Riddles With Answers for Kids, Families & Adults

I have hands but I cannot clap. What am I?

What has many keys but cannot open a single lock?

I speak without a mouth and answer without ears. I have no body, but repeat what you say. What am I?

What gets wetter the more it dries?

I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and water but no fish. What am I?

I tell stories but never speak. I have a spine but no bones. What am I?

I am tall when I am young and short when I am old. What am I?

What has one eye but cannot see?

What has lots of teeth but cannot bite?

What travels around the world while staying in one corner?

What has a neck but no head?

What runs but never walks, has a mouth but never talks?

I follow you in daylight but disappear in the dark. What am I?

What goes up but never comes down?

What must be broken before you can use it?

What is full of holes but still holds water?

What has four fingers and a thumb but is not alive?

What has a tongue but cannot talk?

What begins with E, ends with E, and contains one letter?

What kind of room has no doors or windows?

I have whiskers, soft paws and a purr. What am I?

I look like a horse wearing black-and-white pajamas. What am I?

I move slowly and carry my house on my back. What am I?

I hop on two strong legs and carry my baby in a pocket. What am I?