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  • I am always hungry, I must always be fed, but if you give me water, I die.
    A fire
  • I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old.
    A candle
  • I have a neck but no head, and I wear a cap.
    A bottle
  • You answer me, but I never ask you questions. What am I?
    A phone
  • Which word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?
    “Incorrectly.”
  • I’m black when you buy me, red when you use me, and grey when you throw me away.
    Charcoal
  • I’m always last at the table but never eat.
    The bill (the check)
  • The more you take, the more you leave behind.
    Footsteps
  • Mr Blue lives in a blue house, Mrs Pink in a pink house. Who lives in the White House?
    The president
  • I go through cities and fields, but I never move.
    A road (or a railway line)
  • Why is the number six afraid?
    Because seven eight nine (seven ate nine)
  • What has four wheels and flies?
    A garbage truck.
  • I have a bed but never sleep; I have a mouth but never eat.
    A river
  • What do you call a witch at the beach?
    A sandwich.
  • A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He stayed three days and left on Friday. How?
    His horse is named Friday.
  • The more there is, the less you see.
    Fog (or darkness)
  • I speak all languages without a mouth.
    An echo
  • I run, yet I have no legs. You need me, but I don’t need you.
    Water
  • Why don't sharks eat clowns?
    Because they taste funny.
  • I can travel around the world while staying in one corner.
    A stamp
  • I touch your face, but you can’t touch me. I’m not alive.
    Wind
  • I’m easy to lift but hard to throw.
    A feather
  • This vehicle is spelled the same from the front as well as from the back. What is it?
    Racecar
  • A man is found dead in a field with an unopened package. There are no footprints around him. What happened?
    He was skydiving; the parachute (package) didn’t open.
  • I follow you all day but sleep at night.
    Your shadow
  • You see me once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years.
    The letter “m”
  • The more you take from me, the bigger I get.
    A hole
  • A taxi driver goes the wrong way on a one-way street. He passes the police, but they don’t stop him. Why not?
    He’s walking
  • I am full of holes but I can hold water.
    A sponge
  • I have one head, one foot, and four legs.
    A bed
  • I am always in front of you but you can never see me.
    The future
  • I fly without wings and I cry without eyes.
    A cloud