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"Light" Riddles - First 10 of 191.

Riddle: I am as light as a feather, yet no man can hold me for long. What am I?
Answer: Your Breath.
Riddle: You have three stoves: a gas stove, a wood stove, and a coal stove, but only one match. Which should you light first?
Answer: The match!
Riddle: An old man wanted to leave all of his money to one of his three sons, but he didn't know which one he should give it to. He gave each of them a few coins and told them to buy something that would be able to fill their living room. The first man bought straw, but there was not enough to fill the room. The second bought some sticks, but they still did not fill the room. The third man bought two things that filled the room, so he obtained his father's fortune. What were the two things that the man bought?
Answer: The wise son bought a candle and a box of matches. After lighting the candle, the light filled the entire room.
Riddle: What flowers are kissable?
Answer: Tulips (two-lips). This pun aligns with April’s springtime setting and the lighthearted trickery of the holiday.
Riddle: Three lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin, Light enough to caress the sky, Hard enough to crack rocks. What am I?
Answer: Water. Explanation: Water can be in the form of a liquid, solid (ice), and/or a gas (water vapor) which is represented by "three lives".  As a liquid, it is used to bathe, as a gas it creates clouds that float in the sky, and as a solid (ice), it can split rocks or create glaciers that scour the earth as they move downhill.
Riddle: A little pool with two layers of wall around it. One white and soft and the other dark and hard, amidst a light brown grassy lawn with an outline of green grass. What am I?
Answer: A Coconut.
Riddle: What goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening.
Answer: Man, who crawls as a baby, walks on two legs as an adult, and uses a walking stick in his twilight years.
Riddle: When I point up it's bright, but when I point down it's dark. What am I?
Answer: A Light Switch.
Riddle: Lighter than what I am made of, More of me is hidden Than is seen. What am I?
Answer: An iceberg.
Riddle: What can fill a room but take up no space?
Answer: Light.

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