Riddles

Q. You find me in December, but not in any other month. What am I?

A. The letter D!

Q. I weigh nothing, but you can still see me. If you put me in a bucket, I make the bucket lighter. What am I?

A. A hole!

Source: Brainzilla

Q. I am a word that begins with the letter I. If you add the letter A to me, I become a new word with a different meaning, but that sounds exactly the same. What word am I?

A. Isle (add A to make “Aisle”)

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!

Source: Twenty Two Words

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.

Source: Twenty Two Words

Q. What rock group consists of four famous men, but none of them sing?

A. The faces on Mount Rushmore!

Source: Twenty Two Words

Q. I have hundreds of wheels, but move, I do not.

Call me what I am: Call me a lot.

What am I?

A. A parking garage/”lot”

Source: Playbuzz

Q. What question can you never answer “Yes” to?

A. What does “N-O” spell?

Q. What five-letter word becomes shorter if you add two letters to it?

A. “Short” (add +”er”)!

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. I’m the size of an elephant, but I weigh nothing. What am I?

A. An elephant’s shadow!

Q. I have a neck, but no head, and I wear a cap. What am I?

A. A bottle!

Q. Why is an island like the letter T?

A. They’re both in the middle of water!

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. You can break me without touching me, or even seeing me. What am I?

A. A promise

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. How many seconds are there in a year?

A. Twelve—January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd…

Q. There is a house with four walls. All of the walls are facing south. A bear is circling the house. What color is the bear?

A. White. If all walls of the house are facing south, the house must be on the North Pole, so the bear is a polar bear.

Q. What’s the difference between a jeweler and a prison guard?

A. A jeweler sells watches, and a prison guard watches cells!