Black, Red and White
What’s black when you get it, red when you use it, and white when you’re all through with it?
Charcoal.
Asks No Questions
What asks no questions but receives lots of answers?
A phone or doorbell.
Old Mother Hubbard’s Seven Letters
What seven letters did Old Mother Hubbard use when she opened her cupboard?
O I C U R M T
(Oh, I see you are empty)
A Synonym of Drag
I’m a five letter word. Remove my last two letters and I’m a synonym of drag. My second and third letters form an exclamation and my first and second letters are a homophone with a number. What am I?
Towel. Tow is a synonym of drag, ow is an exclamation when you’re hurt (and far more appropriate in mixed company than the four-letter alternatives) and to is a homophone of two.
The More You Have, The Less You See
The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness.
An Ancient Invention
What ancient invention allows people to see through walls?
A window.