Riddles for Seniors

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

• silence

• echo

• shadow

• whisper

What has keys but can't open locks?

• car

• piano

• door

• book

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

• Shadows

• Memories

• Leaves

• Footsteps

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

• diamond

• pencil

• gold

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

• A penny

• A quarter

• A nickel

• A dime

What has a neck but no head?

• candle

• tree

• giraffe

• bottle

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

• rock

• fire

• candle

• water

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

• colander

• net

• sponge

• strainer

The more you work, the more I'll eat. You keep me full, I'll keep you neat. What am I?

• socks

• hat

• shoes

• gloves