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
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 goes up but never comes down?
Your age
What gets wet while drying?
A towel
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.
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness
I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?
Your shadow
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right elbow
What gets bigger when more is taken away?
A hole
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Your breath
What goes up and down but doesn’t move?
A staircase
It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
Your name
Where can you find cities, towns, shops, and streets but no people?
A map.
