Spring Break Riddles and Brain Teasers

What gets wetter as it dries?

• A sponge

• A towel

• A river

• A cloud

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

• A leaf

• An echo

• A shadow

• A kite

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. Why?

• The boat is underwater.

• It's night and you can't see them.

• They are all married.

• The boat is behind a fog.

What has keys but can't open locks?

• A map

• A piano

• A code

• A computer

What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?

• A snake

• A penny

• A chocolate bunny

• A tree branch

During spring break, you decide to plant a garden. If you plant 5 rows of 4 vegetables each, how many vegetables did you plant?

• 9

• 20

• 40

• 25

If it takes 5 days for a one-man crew to dig a pool during spring break, how long would it take for a five-man crew to dig the same pool?

• 1 day

• 5 days

• 10 days

• 25 days

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

• The letter 'M'

• The letter 'S'

• The letter 'E'

• The letter 'T'

You're planning a spring break trip that requires 7 different modes of transportation: a plane, a train, a car, a boat, a bicycle, a bus, and walking. If you must use each mode exactly once, how many different ways can you order your modes of transportation?

• 5040

• 720

• 49

• 343

What has to be broken before you can use it?

• A glow stick

• An egg

• A promise

• A code