riddles

You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. What would you light first?

Answer: The match

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

Answer: A map

Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?

Answer: The letter “R.”

What has a bottom at the top?

Answer: Your legs

What has many teeth, but cannot bite?

Answer: A comb

What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?

Answer: Your left hand

What time is it when an elephant sits on a fence?

Answer: Time to fix the fence

What runs but cannot walk, has a mouth but no teeth and has a bed but cannot sleep?

Answer: A river.

I sometimes run but cannot walk. You follow me around. What am I?

Answer: Your nose.

What number is odd until you take away one letter; then it becomes even?

Answer: Seven.