Riddles

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?

This riddle relies on tricking you into thinking about ears and a mouth. You get a tiny hint about wind to encourage you to think broadly and avoid the literal.

• A towel

• A car

• An echo

• An alpha

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.

• a candle

• a person

• a fireplace

• a cabinet

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

• A house

• A car

• A river

• A neighborhood

• A map

What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month?

• The letter "R"

• The letter "C"

• The letter "S"

• The letter "N"

• The letter "C"

You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat.

• They are all devorced

• They are all married

• They are all engaged

• They are all single

• They are all dating

What English word has three consecutive double letters?

• Bookkeeper

• Book-Kepper

• Book Kepper

I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I?

• Coal

• Wood

• Pencil Lead

• Stone

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?

• 4 brother and 3 sisters

• 3 sisters and 5 brothers

What disappears as soon as you say its name?

• Darkness

• Silence

• water

• Me

I have keys, but no locks and space, and no rooms. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?

• a car

• a keyboard

• a door

• a frog