I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
What five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short (short+er)
There is a rooster sitting on top of a barn. If it laid an egg, which way would it roll?
Roosters don’t lay eggs
What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
A clock
Which weighs more: a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
They weigh the same
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
What begins with an E but only has one letter in it?
An envelope
Three men were in a boat. It capsized, but only two got their hair wet. Why?
One was bald
Everyone has it and no one can lose it; what is it?
A shadow
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother — how many children does Mary have?
Five
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
How many months have 28 days?
All 12 of them do
The more you take the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps
What gets bigger the more you take away?
A hole
What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel
What has one head, one foot, and four legs?
A bed
Where can you find cities, towns, shops, and streets but no people?
A map
What goes up but never goes back down?
Your age
You walk into a room which contains a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. What would you light first?
A match or lighter