SAMPLE RIDDLES ACTIVITY
May 25, 2015
SAMPLE RIDDLES
ACTIVITY
I’m tall when Im young
and I’m short when I’m
old. What am I ??
What comes down
but goes up?
Why did the boy his
bury flashlight?
Why can’t a man
living in New York
be buried in
chicago?
How do you put an
giraffe in a
refrigerator?
How do you put an
elephant in a
refrigerator?
All about, but cannot
be seen. Can be
captured, cannot be
held. No throat, but
can be heard. What
am I?
Remove six letters
from theis secquence
to reveal the a
familiar english word
–
BSAINXLEATNTEARS
.
I arrive once in every
second, once in every
minute and once in every
year. What am I ?
If you have me, you want
to share me. If you share
me, you haven’t got me.
What am I?
There was a green house.
Inside the green house
there was a white house.
Inside the white house there
was a red house. Inside the
red house there were lots of
babies. What is it ??
What doesn’t exist,
but has a name?
I’m the part of the
bird that’s not in the
sky. I can swim in the
ocean and yet
remains dry. What
am I ?
Which vehicle is
spelled the same
forwards nad
backwards ?
ANSWERS
A candle.
A rain.
Because the batteries died.
Because he’s still living!
Open the door, put the giraffe in, close
the door.
Open the door, take the giraffe out,
put him in, close the door.
Wind
Bananas
The letter “ E “
Secret
Watermelon
Nothing
Shadow
Racecar