I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle.
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.
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.
If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
Second place.
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map.
What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?
heroine
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
bookkeeper
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.
What are the next three letters in this combination? OTTFFSS
E N T (Each letter represents the first letter in the written numbers: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, etc.).
First, think of the color of the clouds. Next, think of the color of snow. Now, think of the color of a bright full moon. Now answer quickly what do cows drink?
water
First you eat me, then you get eaten. What am I?
A fishhook.
How can you physically stand behind your father while he is standing behind you?
You are standing back to back with your father.
