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 / pencil
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-level house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any stairs
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
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 / in a relationship.
What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?
An echo
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 has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
A piano / keyboard
What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty?
A chalkboard
What gets bigger when more is taken away?
A hole
