Hard Riddles

Do you know what you can hold without ever touching it?

Don’t do this in the shallow end.

During the 1800’s these turned women into hourglasses and is becoming more popular again these days

Each of these ends in a kettle full of precious metal and the double variety is quite awesome

Everyone has it and no one can lose it, what is it?

Fatherless and motherless. Born without sin, roared when it came into the world. And never spoke again.

Find an English word that uses all of the following letters: PNLLEEEESSSSS

Five men were eating apples, A finished before B, but behind C. D finished before E, but behind B. What was the finishing order?

Flat as a leaf, round as a ring; Has two eyes, can’t see a thing. What is it?

Fuels backyard get-­togethers

George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee. Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda. Is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda?

Gets rid of bad ones, short and tall. Tightens when used, one size fits all.

Golden treasure I contain, Guarded by hundreds and thousands. Stored in a labyrinth where no man walks, Yet men come often to seize my gold. By smoke I am overcome and robbed, then left to build my treasure anew

Green arrows grow out of my sides. I go from yellow to white. My babies fly in the wind. What am I?