Riddles for Lantern Festival  
 


Riddle 1

What's the difference between here and there ?

Answer: The letter “t”

Riddle 2

Mary was born on December 27th, but her birthday is in the summer, How is this possible?

Answer: She lives in the south hemisphere.

Riddle 3

Take off my skin and I will not cry, but you will. What am I?

Answer: An onion

Riddle 4

What can you catch but not throw ?

Answer: A cold

catch a cold

Riddle 5

What's full of holes but still holds water?

Answer: A sponge

Riddle 6

What flies without wings What flies without wings

Answer: Time flies.

Riddle 7

What is bigger when new and grows smaller with use?

Answer: soap

Riddle 8

Name three key's that can not open doors.

Answer: MONkey, DONkey, TURkey

Riddle 9

What turns everything around, but does not move?

Answer:A mirror

Riddle 10

What happens twice in a week, and once in a year, but never in a day?

Answer:The letter “e”

Riddle 11

What time is it when 12 cats chase a mouse?

Answer:Twelve after one 12:01 12:01

Riddle 12

What kind of room has no windows or doors?

Answer:Mushroom

 
 
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