• What is harder for a dwarf to catch the faster he runs? (Breath)
• What can be cracked, made, told, but never owned by a dwarf? (A joke)
• What begins and ends with a ‘d’ and has a hundred dwarven faces? (A dice)
• What can a dwarf keep after giving it to someone else? (A secret)
• What has keys but can’t open any doors for a dwarf? (A piano)
• What runs around the whole yard without moving for a dwarf? (A fence)
• What is full of holes but can still hold a lot of dwarven water? (A sponge)
• What can a dwarf break but cannot hold? (A promise)
• What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand dwarven years? (The letter ‘m’)
• What has many eyes but cannot see for a dwarf? (A potato)
• What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs for a dwarf? (A penny)
• What gets wetter as it dries for a dwarf? (A towel)
• What belongs to you but is used more by others for a dwarf? (Your name)
• What can travel around the world while staying in a corner for a dwarf? (A stamp)
• What has a neck but no head for a dwarf? (A bottle)
• What has hands but cannot clap for a dwarf? (A clock)
• What has keys but can’t open locks for a dwarf? (A keyboard)
• What can a dwarf catch but not throw? (A cold)
• What has a thumb and four fingers but isn’t actually alive for a dwarf? (A glove)
• What has one eye but can’t see for a dwarf? (A needle)

• What is always in front of a dwarf but can’t be seen? (The future)
• What can a dwarf never hear coming, even though it’s always around? (Silence)
• What has roots as nobody sees, is taller than trees, up up it goes, and yet it never grows for a dwarf? (A mountain)
• What has a heart that doesn’t beat, for a dwarf, but can still be broken? (A mirror)
• What can a dwarf hold without ever touching or using their hands? (Their breath)
• What is weightless, can be seen by the naked eye, and if you put it in a barrel, it will make the barrel lighter for a dwarf? (A hole)
• What can a dwarf find in a moment, but can lose in a lifetime? (Trust)
• What begins with an ‘e’ and only contains one letter for a dwarf? (An envelope)
• What has a spine but no bones for a dwarf? (A book)
• What is easy to get into but hard to get out of for a dwarf? (Trouble)
• What is always hungry, has a mouth but never eats for a dwarf? (A river)
• What has keys but can’t open locks, for a dwarf, and is often found at the end of a book? (An index)
• What can a dwarf hold in their right hand but never in their left? (Their left hand)
• What travels around the world while staying in a corner for a dwarf? (A stamp)
• What has a head and a tail but no body for a dwarf? (A coin)
• What becomes longer when more is taken away from it for a dwarf? (A hole)
• What has a bed but never sleeps, for a dwarf, and can be found in the ocean? (A ship)
• What has many keys but can’t open any locks for a dwarf? (A keyboard)
• What has a tongue but can’t talk, eyes but can’t see, and a soul but can’t live for a dwarf? (A shoe)
• What has branches but no fruit, trunk or leaves for a dwarf? (A bank)

Another Dwarven riddles

• What can a dwarf hold without ever touching or using their hands? (Their breath)
• What is weightless, can be seen by the naked eye, and if you put it in a barrel, it will make the barrel lighter for a dwarf? (A hole)
• What can a dwarf find in a moment, but can lose in a lifetime? (Trust)
• What begins with an ‘e’ and only contains one letter for a dwarf? (An envelope)
• What has a spine but no bones for a dwarf? (A book)
• What is easy to get into but hard to get out of for a dwarf? (Trouble)
• What is always hungry, has a mouth but never eats for a dwarf? (A river)
• What has keys but can’t open locks, for a dwarf, and is often found at the end of a book? (An index)
• What can a dwarf hold in their right hand but never in their left? (Their left hand)
• What travels around the world while staying in a corner for a dwarf? (A stamp)
• What has a head and a tail but no body for a dwarf? (A coin)
• What becomes longer when more is taken away from it for a dwarf? (A hole)
• What has a bed but never sleeps, for a dwarf, and can be found in the ocean? (A ship)
• What has many keys but can’t open any locks for a dwarf? (A keyboard)
• What has a tongue but can’t talk, eyes but can’t see, and a soul but can’t live for a dwarf? (A shoe)
• What has branches but no fruit, trunk or leaves for a dwarf? (A bank)
• What can a dwarf hold for a moment but is never really theirs? (Time)
• What has a mouth but never speaks, for a dwarf, and runs but never walks? (A river)
• What can a dwarf put in a barrel to make it lighter? (A hole)
• What can a dwarf hold in their right hand but not their left? (Their left hand)

• What is always in front of a dwarf but can’t be seen? (The future)
• What can a dwarf never hear coming, even though it’s always around? (Silence)
• What has roots as nobody sees, is taller than trees, up up it goes, and yet it never grows for a dwarf? (A mountain)
• What has a heart that doesn’t beat, for a dwarf, but can still be broken? (A mirror)
• What is heavier than a mountain, yet a dwarf can carry it in their pocket? (A thought)
• What has keys but can’t open locks, for a dwarf, and is often found at the end of a book? (An index)
• What can a dwarf hold in their right hand but never in their left? (Their left hand)
• What travels around the world while staying in a corner for a dwarf? (A stamp)
• What has a head and a tail but no body for a dwarf? (A coin)
• What becomes longer when more is taken away from it for a dwarf? (A hole)
• What has a bed but never sleeps, for a dwarf, and can be found in the ocean? (A ship)
• What has many keys but can’t open any locks for a dwarf? (A keyboard)
• What has a tongue but can’t talk, eyes but can’t see, and a soul but can’t live for a dwarf? (A shoe)
• What has branches but no fruit, trunk, or leaves for a dwarf? (A bank)
• What can a dwarf hold for a moment but is never really theirs? (Time)
• What has a mouth but never speaks, for a dwarf, and runs but never walks? (A river)
• What can a dwarf put in a barrel to make it lighter? (A hole)
• What can a dwarf hold in their right hand but not their left? (Their left hand)
• What has a neck but no head for a dwarf? (A bottle)
• What has eyes but can’t see, for a dwarf, and runs but never moves? (A picture)

Getting over with Dwarven riddles

• What has a beard but no face, for a dwarf, and gets longer when it’s pulled? (A rope)
• What can a dwarf throw and catch, but never share? (A shadow)
• What has hands but can’t clap, for a dwarf, and always points to the North? (A compass)
• What can a dwarf break without touching it? (A promise)
• What has no hinges, lock or lid, for a dwarf, and inside golden treasure is hid? (An egg)
• What has a tail and a head but no body, for a dwarf? (A coin)
• What can a dwarf build that’s never taken down? (A reputation)
• What has a mouth but never eats, for a dwarf, and a bed but never sleeps? (A river)
• What belongs to you but others use it more? (Your name)
• What can a dwarf sit on, sleep on, and brush their teeth with? (A chair)
• What is so delicate that saying its name breaks it, for a dwarf? (Silence)
• What has keys but can’t open any locks, for a dwarf? (A piano)
• What can a dwarf catch but not throw? (A cold)
• What can a dwarf never give back once it’s taken? (Time)
• What can a dwarf keep after giving it to someone else? (A secret)
• What can a dwarf never see, smell, or hear, but always follows them everywhere? (Their shadow)
• What can a dwarf hold for a moment but never keep? (Their breath)
• What can a dwarf break without touching it? (A heart)
• What is small, round, and can be used to buy things? (A coin)
• What has a head and a tail but no body, for a dwarf? (A coin)