Novice Riddles

Power enough to smash ships and crush roofs. Yet it still must fear the sun. What is it?"ice"

Who works when he plays and plays when he works? (two answers)"a musician, an athlete"

All about the house, with his lady he dances. Yet he always works, and never romances. What is he? "a broom"

This old one runs forever, but never moves at all. He has not lungs nor throat, but still a mighty roaring call. What is it?"a waterfall"

Mountains will crumble and temples will fall, and no man can survive its endless call. What is it? "time"

I have no voice and yet I speak to you, I tell of all things in the world that people do. I have leaves, but I am not a tree, I have pages, but I am not a bride or royalty. I have a spine and hinges, but I am not a man or a door, I have told you all, I cannot tell you more. "a book"

What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a head but never weeps? "a river"

Where can you find roads without cars, forests without trees and cities without houses?"on a map"

This thing runs but cannot walk, sometimes sings but never talks. Lacks arms, has hands; lacks a head but has a face. What is it? "a clock"

There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that allows people to see through walls. What is it?"a window"

What can bring back the dead; make us cry, make us laugh, make us young; born in an instant yet lasts a life time. What is it? "a memory"

Alive without breath, as cold as death; never thristy, ever drinking, all in mail, never clinking. What am I? "a fish"

You use it between your head and your toes, the more it works the thinner it grows. What is it? "a bar of soap"

What is put on a table, cut, but never eaten? "a deck of cards"

What stays where it is when it goes off? "a gun"

You can hear me. You can see what I do. Me, you cannot see. What am I? "wind"

What goes through a door but never goes in and never comes out? "a keyhole"

What is full of holes but holds water? "a sponge"

What is always coming, but never arrives? "tomorrow"

What goes further the slower it goes?"money"

You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat? "an ear of corn"

Voiceless it cries, wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters. What is it? "wind"

Shoot at me a thousand times and I may still survive; one scratch from me and you will find your prospects take a dive. What am I?"an eight ball"

At the North Pole it is impossible to look north, and at the South Pole it is impossible to look south. Then, where in the world would you be if you could look north and south, but could not look east or west? "the core of the Earth"

What is it that has four legs, one head and a foot? "a bed"

Weight in my belly, trees on my back, nails in my ribs, but feet I do lack. What am I? "a boat"

Double my number, I'm less than a score, half of my number is less than four. Add one to my double when bakers are near, days of the week are still greater, I fear. "SIX"

I'm named after nothing, though I'm awfully clamorous. And when I'm not working, your house is less glamorous. What am I?"a vacuum cleaner"

I am the tool, for inspiring many. Buy me in the store, for a bunch of pennies. Don't overuse me, or my usefulness will go, what am I? Do you know? "a pen or pencil"

What ship has no captain but two mates?"courtship"