Riddles (Challenging)

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

• footsteps

• memories

• echoes

• shadows

Answer explanation

The riddle describes how footsteps are left behind as you walk. The more you take (steps), the more footsteps you leave behind, making 'footsteps' the correct answer.

I have keys but open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can't go outside. What am I?

• A car key

• A treasure chest

• A computer mouse

• A keyboard

Answer explanation

A keyboard has keys but doesn't open locks, it has a space bar but no physical room, and you can enter data using the 'Enter' key, but you can't physically go outside. Thus, the answer is a keyboard.

I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?

• riddle

• story

• joke

• game

Answer explanation

A joke can be cracked (like a joke), made (created), told (shared), and played (as in a practical joke). The other options do not fit all these actions as well as 'joke' does.

What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?

• treat

• teapot

• tart

• tent

Answer explanation

The word 'teapot' begins with 'T', ends with 'T', and contains 'T' inside it. Other options do not meet all three criteria.

I am not alive, but I can grow. I don't have lungs, but I need air. What am I?

• plant

• fire

• rock

• water

Answer explanation

The riddle describes something that can grow but isn't alive, and needs air but doesn't have lungs. Fire fits this description as it can grow in size and requires oxygen to burn, unlike plants, rocks, or water.

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

• A stamp

• A plane

• A globe

• A suitcase

Answer explanation

A stamp can be placed in the corner of an envelope and sent around the world, making it the correct answer. Unlike a plane, globe, or suitcase, a stamp literally travels while remaining in a corner.

I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?

• a bank

• a garden

• a tree

• a fruit stand

Answer explanation

The riddle describes something with 'branches' but lacking 'fruit, trunk, or leaves.' A bank has branches (locations) but does not have the physical characteristics of a tree, making 'a bank' the correct answer.

What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?

• silence

• noise

• whisper

• echo

Answer explanation

The answer is 'silence' because it is a state that is easily disrupted. Simply saying the word 'silence' creates sound, thus breaking the silence itself.

I can be long or short; I can be grown or bought; I can be painted or left bare; I can be round or square. What am I?

• bolts

• bricks

• screws

• nails

Answer explanation

Nails can be long or short, can be purchased or made, can be painted or left unpainted, and come in various shapes, including round or square heads. This makes 'nails' the correct answer.

What has a heart that doesn’t beat?

• A human heart

• A potato

• A clock

• An artichoke

Answer explanation

An artichoke has a part called a 'heart' that is edible, but it does not beat like a human heart. The other options either refer to living beings with beating hearts or do not have a heart at all.