75 "What am I?" riddles for Mind-Bending Fun
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Riddle 1: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
Answer: An echo
Riddle 2: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Answer: Footsteps
Riddle 3: I have keys but can't open locks. What am I?
Answer: A piano
Riddle 4: I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
Answer: Pencil lead
Riddle 5: I'm tall when I'm young, and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?
Answer: A candle
Riddle 6: The more you look at it, the less you see. What is it?
Answer: Darkness
Riddle 7: I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?
Answer: A bank
Riddle 8: I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, will soon turn red. What am I?
Answer: Fire
Riddle 9: I'm not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air. What am I?
Answer: Fire
Riddle 10: I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
Answer: A barber
Riddle 11: The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Answer: Darkness
Riddle 12: What begins and has no end?
Answer: Time
Riddle 13: I'm a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be. What am I?
Answer: Few
Riddle 14: I'm a creature of the night, with sharp fangs and a thirst for blood. What am I?
Answer: A vampire
Riddle 15: I'm a magical potion that can turn people into toads. What am I?
Answer: Witch's brew
Riddle 16: I am a box that holds keys without locks, yet they can unlock your soul. What am I?
Answer: Piano
Riddle 17: I am not alive, but I can grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air. What am I?
Answer: Fire
Riddle 18: I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
Answer: A joke
Riddle 19: I have keys but can't open locks. What am I?
Answer: A piano
Riddle 20: I'm a cloak without a hood, a body without a head. What am I?
Answer: A coat
Riddle 21: I have a heart that doesn't beat. What am I?
Answer: An artichoke
Riddle 22: I'm a round shape with colors that soar. I fly through the air, but I'm not a bird. What am I?
Answer: A balloon
Riddle 23: I have a face but no eyes, hands but no arms. What am I?
Answer: A clock
Riddle 24: I am a box that holds keys without locks, yet they can unlock your soul. What am I?
Answer: Piano
Riddle 25: I'm always in front of you but can't be seen. What am I?
Answer: The future
Riddle 26: I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
Answer: A joke
Riddle 27: I'm a living thing that dies when you break me. What am I?
Answer: A promise
Riddle 28: I am a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be. What am I?
Answer: Few
Riddle 29: I'm a tiny thing that can hide in a ring. What am I?
Answer: A secret
Riddle 30: I am not alive, but I can grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air. What am I?
Answer: Fire
Riddle 31: I have a heart that doesn't beat. What am I?
Answer: An artichoke
Riddle 32: I'm tall when I'm young, and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?
Answer: A candle
Riddle 33: I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can't touch me or catch me. What am I?
Answer: Your shadow
Riddle 34: I'm a fruit, but I'm not always sweet. I'm picked from a tree but not eaten. What am I?
Answer: Olive
Riddle 35: I'm a creature of the night, silent and swift. You may hear my hoots when the moon is lit. What am I?
Answer: Owl
Riddle 36: I am a box that holds keys without locks, yet they can unlock your soul. What am I?
Answer: Piano
Riddle 37: I'm a creature with a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs. What am I?
Answer: Penny
Riddle 38: I have a heart that doesn't beat. What am I?
Answer: An artichoke
Riddle 39: I'm a piece of furniture with four legs but no back. What am I?
Answer: Chair
Riddle 40: I have a neck but no head. What am I?
Answer: Bottle
Riddle 41: I'm always in front of you but can't be seen. What am I?
Answer: The future
Riddle 42: I'm a cloak without a hood, a body without a head. What am I?
Answer: A coat
Riddle 43: I have a heart that doesn't beat. What am I?
Answer: An artichoke
Riddle 44: I'm tall when I'm young, and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?
Answer: A candle
Riddle 45: I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can't touch me or catch me. What am I?
Answer: Your shadow
Riddle 46: I'm a fruit, but I'm not always sweet. I'm picked from a tree but not eaten. What am I?
Answer: Olive
Riddle 47: I'm a creature of the night, silent and swift. You may hear my hoots when the moon is lit. What am I?
Answer: Owl
Riddle 48: I am a box that holds keys without locks, yet they can unlock your soul. What am I?
Answer: Piano
Riddle 49: I'm a creature with a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs. What am I?
Answer: Penny
Riddle 50: I have a heart that doesn't beat. What am I?
Answer: An artichoke
Riddle 51: I'm a container without hinges, lock, or lid. Yet, a treasure inside is hidden. What am I?
Answer: An egg
Riddle 52: I have an endless supply of letters, yet I start and end with the same two. What am I?
Answer: A postman
Riddle 53: I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can't go inside. What am I?
Answer: A keyboard
Riddle 54: I'm a word that's spelled incorrectly. What am I?
Answer: Incorrectly
Riddle 55: I'm a ship that can be made to ride the greatest waves. What am I?
Answer: A friendship
Riddle 56: I'm a king but not human, I have a heart but no blood. What am I?
Answer: The King of Hearts
Riddle 57: I'm a room with no windows or doors. What am I?
Answer: A mushroom
Riddle 58: I fly without wings, I cry without eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?
Answer: A cloud
Riddle 59: I'm always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch will soon turn red. What am I?
Answer: Fire
Riddle 60: I'm a box without hinges, key, or a lid, yet golden treasure is inside. What am I?
Answer: An egg
Riddle 61: I have keys but can't open locks. What am I?
Answer: A piano
Riddle 62: I'm a word that becomes shorter when you add two letters to it. What am I?
Answer: Short
Riddle 63: I'm a word that's pronounced wrong but is right. What am I?
Answer: Wrong
Riddle 64: I'm a box with black and white keys but can't play music. What am I?
Answer: A computer keyboard
Riddle 65: I'm a container without hinges, lock, or lid, yet inside I have a golden treasure. What am I?
Answer: An egg
Riddle 66: I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
Answer: A joke
Riddle 67: I'm a word that's spelled incorrectly. What am I?
Answer: Incorrectly
Riddle 68: I am a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be. What am I?
Answer: Few
Riddle 69: I'm a month with 28 days, sometimes 29. What am I?
Answer: February
Riddle 70: I have a heart that doesn't beat. What am I?
Answer: An artichoke
Riddle 71: I am a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be. What am I?
Answer: Few
Riddle 72: I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
Answer: A joke
Riddle 73: I'm a word that becomes shorter when you add two letters to it. What am I?
Answer: Short
Riddle 74: I fly without wings, I cry without eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?
Answer: A cloud
Riddle 75: I have an endless supply of letters, yet I start and end with the same two. What am I?
Answer: A postman