Classic-style riddles where something describes itself. Can you name it?
Everyone reads me in the morning. I'm wrong about half the time, yet you still check me before you leave the house. What am I?
Answer
The weather forecast
Forecasts aren't always right, but most people check one before deciding what to wear or whether to bring an umbrella.
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I'm taken before you're told, developed but never grown up, and I keep memories without remembering a thing. What am I?
Answer
A photo
Photos are taken (often before anyone says so), film photos are developed, and pictures hold memories without knowing anything.
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The more I dry, the wetter I get. What am I?
Hint: Find me in the bathroom.
Answer
A towel
A towel gets wetter as it dries you off.
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I have hands but I can't clap, and a face but I can't smile. What am I?
Hint: I'm always ticking.
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A clock
Clocks have hands and a face but no way to clap or smile.
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I go up and down all day, but I never actually move. What am I?
Hint: Take me one step at a time.
Answer
Stairs
People go up and down stairs, but the stairs stay put.
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I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
Hint: I glow on birthday cakes.
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A candle
Candles get shorter as they burn.
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I have one eye, but I can't see a thing. What am I?
Hint: Thread goes through me.
Answer
A needle
A sewing needle has an eye for thread, not for seeing.
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The more you take away from me, the bigger I get. What am I?
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A hole
Digging takes dirt away, and the hole grows bigger.
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I can be cracked, made, told and played. What am I?
Hint: Comedians tell me for a living.
Answer
A joke
You can crack a joke, make one, tell one or play one on someone.
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I have a head and a tail but no body, and people flip me when they can't decide. What am I?
Hint: Call it in the air.
Answer
A coin
Coins have heads and tails sides and get flipped to settle decisions.
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I'm right in front of you every time you drive, but you only notice me when I'm dirty. What am I?
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A windshield
You look through the windshield constantly but only notice it when it's dirty.
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I spin your food in circles, I beep when I'm done, and I stop the second you open my door. What am I?
Hint: Don't put metal in me.
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A microwave
Microwaves rotate food, beep when finished and stop when the door opens.
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