Fun Brain Riddles and Teasers

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

• shadow

• echo

• whisper

• silence

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

• Leaves

• Shadows

• Memories

• Footsteps

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

• nickel

• penny

• dime

• quarter

I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?

• coal

• gold

• diamond

• pencil

What has a neck but no head, two arms but no hands?

• Snake

• Coat

• Lamp

• Shirt

What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and rivers, but no water?

• village

• map

• town

• country

I am full of holes, but I can still hold water. What am I?

• strainer

• colander

• sponge

• net

What has a heart that doesn't beat?

• A rock

• A plant

• A bird

• A clock

I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch will soon turn red. What am I?

• Earth

• Water

• Fire

• Air