Short Riddles

What bird can lift the heaviest weight?

What number has all letters in alphabetical order when spelled out?

A squiggly line tells you when you've done it wrong.

Although it sounds like I work on a transportation device, I actually work in a restaurant. What am I?

What is at the end of a rainbow?

Sugar on a stick. The kids love licking them.

Other terms for this handy device include doohicky, doo-dad, and whatchyamacallit.

What has a head, can't think, but drives?

They are the group who manages the winged engines of war.

What do you use to hoe a row, slay a foe, and wring with woe?

What invention lets you look right through a wall?

A container holding water but not a cup. If you want to find me, look up. What am I?

Describes universities like Harvard and can be poisonous.

I have legs but walk not, a strong back but work not. Two good arms but reach not. A seat but sit and tarry not.

Born from a fountain of wealth, I am black instead of gold but valued the same. What am I?

Plow and hoe, reap and sow,
What soon does every farmer grow?

The one fashion accessory farmers and hipsters can agree upon.

Brings the sky a lot closer.

Different lights do make me strange, thus into different sizes I will change.

What did zero say to eight?

What has 88 keys but can't open a single door?

I mean goodbye for South Americans. What am I?

I am a sound made by felines when petted. What am I?

I can be full, but I will never spill.
I disappear at times, but return I always will.
What am I?

Godzilla calls this place home.

You speak this when you are being sincere.

I am enjoyed with a pot and some pointy sticks. What am I?

I'm a pie, but I come with peperoni and cheese.

What can be filled with empty hands?

I can wake you up in the morning but I require no electricity or winding. What am I?

What screams when put in a pot of boiling water?

What does a newspaper reporter use to dry himself after his shower?

War fought with pieces on a board.

I am rubber you can eat. What am I?

It's black and every time it speaks it says its name.

Long legs, crooked thighs, little head, and no eyes.

What suits do lawyers wear?

I cannot be burned in fire or drowned in water. What am I?

Temporary evidence of where you've been strolling.

This dish is usually consumed at breakfast time with milk.

The time between daylight and darkness when blood drinkers like to come out. What am I?

Digital white-out. What am I?

You heard me before, and then again. Afterward I die, until you call me again. What am I?

People need me yet they give me away every day. What am I?

This is the drinkable phase of matter.

You take my clothes off when you put your clothes on. What am I?

I'm a small sweet cake, typically round, flat, and crisp. I come in a variety of flavors from chocolate chip to oatmeal raisin.

I run up and down the stairs without moving. What am I?

How many letters are in the alphabet?

Gumby and yoga instructors have this in common.

Famous for cheese, wine and saying "ooo la la".

What is long and slim, works in light; has but one eye, and an awful bite?

Which bus could cross the ocean?

I am a caribbean shape that makes ships disappear. What am I?

They cut doors in half and wear wooden shoes.

There are millions of me. I am very small but when moving fast I am deadly.

It covers you, you lose it every day and you'd die without it.

This Cajun dish of rice with shrimp, chicken, and vegetables, is often enjoyed with cornbread.

What kind of shoes can you make out of banana peels?

I can speak with my hard metal tongue. But I cannot breathe, for I have no lung. What am I?

Possibly the only famous plumber who has the courage to ever to rescue a princess.

It carries paper of the most important sort
but also plastic, I'm glad to report.
What is it?

What snacks do you serve at a robot party?

I am free the first time and second time, but the third time is going to cost you money.
What am I?

I am an insect, half of my name is another insect. I am similar to the name of a famous band. What am I?

Something you do with guests at a fancy party hoping to get a leg-up in your career.

If you can spot one of these eastern warriors, it means they're not doing their job right.

For all your post bubble-bath drying needs.

What has one foot but no body?

What holds names and memories which are not its own?

Autumn leaves and bad bowlers wreak havoc on this.

What has a tongue but no mouth?

What types of words are these: madam, civic, eye, level?

Step on me and you'll reach the top first, but step under me and you're cursed. What am I?

The main difference between us and zombies.

Feared on the playground, he steals your lunch money and distributes wedgies.

If it weren't for these, no one would be aware of Idaho's existence.

You hold my tail while I fish for you. What am I?

Retired people want these to be large and birds want them to hatch.

These make grown men dance in end zones.

A natural tattoo on babies.

Sometimes black, sometimes white, I have veins but no blood.

I make things short, but I am pretty long myself. What am I?

I look like a tiny trombone. What am I?

What goes with a car, comes with a car, is no use to a car, but the car can't move without it?

Mountains will crumble and temples will fall,
and no man can survive its endless call.
What is it?

I am a king but also a common device of measure. What am I?

If you are unsure how to use one then just ask a flight attendant.

I have a metal roof and glass wall. I burn and burn but never fall. What am I?

It can be in a hat, Or out of the bag.
If you see it you'll be smitten, 'Cause it's fluffy like a mitten.

A beacon from home to guide your way.
It can be a lifesaver on a stormy day.
What is it?

A tangly game and a destructive weather phenomenon.

A toasty and crunchy cereal would be pointless without this spice.

Kids hunt for them and adults make sure they are not all in one basket.

It is yellow and you can serve it but not eat. What is it?

You throw away my outside, you cook my inside. Then you eat my outside and you throw away my inside. What am I?

Dies half its life. Lives the rest.
Dances without music. Breathes without breath.

What has a mouth but can't chew?

I am a three letter word. Add two more letters and you'll have fewer. What word am I?

I fly through the air on small feathered wings, seeking out life and destroying all things.