What am I? Riddles

I can speak with my hard metal tongue. But I cannot breathe, for I have no lung. What am I?

I shoot but never kill. What am I?

Take away my first letter, take away my second letter, take away all my letters and I would remain the same. What am I?

I am a vegetable that bugs stay away from. What am I?

2 in a corner, 1 in a room, 0 in a house, but 1 in a shelter. What am I?

*forward* *backwards* is what I do all day. I come in different shapes and sizes. I can be scary, and I can calm you down. What am I?

You get embarrassed when you stand on me when everybody is watching. Women don’t like to talk about the number they see on me. Everyone stands on me when nobody is around. What am I?

I am essential to life on earth! I am split into thirds. Two thirds are the same. One of the thirds is 8. The other two are 1 each. What am I?

I can be driven, but have no wheels. I can be sliced, but still remain whole. What am I?

I have two eyes in the front and a lot of eyes on my tail. What am I?

I can be winding and I can be straight. I can be smooth and I can be rough. Sometimes both. I start out black but fade to brown. My favourite colours are yellow and white, and I love stripes and dashed lines. What am I?

I roam through the lands hoping to rescue my love. I search high and low and will stomp on you if you get in my way! What am I?

People walk in and out of me. They push me and I follow. When they walk out on me, I close up and I stay waiting for the next person to walk into my life when I have a more open mind. What am I?

I shift around, though always slowly. I never move more than a few inches at a time. A large movement by me can kill many people. I am huge, yet unseen by humans. What am I?

The faster you run, the harder it is to catch me. What am I?

I am gold and can be black and white. I’m a symbol for a nation, when freedom took flight. What am I?

I am a portal to another world which you cannot enter. Only you can see me but I can’t see you. What am I?

I have a frame but no picture. I have poles but not standing up. What am I?

Before I grow I’m small. When I’m old I grow tall. When I die I give a mighty fall. What am I?

You use a knife to slice my head but you weep beside me when I am dead. What am I?

I am black and white. I have strings, I have keys. I make sound without my lips. I make dough with no flour. What am I?

I’m an old relative whose hands can’t hold anything and eyes can’t see anything. What am I?

Sometimes dark and sometimes bright, I make my way among twinkling lights. Seas and oceans obey my call, yet mountains I cannot move at all. My face is marred and grey, but I’m majestic anyway. What am I?

I have married many women, but have never been married. What am I?

I am the only word that looks the same when spelt upside down. What am I?

Whoever makes it, tells it not. Whoever takes it, knows it not. Whoever knows it, wants it not. What am I?

I am an English word with 3 consecutive double letters. What am I?

I am three simple words everyone wants to hear. Three simple words, such simple words, and yet… life changing. What am I?

I move without wings, between silken strings. I leave as you find my substance behind. What am I?

I am black and white and full of fuzz. What am I?

I am used for light yet I am solid. Without me you would feel enclosed. I hate being touched, especially with a lot of force. I like to be in buildings. What am I?

I am an animal and a hair product. What am I?

You can build or destroy. Let creativity soar but be careful at night. What am I?

I moan, I groan, I chase after you. I never seem to rest. Time’s up for you. What am I?

I am brown and sticky. What am I?

Against the sun, I protect your eyes and am often worn on the face of spies. What am I?

I can be found in water but never wet. What am I?

I make things short, but I am pretty long myself. What am I?

Many people own a copy of me. Without me the world would fall. What am I?

I stand up tall and am made of steel, with baguettes and garlic at my heel. I love the colours red, white, and blue, but obviously not as much as you. I am a marvel for all to see, though to some I am a monstrosity! What am I?

I am an object which is used in baseball. During the day I can’t be seen at all. What am I?

I am wood that is neither hard, straight, or crooked. What am I?

U always follow me but I am rarely seen. What am I?

I’m as simple as a circle, worthless as a leader, but when I follow a group, their strength increases tenfold. By myself I’m practically nothing. What am I?

My first part compliments people. My second part makes things known. My third part hurts feelings. My fourth part may hold a precious treasure. My fifth part is used when sharing fancy beverages. What am I?

I am not alive and yet I grow; just put me next to where it glows. A favourite in summertime, best with friends when combined. What am I?

Though I am only two words, I have thousands of letters in me. What am I?

I can be sweet or sour. I do not rhyme with any other word. What am I?

I lose my head in the morning and regain it back at night. What am I?

I wear a red robe, with staff in hand and a stone in my throat. What am I?