What Has Keys, Space and Enter, but No Room to Walk Into?
This riddle uses words that normally describe parts of a building, but here they refer to something on a desk. A computer keyboard has many keys, a…
What Is White When It’s Dirty and Black When It’s Clean?
This riddle sounds backwards until you think of something that becomes covered in white marks during use. A traditional blackboard is black when it has been wiped…
You Cut Off My Head and Start to Cry — What Am I?
This riddle describes something that often makes people tear up as soon as they start cutting it. When you chop the top, or “head,” off an onion…
What Gets Answered All the Time but Never Asks a Question?
This riddle uses the word “answered” in a way that has nothing to do with asking questions. A phone gets answered whenever someone picks it up, yet…
I’m Sweet and Cold, and I Have a Stick to Hold — What Am I?
This riddle describes a favorite frozen treat. It is sweet, served cold, and usually comes attached to a small wooden stick that makes it easy to hold….
What Do the Letter T and an Island Have in Common?
This word riddle asks you to think about where both things can be found. An island is surrounded by water. The letter T can also be found…
Which Fish Costs the Most?
This riddle is based on a simple play on words rather than actual fish prices. The answer is a goldfish, because “gold” is associated with high value…
Where Do You Take a Sick Boat to Get Better?
This is a simple pun riddle. A sick person might visit a doctor, so where would a sick boat go? The playful answer is the dock-tor —…
What Has a Head but No Brain?
This short riddle plays with the word “head.” You are meant to think of a living creature, but the answer is an everyday object. A coin has…
What Gets Smaller Every Time It Takes a Bath?
This riddle sounds like it is describing a person or object that somehow shrinks in water, but the answer is something very familiar. A bar of soap…