I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle.
What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them.
There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise.
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
The man was bald.
What can you keep after giving to someone?
Your word.
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Your breath.
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map.
What is seen in the middle of March and April that can't be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
The letter R.
A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for five minutes. Next, she hangs him. Right after, they enjoy a lovely dinner. Explain.
She took a picture of him and developed it in her dark room.
I have keys, but no locks and space, and no rooms. You can enter, but you can't go outside. What am I?
A keyboard.
How is seven different from the rest of the numbers between one and ten?
Seven has two syllables and the other numbers only have one syllable.
How can you physically stand behind your father while he is standing behind you?
You are standing back to back with your father.
I add lots of flavor and have many layers, but if you get to close I'll make you cry. What am I?
An onion.
What has legs, but doesn't walk?
A table.
You see me once in June, twice in November, but not at all in May. What am I?
The letter e.
