• What has keys but can’t open locks? A piano.
• What has a head and a tail but no body? A coin.
• What has to be broken before you can use it? An egg.
• What has a neck but no head? A bottle.
• What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? The letter ‘m’.
• What has cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water? A map.
• What runs but never walks, murmurs but never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, and has a mouth but never eats? A river.
• What has eyes but can’t see? A potato.
• What gets wetter as it dries? A towel.
• What has many keys but can’t open a single lock? A keyboard.
• What has no beginning, end, or middle? A doughnut.
• What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do? Your name.
• What has a thumb and four fingers but isn’t alive? A glove.
• What has one head, one foot, and four legs? A bed.
• What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs? A penny.
• What is full of holes but still holds water? A sponge.
• What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? A stamp.
• What has keys that can’t open locks? A piano.
• What has many ears but cannot hear? A field of corn.
• What goes up but never comes down? Your age.

• What has keys but can’t open locks?
• What gets wetter as it dries?
• What has a head and a tail but no body?
• What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
• What is full of holes but still holds water?
• What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
• What has a neck but no head?
• What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do?
• What has a mouth but cannot eat?
• What starts with the letter “t”, ends with the letter “t”, and is full of “t”?
• What has one eye but can’t see?
• What comes once in a year, twice in a week, but never in a day?
• What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
• What has a bed but never sleeps?
• What has keys that open no locks, with space but no room, and allows you to enter but not go in?
• What can be cracked, made, told, and played?
• What has hands but cannot clap?
• What can you catch but not throw?
• What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
• What runs around the whole yard without moving?

Another Short riddles

• What is always short but never lasts long?
• What has keys but can’t open locks?
• What starts with “p” and ends with “e” but has thousands of letters?
• What has a face but no eyes, hands but no arms?
• What gets wetter as it dries?
• What has a neck but no head?
• What is full of holes but still holds water?
• What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
• What belongs to you but is used more by others?
• What has a head and a tail but no body?
• What can be cracked, made, told, and played?
• What has keys that open no locks, with space but no room, and allows you to enter but not go through?
• What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?
• What is so delicate that saying its name breaks it?
• What has hands but cannot clap?
• What starts with “e” and ends with “e” but only has one letter?
• What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
• What has many keys but can’t open any locks?
• What goes up but never comes down?
• What is light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold it for more than a few minutes?

• What has keys but can’t open locks? (A piano)
• What has a neck but no head? (A bottle)
• What gets wetter as it dries? (A towel)
• What belongs to you but is used more by others? (Your name)
• What has a face but no eyes, hands but no fingers? (A clock)
• What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and rivers, but no water? (A map)
• What has a head and a tail but no body? (A coin)
• What has a mouth but can’t eat, moves but has no legs? (A river)
• What has one eye but can’t see? (A needle)
• What goes up but never comes down? (Your age)
• What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? (The letter “M”)
• What is full of holes but still holds water? (A sponge)
• What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? (The future)
• What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? (A stamp)
• What has many keys but can’t open a single lock? (A piano)
• What is as light as a feather but even the strongest man couldn’t hold it for more than a minute? (Breath)
• What has a heart that doesn’t beat? (Artichoke)
• What starts with ‘e’ and ends with ‘e’ but only has one letter in it? (An envelope)
• What is so delicate that saying its name breaks it? (Silence)
• What is at the end of a rainbow? (The letter ‘w’)

Getting over with Short riddles

• What has a head, a tail, but no body? (A coin)
• What has keys that can’t open any locks? (A keyboard)
• What runs but never walks, has a bed but never sleeps? (A river)
• What has many teeth but can’t bite? (A comb)
• What is full of holes but still holds water? (A sieve)
• What can be cracked, made, told, and played? (A joke)
• What can be caught but never thrown? (A cold)
• What has a neck but no head, and no body? (A bottle)
• What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? (The letter “M”)
• What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? (The future)
• What is at the end of a rainbow? (The letter ‘w’)
• What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you’ll die? (Nothing)
• What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? (A stamp)
• What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it? (A teapot)
• What has keys but can’t open locks? (A piano)
• What has a heart that doesn’t beat? (Artichoke)
• What has one eye but can’t see? (A needle)
• What is so delicate that saying its name breaks it? (Silence)
• What starts with ‘e’ and ends with ‘e’ but only has one letter in it? (An envelope)
• What is as light as a feather but even the strongest man couldn’t hold it for more than a minute? (Breath)