ITALIAN RIDDLES European Schools Without Stereotypes Promoting European Interculturality

There is a being walking at sunrise with four legs, at noon with two and at sunset with three. When the number of legs is greater, its strength makes less. Who is it?

A man

There are three brothers There are three brothers. Sometimes they are ugly, sometimes they are good-looking. The first is not because he is leaving, the second is not because he is coming, then there is the third who is the smallest of the three, but when he misses the other two also misses. Who are they?

Past, present and future

What are three dogs doing?

The encyclopedia

There is a barrel which weighs less if you fill it more. What is it filled of?

It’s full of holes

What do two chairs do in a big room?

A settlement

He has a lot of teeth and he never eats. Who is it?

A comb

He has a tail and he doesn’t move it. Who is it?

The piano

What is it? If you see it, it is enough ugly. If you touch it, it is a bit hairy. If you smell it, it is a bit stinky. If you eat it, it’s savory. What is it?

A pig

Who is it? He is a king but he has not got a crown. He is not a clock but he rings the hours. Who is it?

A cock

you can’t use it unless it’s broken, What is it?

An egg

It begins with an «E» but it has got only a letter. What is it?

An envelope

It is an insect which can always come first.

because it is always at the front. A louse because it is always at the front.

If you brought a bundle like mine, you’d have a broken back. I’m not rich, but I leave silver. What am I?

A snail

but it hasn’t got any masks. It has six faces, but it hasn’t got any masks. It has got 21 eyes but it can’t see. What is it?

A dice

He repeats all the time and he is never wrong. Who is it?

A printer

What’s the name of the bird who flies but he dives into the sea?

Martin Pescador

It is worth on the right, he is not worth on the left. What is it?

You put it on the table, but you can’t eat it. What is it?

A card deck

What does the mouse say to the nut?

Give me time and I’ll pierce you.

What is it? If you make it, you sell it. If you buy it, you don’t use it. If you use it, you don’t see it. What is it?

A coffin

What’s the name of the most famous Prehistoric scholar?

Dino Saur

What is it? It gets shorter in front of you and it gets longer behind you. What is it?

The street

I touch it when I walk. What is it?

The pocket

Many people touch it and it is very worth Many people touch it and it is very worth. If you throw it, it doesn’t break. It lasts for a little time. What is it?

A banknote

What is it? When it comes in, it’s hard. When it comes out, it’s soft and dripping. What is it?

Pasta

If you touch me, you string yourself. When I get undressed, you eat me. What am I?

Prickly Pears

Rounded, spherical and bottomless. It’s not a glass. What is it?

A ring

It hasn’t got a mouth, but it speaks. It hasn’t got feet but it walks. What is it?

A letter

You take me everywhere, but you don’t want me in bed. What am I?

Shoes

You pull it and it gets shorter. What is it?

A cigarette

It has a wooden bust, a leather stomach and it sings in the streets. What is it?

The drum

In the sun, it bends. In water, it gets rough. What is it?

A rope

Who paints perfect portraits withouth arts and colours?

A mirror

When it moves, you have to take your hat off. What is it?

A comb

It’s not soft, it’s not hard but it penetrates through walls. What is it?

The voice

You cut its head and its tail and you see a beautiful woman. What is it?

A prickly pear

I lick it so many times and I put it through the hole. What is it?

A thread through a needle’s eye 

It’s long and outstretched and it is put near dead people. What is it?

A candle

He works for a full day withouth wool and needles. Who is he?

A spider

A leopard can't change its spots.

The vicious man