?
A. In the dictionary!
Q. What is full of holes but can still hold water?
A. A sponge!
Q. What has two hands, a round face, always runs, but stays in place?
A. A clock!
Q. Where does success come before work?
A. In the dictionary!
Q. How many peas are there in a pint?
A. There is one 'P' in a 'pint'!
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