Can’t Keep It Until You’ve Given It
You can’t keep this until you have given it.
A promise (or your word).
854917632
What is special about the number 854917632?
It is the numbers from 1 to 9 in alphabetical order.
Eight
Five
Four
Nine
One
Seven
Six
Three
Two
Not the Sort That’s Eaten
I’m not the sort that’s eaten, I’m not the sort you bake,
Don’t put me in an oven, I don’t taste that great,
But when applied correctly, around me you will find,
Problems are so simple when my digits come to mind.
Pi (3.141592653)
Look In My Face
Look in my face and I am someone,
Look in my back I am no one.
What am I?
A mirror. The face of a mirror shows your face, but the back of a mirror shows nothing but dust and cardboard (depending on the type of mirror).
Five Letters Sound Like Six When Pronounced
What five-letter word sounds like six letters when pronounced?
Cello. The pronunciation of c is ‘ch’, making it sound like the word has 6 letters.
What Kind of Nut Has a Hole?
What kind of a nut has a hole?
A donut (or a nut as in a nut and bolt). Here’s a fun fact. Another riddle with donut as the answer is, “What has no beginning, end or middle?”
Liquid In Nature
I am liquid in nature,
But don’t bend me to far,
For then I may break
And give you a scar.
What am I?
Glass. Technically, glass is an amorphous solid, but that doesn’t have the same ring to it.