Elementary Riddles

Brothers and sisters I have none but this man's father is my father's son. Who is the man?

• myself

• my uncle

• my friend

• the man is my son.

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?

• Money

• Food

• Nothing

• Clothing

Who makes it, has no need of it.

Who buys it, has no use for it.

Who uses it can neither see nor feel it.

What is it?

• A coffin

• Glass

• Glasses

• Invisibility spray

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

• A human

• A crazy person

• A candle

• A dove

What has hands but can not clap?

• A stamp

• A clock

• An apple

• A tree

You can drop me from the tallest building and I'll be fine, but if you drop me in water I die. What am I?

• paper

• Fire

• A baby

• A book

What has a head and a tail, but no body?

• A giraffe

• A worm

• A banana

• A coin

What has an eye but can not see?

• A person

• A needle

• A water fountain

• A monkey

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

• Flat Stanley

• A marker

• A stamp

• A baseball

What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?

• A towel

• A sponge

• An orange

• A sink