Classic Riddles
The Open Question
What is so delicate that saying its name breaks it?
Answer: Silence
The Round Problem
What has to be broken before you can use it?
Answer: An egg
The Winter Problem
Everyone has it and no one can lose it. What is it?
Answer: A shadow
The Calendar Problem
What can go up and never come down?
Answer: Your age
Tricky Windows
I have cities without houses, forests without trees, and rivers without water. What am I?
Answer: A map
The Painter’s Dilemma
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Answer: Silence
The Disappearing Riddle
The more there is, the less you see. What am I?
Answer: Darkness
The Time Question
What goes up but never comes down?
Answer: Your age
The Thirsty Question
What gets broken without being held?
Answer: A promise
The Light Puzzle
The more of me you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Answer: Footsteps