Scavenger Hunt Riddles III

Description
Spruce up your next scavenger hunt or photo scavenger hunt by adding some of the items in the form of riddles. Riddles may rhyme or simply present a conundrum.

Example Riddles for your Scavenger Hunt
* Has a mouth but does not speak, has a bed but never sleeps! [River]
* What runs all day, but never walks; often murmurs, never talks; has a bed, but never sleeps; has a mouth, but never eats? [River]
* I am the white hem of the sea's blue skirt [Sand]
* Poke your fingers in my eyes and I will open wide my jaws. Linen, cloth, quills or paper, I an greedy and devour them all. [Scissors]
* It goes up, but at the same time goes down. Up toward the sky, and down toward the ground. Come for a ride, just me and you. [See-saw]
* I'm the part of the bird that's not in the sky. I can swim in the ocean and yet remain dry. [Shadow]
* I runs around all day then lie under the bed with my tongue hanging out. [Shoe]
* Round as a dishpan, deep as a tub, but all the water in the ocean can't fill it up [Sieve]
* Holds water, yet is full of holes [Sponge]
* It goes up and down without moving. [Stairs]
* What has four legs, a head, and leaves? [Table]
* What needs an answer, but doesn't ask a question? [Telephone]
* What do you serve that you cannot eat? [Tennis Ball]
* Get's wet when drying [Towel]
* Round and around, fast feet – see them go, I’ve got lines, and blocks and people on their toes. [Track]
* Three eyes have I, all in a row; when the red one opens, all freeze. [Traffic Light]
* Goes up the chimney when down, but can't go down the chimney when up [Umbrella]
* What goes up when the rain comes down? [Umbrella]
* I go around in circles, But always straight ahead, Never complain, No matter where I am led. [wheel]
* Two legs I have, and this will confound: only at rest do they touch the ground! [Wheelbarrow]
* It has a foot on each side and one in the middle? [Yardstick]

Create your own
Create riddles for specific locations and items specific to you church, town, or area. For example, use the riddle for a river, but then add a couple lines to indicate a specific river near your location for participants to take a photo of.

See Conducting Scavenger Hunts for help, Hints, Safety Considerations, Rules, and other useful information to make your scavenger hunt a wild success!