What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
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
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
He was bald.
What gets wet while drying?
A towel
What can you keep after giving to someone?
Your word
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
All the people on the boat are married.
You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?
The match
A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible?
He was born on February 29. LEAP YEAR!! (happens every 4 years)
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
A bank
What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?
An echo
