Short Riddles

This is in a realm of true and in a realm false, but you experience me as you turn and toss.

In the evening I'm long, in the morning I'm small;
When seen in a ballroom, I'm nothing at all.

I make a living following the wealthy and beautiful. What am I?

What is green, has four legs, no tail, and usually heard at night?

A flash of light on a grey day.
If you're made of metal, you best stay away.
What am I?

I met a man and drew his name. He tipped his hat and played my game. What is his name?

This thing runs but cannot walk, sometimes sings but never talks. Lacks arms, has hands; lacks a head but has a face.

I am the best thing that can happen after a stick hits a ball. What am I?

What does a cat have that no other animal has?

Being able to interpret the letters on this screen proves that you have this quality.

What has a ring but no fingers?

Can describe a distress signal or flashy accessories.

What is made of wood but can't be sawed?

What has a hundred limbs, sometimes leaves, but cannot walk?

Where do sailors take their baths?

There are four of us, but it seems like everyone loves spades the most. What am I?

One of the few vegetables that is routinely consumed with marshmallows.

A certain wizard resided in a city made from this gemstone.

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die. What am I?

It is the offspring of a circle and a rectangle.

I saw the dead bring forth the living. I saw the living bring forth the dead. What did I see?

A precious fluid, thicker than water.

Two legs I've got,
Which never walk on ground;
But when I go or run,
One leg turns round.

It is the electronic version of junk mail or a salty meat in a can.

They're up near the sky, on something very tall. Sometimes they die, only then do they fall.

Describes a mysterious region and a stylish pair of shorts.

A toy that requires some string and a breezy day.

I have two hands but cannot clap.

My first is equality; my second is inferiority; my whole is superiority.

Microparasite expert at sucking the blood of mammals and birds.

Barren location, infertile and dry;
my name means "to leave", it's not heard to see why.

I can be used to type and point you see. But don't forget, you can count on me. What am I?

I can honk without using a horn. What am I?

He has a genie to thank for the fact that he married a princess.

A blackbird similar to, but much bigger than a crow.

I'm a small ring shaped fried cake, often with bavarian cream or fruit filling, and sometimes covered in icing and sprinkles.

Something we eat, and misspell as meet.

Goliath, The Jolly Green and Andre are all examples of this.

I'm a god. I'm a planet. I measure heat.

If you held me for too long, you would die. What am I?

The homes of tiny creatures that collect in corners if you aren't vigilant about dusting.

What's higher than the king?

I am longer than a decade and shorter than a millennium. What am I?

Held firmly in the hands, like a sword it cuts deep.
Bloodless strokes, all, then forward we leap.

I can be short and sometimes hot. When displayed, I rarely impress.

What insect does a blacksmith manufacture?

I am needed for most animals and hardcover books. What am I?

I get wet when drying. I get dirty when wiping. What am I?

I don't forget! What am I?

Give it a toss, and it's ready, but not until it's dressed. What is it?

As your ideas grow, I shrink. What am I?

I flow from the mouth of Homer when he sees doughnuts. What am I?

It stands on one leg with its heart in its head. What is it?

How do snails travel?

Found under bridges and on the Internet.

More rare today than long ago. There's a salutation from friends written below. What am I?

I am an English word with 3 consecutive double letters. What am I?

The line a runner strives to reach.

This food is a white meat, that often goes with salad. It's poultry.

I have a straight back and sharp teeth to cut objects. What am I?

I am used when you jump off a bridge for fun. What am I?

What do you call two witches who live together?

I eat, I live. I breathe, I live. I drink, I die. What am I?

I cannot be bought, cannot be sold, even if I'm sometimes made of gold. What am I?

I'm a ring of sliced onion dipped in batter and then deep fried.

What is used by man, tossed by trees, everywhere but unseen?

I always run but never walk,
I sometimes sing but cannot talk,
No head on which a hat to place,
You always look me in the face.

Something wholly unreal, yet seems real to I. Think my friend, tell me where does it lie?

You are having a bad day if 12 peers deem you to be this.

What is long and filled with seamen?

What turns everything around but does not move?

What breaks on the water but never on the land?

It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do.
What is it?

What cannot talk but will always reply when spoken to?

What can you keep after giving it to someone?

It's been around for millions of years, but is never more than a month old. What is it?

What tastes better than it smells?

You can hold it without using your hands or your arms.
What is it?

You throw me out when you want to use me and you take me in when you don't want to use me.
Who am I?

I give milk and have a horn but I'm not a cow. Who am I?

A box without hinges, lock or key, yet golden treasure lies within.
Who am I?

I shave several times a day, yet I still have a beard. Who am I?

I'm a god, a planet, and measurer of heat.
Who am I?

The more you have of me, the less you see.
Who am I?

I am four times as old as my daughter. In 20 years time I shall be twice as old as her. How old are we now?

An apple is 40 cents, a banana is 60 cents and a grapefruit is 80 cents. How much is a pear?

When my father was 31 I was 8.
Now he is twice as old as me.
How old am I?

What did one math book say to another?

One brick is one kilogram and half a brick heavy. What is the weight of one brick?

Place three matches on a table. Tell a friend to add two more matches to make eight.

Use the numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5 and the symbols + and = to make a true equation.

Mr. Smith has 4 daughters.
Each of his daughters has a brother.
How many children does Mr. Smith have?

How can you add eight 8's to get the number 1000?

Three times what number is no larger than two times that same number?

How many days are there in 4 years?

What is the value of 1/2 of 2/3 of 3/4 of 4/5 of 5/6 of 6/7 of 7/8 of 8/9 of 9/10 of 1000?

What do mathematics teachers like to eat?

What number do you get when you multiply all of the numbers on a telephone's number pad?

How can you give someone $83 using exactly 7 bills, without using any one dollar bills?

If Mr. Flynn is 90 centimeters plus half his height, how tall is he?