I’m tall whenI’m young,and I’m shortwhen I’m old.What am I?What hasa bottomat thetop?What runsaround ahouse bynevermoves?I’m light as afeather, yet thestrongest personcan’t hold me forfive minutes. Whatam I?Whatholdswater buthas hole?What canyou hold inyour lefthand but notin your right?What getswetter andwetter the moresomethingdries?What is sofragile thatsaying itsname breaksit?What canjump higherthan abuilding?Where doestoday comebeforeyesterday?What has tobe brokenbefore youcan use it?What hasfourwheelsand flies?What five-letterword becomesshorter whenyou add twoletters to it?What wouldyou find inthe middle ofToronto?What has 88keys, butcannot opena singledoor?What kindof coat isbest puton wet?Wheredoes a fishkeep itsmoney?What fruitcan younevercheer up?What has ahead and atail but nobody?What doyou fill withemptyhand?What can filla room buttakes up nospace?What doyou servethat youcan’t eat?What beginswith an “e”and onlycontains oneletter?What goesup but nevercomesdown?What getsbigger whenmore istaken away?Whatbuilding hasthe moststories?Where can youfind cities,towns, shops,and streets butno people?” I have twobackbonesand athousandribs.Whatquestion canyou neveranswer yesto?I’m tall whenI’m young,and I’m shortwhen I’m old.What am I?What hasa bottomat thetop?What runsaround ahouse bynevermoves?I’m light as afeather, yet thestrongest personcan’t hold me forfive minutes. Whatam I?Whatholdswater buthas hole?What canyou hold inyour lefthand but notin your right?What getswetter andwetter the moresomethingdries?What is sofragile thatsaying itsname breaksit?What canjump higherthan abuilding?Where doestoday comebeforeyesterday?What has tobe brokenbefore youcan use it?What hasfourwheelsand flies?What five-letterword becomesshorter whenyou add twoletters to it?What wouldyou find inthe middle ofToronto?What has 88keys, butcannot opena singledoor?What kindof coat isbest puton wet?Wheredoes a fishkeep itsmoney?What fruitcan younevercheer up?What has ahead and atail but nobody?What doyou fill withemptyhand?What can filla room buttakes up nospace?What doyou servethat youcan’t eat?What beginswith an “e”and onlycontains oneletter?What goesup but nevercomesdown?What getsbigger whenmore istaken away?Whatbuilding hasthe moststories?Where can youfind cities,towns, shops,and streets butno people?” I have twobackbonesand athousandribs.Whatquestion canyou neveranswer yesto?

Riddles - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. B-I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
  2. O-What has a bottom at the top?
  3. O-What runs around a house by never moves?
  4. B-I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
  5. N-What holds water but has hole?
  6. B-What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
  7. G-What gets wetter and wetter the more something dries?
  8. G-What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
  9. I-What can jump higher than a building?
  10. N-Where does today come before yesterday?
  11. I-What has to be broken before you can use it?
  12. B-What has four wheels and flies?
  13. I-What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
  14. N-What would you find in the middle of Toronto?
  15. O-What has 88 keys, but cannot open a single door?
  16. O-What kind of coat is best put on wet?
  17. I-Where does a fish keep its money?
  18. N-What fruit can you never cheer up?
  19. G-What has a head and a tail but no body?
  20. O-What do you fill with empty hand?
  21. B-What can fill a room but takes up no space?
  22. B-What do you serve that you can’t eat?
  23. O-What begins with an “e” and only contains one letter?
  24. I-What goes up but never comes down?
  25. I-What gets bigger when more is taken away?
  26. N-What building has the most stories?
  27. G-Where can you find cities, towns, shops, and streets but no people?”
  28. G-I have two backbones and a thousand ribs.
  29. G-What question can you never answer yes to?