- What has keys but can’t open locks? (A piano)
- What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? (The future)
- What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? (The letter ‘m’)
- What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do? (Your name)
- What has a neck but no head? (A bottle)
- What has many keys but can’t open a single lock? (A keyboard)
- What is full of holes but still holds water? (A sponge)
- What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? (A clock)
- What gets wetter as it dries? (A towel)
- What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and rivers, but no water? (A map)
- What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs? (A penny)
- What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? (Silence)
- What has keys that open no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go outside? (A keyboard)
- What is as light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold it for much longer than a minute? (Breath)
- What has a heart that doesn’t beat? (An artichoke)
- What has a bottom at the top? (Legs)
- What is harder to catch the faster you run? (Your breath)
- What has one eye but can’t see? (A needle)
- What has many teeth but can’t bite? (A comb)
- What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? (The letter ‘m’)
- What has a golden entrance but no door? (A beer tap)
- What can be poured but never drank? (Concrete for the foundation)
- What goes up but never comes down in a bar? (The level of excitement)
- What has a bark but no bite, and is found in a bar? (A cocktail napkin)
- What is tall when it’s young and short when it’s old in a bar? (A shot glass)
- What has patrons but no bedrooms? (A bar)
- What gets darker the more you drink? (The room)
- What can be cracked but never eaten? (A joke)
- What is full of bubbles but never pops? (A bottle of champagne)
- What is sometimes on the rocks but never melts? (Whiskey)
- What is always measured but never bought? (Time)
- What is lit but doesn’t provide heat? (A neon sign)
- What has a head but never speaks? (A beer)
- What has a door but no entrance? (A keg)
- What has a handle but can’t be held? (A draft beer tap)
- What is sharp but can’t cut anything? (A cocktail stirrer)
- What is heard in a bar but never seen? (Last call)
- What can be bitter or sweet but is never a fruit? (A cocktail)
- What has a ring but no finger? (A coaster)
- What has keys that unlock spirits but no doors? (A wine cellar)
Another Bar riddles
- What has a draft but no revisions? (A beer menu)
- What can be shaken but never stirred? (A bottle of soda)
- What can be raised but never lifted? (The spirits in a toast)
- What is always in a hurry but never arrives early? (Last call)
- What is sometimes liquid, sometimes solid, and always enjoyed in a glass? (Ice)
- What has a top but no bottom? (A barstool)
- What can be twisted but never broken? (A cocktail stirrer)
- What is served but never eaten? (A round of drinks)
- What has a buzz but no wings? (The atmosphere)
- What is silent but often heard in a bar? (The clinking of glasses)
- What can be stirred but never mixed? (A cocktail)
- What is smooth, cold, and flows freely in a bar? (Draft beer)
- What has a tap but no water? (A keg)
- What can be tasted but never swallowed? (A sample of wine)
- What is cut but never sliced? (A lemon wedge)
- What is served in a bottle but drunk in a glass? (Wine)
- What has legs but can’t walk? (A bar stool)
- What is chilled but never freezes? (A martini)
- What is filled but never satisfied? (A tip jar)
- What can be on the rocks but not in a river? (Whiskey)
- What has hops but can’t jump? (A beer)
- What can be tapped but not written? (A keg)
- What is always pouring but never fills up? (A bartender)
- What can be mixed but never solved? (A cocktail)
- What is chilled but never frozen? (A cocktail glass)
- What can be shaken but not stirred? (A martini)
- What has a head but never speaks? (A pint of beer)
- What can be ordered but not owned? (A drink)
- What has bubbles but isn’t a bath? (Champagne)
- What can be neat but never tidy? (A shot of whiskey)
- What can be lit but doesn’t burn? (A candle on the bar)
- What can be muddled but never confused? (A mojito)
- What is served but never eaten? (A cocktail garnish)
- What has a lime but isn’t fruit? (A margarita)
- What can be on the rocks but isn’t a boulder? (Scotch)
- What is shaken with ice but not cold? (A cocktail shaker)
- What can be straight but never narrow? (A shot of vodka)
- What can be stirred but never wakes? (A sleeping potion cocktail)
- What can be sipped but never slurped? (Wine)
- What can be swirled but never twirled? (A glass of wine)
Getting over with Bar riddles
- What is stirred with a swizzle stick but never gets dizzy? (A cocktail)
- What can be aged but never grows old? (Whiskey)
- What can be tapped but never drained? (A keg of beer)
- What can be garnished but never eaten? (A cocktail)
- What can be shaken but never scared? (A martini)
- What can be bitter but never complains? (A hops)
- What can be measured but never weighed? (A shot of liquor)
- What can be crushed but never broken? (Ice cubes)
- What can be chilled but never feels cold? (A glass of wine)
- What can be poured but never overflow? (A drink)
- What can be juiced but never squeezed? (A lemon for garnish)
- What can be sipped but never gulped? (A cocktail)
- What can be rimmed but never brimmed? (A cocktail glass)
- What can be infused but never dissolved? (A cocktail with herbs)
- What can be distilled but never purified? (Liquor)
- What can be served but never ordered? (A bartender’s recommendation)
- What can be on tap but never written? (A beer)
- What can be swirled but never twirled? (A glass of wine)
- What can be crafted but never built? (A cocktail)
- What can be clinked but never cracked? (Glasses in a toast)
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