Best short riddles

What's green and loud?

The thunder comes before the lightning; the lightning comes before the clouds. The rain dries everything it touches. What am I?

I'm tall when I'm young, I'm short when I'm old, and every Halloween I stand up inside Jack O Lanterns. What am I?

You write on me and secrets I can keep. In places never seen. I spin like a top. Though stiff as a board, I'm often described like a mop. What am I?

Hockey Stick and ball cost $50. If the Stick cost $49 more than the ball. What is the cost of each ?

What do you get if you cross a cocker spaniel, a poodle and a rooster?

I am full of holes but I can still hold water. What am I?

How far can a fox run into a grove?

Whats the difference between love and marriage?

What goes up but never comes down?