5 printable nostalgia riddles about old-time things, with hints and answer key. This sheet is free and printed in large, senior-friendly type — use the Print button above for a paper copy, or choose “Save as PDF” in the print dialog. Prints as the puzzle only — tick the box below if you’d like the answer key included (it prints on its own page).

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Memory Lane Riddles — Sheet 1

Instructions: Read each riddle carefully. Use the hint if you get stuck, and write your answer on the line provided.

1.
On a sunny washing day, the family's shirts and sheets all hung from me in a row. What am I?
Hint: Wooden pins held everything in place.
2.
I was a little glass room on the corner where a dime would buy you a conversation. What am I?
Hint: Superman used me to change.
3.
Before your refrigerator hummed, a heavy frozen block kept me cold inside. What am I?
Hint: A man delivered my "fuel" with big tongs.
4.
A kid on a bicycle tossed me onto your porch every morning, come rain or shine. What am I?
Hint: Dad read me at the breakfast table.
5.
Teachers wrote on me all day long, and my worst habit was an awful squeak. What am I?
Hint: Someone had to clap my erasers.

Answer Key

Q1:a clothesline

Q2:a phone booth

Q3:an icebox

Q4:a newspaper

Q5:a chalkboard

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