Riddles

What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish?

A map

When you have me, you immediately feel like sharing me. But, if you do share me, you do not have me

A secret

What's full of holes but still holds water?

A sponge

What can travel around the world while staying in one corner?

A stamp.

What gets wetter the more it dries?

A towel.

How many months have 28 days?

All 12 months

You walk across a bridge and you see a boat full of people, yet there isn't a single person on board. How is that possible?

All the people on the boat are married

A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?

An apple a day keeps the doctor away!

What type of cheese is made backward?

Edam

What word begins and ends with an E but only has one letter?

Envelope.

Give me food, and I will live; give me water, and I will die. What am I?

Fire.

Which travels faster? Hot or Cold?

Hot. You can catch a cold

A lift is on the ground floor. There are four people in the lift, including me. When the lift reaches the first floor, one person gets out and three people get in. The lift goes up to the second floor, two people get out six people get in. It then goes up to the next floor up, no one gets out, but 12 people get in. Halfway up to the next floor, the cable snaps, and the lift crash to the floor. Everyone else dies in the lift. How did I survive?

I got out on the second floor!

Which three letters can frighten a thief away?

ICU

I have a large money box, 10 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. Roughly how many coins can I place in my empty money box?

Just one, after which it will no longer be empty.

What does this mean? I RIGHT I

Right between the eyes.

I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?

Seven (take away the "s'" and it becomes "even").

What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

Short

Railroad crossing, watch out for cars. Can you spell that without any Rs?

T-H-A-T.

A man left home running. He ran away and then turned left, ran the same distance, and turned left again, ran the same distance, and turned left again. When he got home, there were two masked men. Who were they?

The catcher and the umpire.

What can be seen once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years?

The letter M

What is at the end of a rainbow?

The letter W

A man was taking a walk outside when it started to rain. The man didn't have an umbrella, and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes got soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?

The man was bald

Turn me on my side and I am everything. Cut me in half and I am nothing. What am I?

The number 8

Which tire doesn't move when a car turns right?

The spare tire

In a one-story pink house, there was a pink person, a pink cat, a pink fish, a pink computer, a pink chair, a pink table, a pink telephone, a pink shower — everything was pink! What color were the stairs?

There weren't any stairs, it was a one-story house.

Two mothers and two daughters went out to eat. Everyone ate one burger, yet only three burgers were eaten in all. How is this possible?

They were a grandmother, mother, and daughter.

How can you throw a ball as hard as you can, only to have it come back to you, even if it doesn't bounce off anything?

Throw the ball straight up in the air

How many seconds are there in a year?

Twelve. January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd...

What belongs to you but other people use it more than you?

Your name

What never asks questions but is often answered?

doorbell