1
I’m always hungry and eat everything I touch. What am I?
Fire
2
I go up when the rain comes down. What am I?
An umbrella
3
I am a king but also a common insect. What am I?
A monarch (butterfly)
4
I have holes but still hold water. What am I?
A sponge
5
I go in dry and come out wet, the longer I’m in, the stronger I get. What am I?
Tea bag
6
I can be long or short; you cut me and I grow back. What am I?
Hair
7
I have a bed but never sleep, a mouth but never eat. What am I?
River
8
What has teeth but doesn’t bite?
A comb
9
I stay in one place but follow you everywhere; I copy your every move. What am I?
Your shadow
10
I’m made of stars and very big. What am I?
A galaxy
11
I am born of two words but become one word that tells secrets. What am I?
Password
12
I am round, deep, and all the king’s horses cannot pull me up. What am I?
Well
13
I have a crown but no throne and petals but no leaves. What am I?
A flower
14
I can be cracked or told, and sometimes played for fun. What am I?
A joke
15
I have a tongue but cannot taste. What am I?
Shoe
16
What can travel around the world while staying in one corner?
A stamp
17
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Breath
18
I am always in front of you but unseen. What am I?
Future
19
I am taken from a mine and shut in wood; used for writing. What am I?
Pencil lead (graphite)
20
I’m the largest animal in the ocean. What am I?
A whale
21
I move without wings, I strike without hands. I make you shiver; I give you warmth. What am I?
Lightning (or thunder — accept lightning)
22
I ride in the sky and sometimes leave a white trail. What am I?
An airplane (contrail)
23
I have wings but no feathers, I fly in machines. What am I?
An airplane
24
I have a tongue that cannot taste, eyes that cannot see, and a soul that cannot die. What am I?
A shoe
25
What gets sharper the more you use it?
Your brain
26
What gets sharper the more you use it?
Your brain (or knowledge)
27
I go around the world but always stay in a corner. What am I?
A stamp
28
I have a face and two hands but no arms. What am I?
A clock
29
I’m used to measure how warm or cold it is. What am I?
A thermometer
30
I move all day but never walk. What am I?
Clock hands
31
I shine at night but disappear in daylight. What am I?
Moon
32
I’m tall when I’m young, short when I’m old. What am I?
Candle
33
I’m made of words but I never speak. What am I?
A book
34
I flow but I’m not a river; I rise but I’m not a balloon. What am I?
Smoke
35
I have teeth and a handle but I’m not used to eat. What am I?
A comb
36
I’m always around you but never seen. What am I?
Air
37
I am taken from a mine and shut up in wood; used for writing. What am I?
Pencil lead (graphite)
38
I get sharper the more I am used. What am I?
Brain
39
I’m always hungry and if you give me water I die. What am I?
Fire
40
I’m often served but never eaten. What am I?
A tennis ball (served)
41
I’m the start of everything and the end of time and space. What am I?
Letter E
42
What can fill a room but won’t take up space?
Light
43
I can run but cannot walk; I have a bank but no money. What am I?
A river
44
The more you share me, the less you have. What am I?
Secret
45
I’m not alive but I grow; I don’t have lungs but need air. What am I?
Fire
46
I have a spine but no bones. What am I?
A book
47
I have color but no pigment, and can brighten the darkest night. What am I?
Light
48
What word gets shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
49
I can be long or short, round or square; I hold liquids. What am I?
Container
50
I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
A joke
51
I’m used to cut but I am not a knife; I have two blades joined by a handle. What am I?
Scissors
52
I am often read but I never speak; I’m full of stories. What am I?
A book
53
I have no legs yet I hop around. What am I?
A kangaroo (this is alive) — better: a kangaroo is alive; alternate: a flea
54
I’m soft and under your head while sleeping. What am I?
A pillow
55
I am sometimes served but never eaten. What am I?
Tennis ball
56
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
57
I am often lost but never found. What am I?
Time
58
You carry me everywhere but never see me. What am I?
Your name (metaphorical)
59
I follow you all day but vanish at night. What am I?
Shadow
60
I move without touching yet can lift objects. What am I?
Magnetism
61
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
62
I have a neck but no head and often hold a head. What am I?
Bottle
63
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?
An echo
64
What comes down but never goes up?
Rain
65
I’m light as a feather but impossible to hold long. What am I?
Breath
66
I have four wheels and flies, but I'm not a plane. What am I?
A garbage truck
67
I’m light but you can’t hold me for long; I escape the moment you try. What am I?
Breath
68
I’m not alive, but I can die. What am I?
A battery
69
What can be touched but can’t be seen?
Feelings
70
I shine but I am not alive. What am I?
Light
71
I have a spine but no bones. What am I?
Book
72
The more you share me, the less I become. What am I?
A secret
73
I have eyes but cannot see. What am I?
Needle
74
I can be cracked without being touched. What am I?
Joke
75
I’m a path in the sky you can’t walk on. What am I?
A contrail (airplane trail)
76
I hold clothes and have drawers. What am I?
A wardrobe
77
I’m round and have a ring but no finger. What am I?
A telephone (old-style) or a donut
78
I have teeth but do not bite. What am I?
A comb
79
I can be loud or soft, used to express, and sometimes sing. What am I?
Voice
80
I am not alive but I die if you water me. What am I?
Fire
81
I have a tail and head but no body; I’m used for currency. What am I?
A coin
82
I can be long or short; I can be grown or bought; I sit on your head. What am I?
Hair
83
I whistle without a mouth and sing when released. What am I?
A kettle (or tea kettle)
84
I have keys, but open no locks. What am I?
A keyboard
85
What runs but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head that never weeps?
A river
86
I have many faces but tell the same time. What am I?
Clock
87
What tastes better than it smells?
A tongue
88
I am used to see far away but I’m not binoculars. What am I?
A telescope
89
I shine at night but disappear during the day. What am I?
Moon
90
I can be written, spoken, exposed, and broken. What am I?
A secret
91
I’m white when I’m dirty and black when I’m clean. What am I?
A chalkboard
92
I fly around the house but never leave the room. What am I?
A ceiling fan (or fly)
93
I go up when the rain comes down. What am I?
An umbrella
94
I have a crown but no throne and bloom every spring. What am I?
A flower
95
I grow taller by eating but never sleep. What am I?
Fire
96
I have a spine but no bones. What am I?
Book
97
I fly without wings, I cry without eyes. What am I?
Cloud
98
I’m always coming but never arrive. What am I?
Tomorrow
99
Which word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
100
I’m made of dough, round, and baked in an oven. What am I?
Bread
101
I go all around the world but always stay in a corner. What am I?
A stamp
102
I’m a place where you watch movies. What am I?
A cinema
103
I have a face but no eyes, hands but no arms. What am I?
A clock
104
I run around a backyard yet never move. What am I?
A fence
105
I have a top and a bottom but no middle. What am I?
A coin
106
I am not alive but I grow; I shrink when you smile. What am I?
A shadow
107
I am something people love or hate; I change people and people change me. What am I?
Music
108
I have teeth but cannot eat. What am I?
A saw
109
I shine but I am not alive. What am I?
Light
110
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness
111
I move without legs and run without feet. What am I?
River
112
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, never in a thousand years?
The letter “M”
113
I go up and down without moving. What am I?
Stairs
114
I can be long or short; I can be grown or bought; I sit on your head. What am I?
Hair
115
I come in many colors and often frighten children at night. What am I?
A mask
116
I have an eye but cannot see; I spin around as I go. What am I?
A hurricane
117
I get sharper the more I am used. What am I?
Brain
118
I’m not alive, but I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air. What am I?
Fire
119
What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?
A glove
120
I go around a field but never move. What am I?
A fence
121
I can travel around the world while staying in a corner. What am I?
A stamp
122
I have a heart that doesn’t beat. What am I?
An artichoke (or an art object)
123
I am black and white and read all over. What am I?
Newspaper
124
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
125
I run all around the backyard yet never move. What am I?
A fence
126
I’m full of keys but cannot open a single lock. What am I?
A piano
127
I start off full but end up empty; I’m useful only when I’m used. What am I?
A pencil (used until worn down)
128
I can be heard but not seen; I’m made when air is squeezed. What am I?
A whistle
129
What goes around the world but stays in a corner?
A stamp
130
I’m bright by day and vanish by night; I’m above you but not the sky. What am I?
The sun
131
I wear a crown of stone and hold water inside. What am I?
A mountain with a lake (or a volcano crater lake)
132
I’m always in water but never get wet. What am I?
Reflection
133
I eat, I live, I fly, I sleep; I run and never stop. What am I?
Time
134
You can break me but I never fall; what am I?
A promise
135
I have no legs but I can run. What am I?
Water
136
I am black when bought, red when used, gray when discarded. What am I?
Charcoal
137
I have a head and a tail but no body. What am I?
Coin
138
I’m passed from hand to hand but never touched. What am I?
A secret
139
I have keys that move but no locks; I sing when you press me. What am I?
A piano
140
I can be caught but not thrown. What am I?
Cold
141
I can be caught but not thrown. What am I?
Cold
142
I can be cracked, told, and shared. What am I?
A joke
143
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
144
What can travel the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp
145
I can be split but never broken. What am I?
An atom (or a hair)
146
I am a key with no teeth. What am I?
A keyboard key
147
I belong to you but others use me more than you do. What am I?
Your name
148
I’m tall when young and short when old. What am I?
A candle
149
I can be painted, eaten, and sometimes broken. What am I?
An egg
150
I’m taken from a mine and used in art and school. What am I?
Graphite (pencil lead)
151
I can be long or short; I can be grown or bought; I can be painted or left bare. What am I?
Nails (fingernails) — or hair (alternate)
152
I am black when you buy me, red when you use me, and gray when you throw me away. What am I?
Charcoal
153
I have a spine but no bones. What am I?
A book
154
I am not alive but grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air. What am I?
Fire
155
I slither on the ground and sometimes hiss. What am I?
A snake
156
I can run but never walk. What am I?
River
157
I’m round as a dish, deep as a cup, yet all the king’s horses can’t pull me up. What am I?
A well
158
I can be cracked, I can be played, I can be made. What am I?
A joke
159
I am everywhere and nowhere at the same time; I was here before you were born and will be after you die. What am I?
Time
160
I have eyes but cannot see. What am I?
A needle
161
I go all around the world but stay in a corner. What am I?
Stamp
162
I run but never walk, I have a mouth but never eat. What am I?
A river
163
I am tall when young and short when old. What am I?
Candle
164
I have a face and two hands but no arms or legs. What am I?
A clock
165
I have two hands but can’t clap. What am I?
A clock
166
I go in hard and come out soft, and people love to eat me popped. What am I?
Popcorn
167
I can be opened but never closed. What am I?
Secret
168
I can be cracked, put on, and fall apart; I protect eggs and feelings. What am I?
A shell
169
I’m invisible but you can feel me when I move. What am I?
Wind
170
I have no lungs yet I need air; I have no mouth yet I drown in water. What am I?
Fire
171
I go up and down without moving. What am I?
Stairs
172
I’m full of holes but I hold water. What am I?
A sponge
173
I’m a tool with ink, used for writing. What am I?
A pen
174
I follow you everywhere but never speak; I copy your moves. What am I?
Your shadow
175
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter “M”
176
I am always hungry, I must always be fed. What am I?
Fire
177
I’m a place with sand and sea. What am I?
A beach
178
I am light, I can be swallowed, I can be given. What am I?
A compliment
179
What goes up and down but never moves?
Temperature (or stairs). Answer: Stairs
180
I have hands but cannot clap. What am I?
A clock
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