• What has keys but can’t open locks? (A piano)
• What runs but never walks, murmurs but never talks, has a bed but never sleeps? (A river)
• What has a neck but no head? (A bottle)
• What has hands but cannot clap? (A clock)
• What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? (A stamp)
• What has eyes but cannot see? (A potato)
• What has a mouth but never eats, has a bed but never sleeps? (A river)
• What has many keys but can’t open a single lock? (A computer keyboard)
• What belongs to you but others use it more than you do? (Your name)
• What can be cracked, made, told, and played? (A joke)
• What has one foot but no legs? (A ruler)
• What goes up but never comes down? (Your age)
• 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 has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? (A clock)
• What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it? (A teapot)
• What has keys but can’t open locks, and space but no room? (A keyboard)
• What has keys but can’t open locks, and rooms but no doors? (A keyboard)
• What can you catch but not throw? (A cold)
• What has a neck but no head, and arms but no hands? (A shirt)

• What has wrinkles but never frowns, memories but never forgets? (An old photograph)
• What is as light as a feather, yet the strongest force in the world? (Old age)
• What has a spine but no bones? (An old book)
• What has roots that grow up instead of down? (An old tree)
• What has a face but no eyes, hands but no fingers? (A clock)
• What has a tail but no legs? (An old kite)
• What can be cracked, made, told, and hidden? (An old secret)
• What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? (The future)
• What can you hold without touching or using your hands? (Your breath)
• What has a golden crown but is made of steel? (An old key)
• What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks? (An old river)
• What can be full without holding anything? (An old promise)
• What is always coming but never arrives? (Tomorrow)
• What has legs but never walks, a bed but never sleeps? (A table)
• What is as light as a feather, yet the strongest force in the world? (Time)
• What is harder to catch the faster you run? (Your breath)
• What has a heart that doesn’t beat? (An old clock)
• What has hands but cannot clap, a face but no expression? (A mask)
• What is full of holes but still holds water? (An old sponge)
• What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? (A stamp)

Another Old riddles

• I am passed down through generations, yet I never age. What am I?
• What gets wetter as it dries and grows older with time?
• What has keys but can’t open locks?
• I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
• What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
• What has a head and a tail but no body?
• What has a neck but no head?
• What goes up but never comes down?
• What gets broken without being held?
• What runs around the whole yard without moving?
• What belongs to you, but others use it more than you do?
• What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
• What has a spine but no bones?
• What has teeth but can’t eat?
• What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and rivers, but no water?
• What can you catch but not throw?
• What is full of holes but can still hold water?
• What can you hear but not touch or see?
• What gets smaller as you use it?
• What can be cracked, made, told, and played?

• What has roots as nobody sees, is taller than trees, up up it goes, and yet never grows?
• What is so delicate that saying its name breaks it?
• What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
• What has keys but can’t open any locks?
• What has many eyes yet cannot see?
• What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
• What has one foot, but no legs?
• What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
• What can you catch but not throw?
• What has a head, a tail, but no body?
• What has a neck but no head?
• What has hands but cannot clap?
• What gets bigger the more you take away?
• What has a heart that doesn’t beat?
• What has a tongue but cannot taste?
• What has a bed but never sleeps?
• What has four fingers and a thumb, but is not living?
• What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
• What has a bottom at the top?
• What has a neck but no throat?

Getting over with Old riddles

• What has hands but cannot hold anything?
• What has a golden face but no eyes, nose, or mouth?
• What has keys but can’t open any doors?
• What has a bed but never sleeps, and a mouth but never speaks?
• What is older than you, but never ages?
• What has a spine but no bones?
• What has a voice but never speaks, a bed but never sleeps, and can take you anywhere you want to go?
• What has a tail and a head but no body?
• What gets sharper the more you use it?
• What has roots as nobody sees, taller than trees, up it goes, and yet never grows?
• What has no hands, no feet, but can still climb a mountain?
• What has cities, but no people; forests, but no trees; and rivers, but no water?
• What has a face that never changes?
• What can be cracked, made, told, and played?
• What has a head and a tail, but no body?
• What has a bed but never sleeps, a mouth but never eats, and a bank but never saves?
• What has a foot but no legs?
• What has a heart but no other organs?
• What has a ring but no finger?
• What has a thumb and four fingers, but is not alive?