Riddle:
My thunder rolls beneath me, my lightning flares above. I dust the crust, and when I bust, all I touch will I shove.
What am I?
Answer: I am a volcano.
Riddle:
My teeth are sharp, my back is straight, to cut things up it is my fate.
What am I?
Answer: A Saw.
Riddle:
My second is performed by my first, and, it is thought, a thief by the marks of my whole might be caught.
What am I?
Answer: A Footstep.
Riddle:
My life is often a volume of grief, your help is needed to turn a new leaf. Stiff is my spine and my body is pale, but I'm always ready to tell a tale.
What am I?
Answer: Sadly, I am a Book.
Riddle:
My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick, Fat, I am slow, Wind is my foe.
What am I?
Answer: I am the wax of a candle.
Riddle:
My host thinks I'm an irritation, a bother, a pain. But he can't evict me, so here I will remain. Then one day I'm taken and ranked among my peers. Can you guess just what I am? Then you might call me dear.
Answer: I am a Pearl.
Riddle:
My first is twice in apple but not once in tart. My second is in liver but not in heart. My third is in giant and also in ghost. Whole I'm best when I am roast. What am I?
Answer: The word Pig.
Riddle:
My first is in ocean but never in sea, my second's in wasp but never in bee. My third is in glider and also in flight, my whole is a creature that comes out at night.
What am I?
Answer: An Owl.
Riddle:
My first is in chocolate but not in ham, my second's in cake and also in jam, my third at tea-time is easily found, my whole is a friend who's often around. What am I?
Answer: A Cat!
Riddle:
My first is a creature whose breeding is unclear. My second, a price you must pay. My whole can be found in the river of Time and refers to events of today. What am I?
Answer: Current.
