LETTER RIDDLES

1. Why is Y a holiday?
2. Why is O the Vice President?
3. Why is H a symphony?
4. Why is T frustrated?
5. Why is R moderate?
6. Why is E a sad story?
7. Why is V a balance point?
8. Why is D the last stop?
9. Why is C a kitchen device?
10. Why is K simple?
11. Why is C a preposition?
12. Why is O cruel?

Answers:

1. It's the fourth of July.
2. It's second in command.
3. It's Beethoven's fifth.
4. It's at wit's end.
5. It's the middle of the road.
6. It's the tail of woe.
7. It's the center of gravity.
8. It's the end of the road.
9. It's a can opener.
10. It's a piece of cake.
11. It's a part of speech.
12. It's the heart of stone. 

Note: For more examples of riddles like these, see posts labelled TAKE THIS LITERALLY.