I'm a ring too big for any finger. I'm worn by doors instead of people, I was cut from trees that never change color, and after the holidays I turn brown and crunchy while I wait for someone to take me down. What am I?
Hint: I often have a big red bow.
AnswerA wreathA Christmas wreath is a ring of evergreen branches hung on a front door, and once the holidays are over it dries out and browns until it's taken down.
I count down from five, and you never stop me. I'm the reason 'one more' turned into four, and I always arrive right after somebody gets left hanging off a cliff. What am I?
Hint: Just one more.
AnswerThe next episodeStreaming services autoplay the next episode after a short countdown, usually right after a cliffhanger.
I have banks but no money, a bed I never sleep in and a mouth I never feed. I run my whole life without legs, and I only ever travel downhill. What am I?
Hint: Fish live in me.
AnswerA riverA river has banks, a riverbed and a mouth, and it flows (runs) downhill.
Zoe spent ten minutes writing a long note with a cotton swab, but when she handed it to her friend, the paper looked completely blank. Her friend read every word anyway. How?
Hint: Think about the kitchen and a little heat.
AnswerZoe wrote in lemon juice, and her friend warmed the paperLemon juice dries invisible, but gentle heat, like a warm lightbulb, turns it brown so the hidden message shows up.
Someone took the prize money at the school's casino night fundraiser. Lou says he was playing cards.
Lou says
“I was at the blackjack table all evening. On my last hand I had a 10, drew the 11 of spades to hit 21, and cashed out.”
How did the principal know Lou was lying?
Hint: Picture a deck of cards.
AnswerThere's no 11 of spades in a deck of cards.A standard deck runs ace, 2 through 10, jack, queen, king. An ace can count as 11, but no card is an 11.
I'm a closet that's always cold. I hum all day without singing, my light turns on the moment you open me, and you've never once seen it turn off. The key is inside me. Where is it?
Hint: Is it running? Then you'd better go catch it.
AnswerIn the refrigeratorA fridge is cold, hums, and its light switches on when the door opens and off once it's closed.
I'm full without eating and new without being born. I pull on every ocean without touching a drop, and I always keep the same face toward you, never once showing you my back. What am I?
Hint: Look up after sunset.
AnswerThe moonThe moon has full and new phases, causes tides and is tidally locked, so the same side always faces Earth.