I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
Where can you find cities, towns, shops, and streets but no people?
A map
What five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short (short+er)
What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
A clock
How many months have 28 days?
All 12 of them do
What word is spelled wrong in every dictionary?
Wrong
I have no life, but I can die. What am I?
A battery
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother — how many children does Mary have?
Five
What has four wheels and flies?
A dustcart / garbage truck
What has 88 keys, but cannot open a single door?
A piano
What has a bed but never sleeps, can run but never walks, and has a bank but no money?
A river
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
Who can shave 25 times a day but still have a beard?
A barber
What begins with T, finishes with T, and has “T” in it?
A teapot
Everyone has it and no one can lose it; what is it?
A shadow
What goes up but never goes back down?
Your age
