What is black when it's clean and white when it's dirty?
a chalkboard
What runs all around a backyard yet never moves?
a fence
What can you catch but not throw?
a cold
What goes up but never comes down?
your age
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
your right elbow
What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
a deck of cards
What has many teeth but can't bite?
a comb
What can travel all around the world without leaving its corner?
a stamp
What kind of coat is best put on wet?
a coat of paint
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
5 - each daughter has the same brother
What has one head, one foot, and four legs?
a bed
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
seven
Which is heavier - a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
neither - they both weigh a ton
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or any other covering didn't get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
He was bald.
What has four wheels and flies?
a garbage truck
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
darkness
What has one eye but can't see?
a needle
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 question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
How many months of the year have 28 days?
all of them
You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. What would you light first?
the match
What has a head and a tail but no body?
a coin
It stalks the countryside with ears that can't hear. What is it?
corn
What has lots of eyes but can't see?
a potato
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
a window
I'm tall when I'm young, and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?
a candle
What has a thumb and four fingers but is not a hand?
a glove
What kind of band never plays music?
a rubber band
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 has words but never speaks?
a book
If you've got me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't kept me. What am I?
a secret
Where does today come before yesterday?
the dictionary
What building has the most stories?
the library
If you're running a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
second place
What goes up and down but doesn't move?
a staircase
What is always in front of you but can't be seen?
the future
What can fill up a room but takes up no space?
light
What has to be broken before you can use it?
an egg
What has many keys but can't open a single lock?
a piano
What begins with an "e" and only contains one letter?
an envelope