Looking for a little brain exercise? Riddles are a fun way to challenge your mind, spark creativity, and enjoy a few “Aha!” moments. Here’s a playful collection of classic riddles — some you may know, and some that might stump you for a bit. Ready to test your wits? Let’s begin!
1. What has to be broken before you can use it?
Answer: An egg
2. What month of the year has 28 days?
Answer: All of them
3. What is full of holes but still holds water?
Answer: A sponge
4. What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
Answer: A promise
5. What goes up but never comes down?
Answer: Your age
6. I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
Answer: A barber
7. What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
Answer: A piano
8. What gets wet while drying?
Answer: A towel
9. I have branches but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?
Answer: A bank
10. What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty?
Answer: A blackboard
11. What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?
Answer: An echo
12. What gets bigger the more you take away?
Answer: A hole
13. The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Answer: Darkness
14. What invention lets you look right through a wall?
Answer: A window
15. What can’t be put in a saucepan?
Answer: Its lid
16. What has one eye but can’t see?
Answer: A needle
17. What has many needles but doesn’t sew?
Answer: A Christmas tree
18. What has hands but can’t clap?
Answer: A clock
19. What can you catch but not throw?
Answer: A cold
20. What kind of band never plays music?
Answer: A rubber band
21. What has a thumb and four fingers but isn’t a hand?
Answer: A glove
22. What has a head and a tail but no body?
Answer: A coin
23. What is cut on a table but never eaten?
Answer: A deck of cards
24. What has words but never speaks?
Answer: A book
25. What runs all around a backyard yet never moves?
Answer: A fence
Conclusion
Riddles remind us that thinking differently can be fun! Share these with your family, friends, or even your kids — and see who’s the fastest to solve them.
I am Sunil Kumar, I am fond of mindful wisdom, spiritual practices, and positive living insights for today’s busy world. I am passionate about helping people discover peace and clarity, blends timeless teachings with practical advice that readers can apply in their daily lives.
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