Classic Riddles with Answers
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- 'Tis found in our troubles, 'tis mixed with our pleasures, 'Tis laid up above with our heavenly treasures; 'Tis whispered in heaven, and 'tis muttered in hell, And it findeth a place in each sybilline spell; In Paradise nestled, 'mid Eden's fair flowers, It has sported with Eve in rose-perfumed bowers; 'Tis muttered in curses, yet breathed in our prayers; From the path of our duty it tempts us in snares. Deep, deep in our hearts you will find it engraved; Though in misery sunk, yet from sin it is saved. 'Tis found in the stream that flows on to the ocean; Though in bustle forever, 'tis ne'er in commotion. 'Tis wafted afar o'er the land in each breath; In the grave 'tis decaying-you'll find it in death. It is floating away on the broad stream of time, Yet it findeth a place in eternity's clime. In the legends of nations it holdeth a place; There's no charm without it to the beautiful face. In thunder you'll hear it, if closely you listen; In moonbeam and sunbeam forever 'twill glisten. In the dew-drop it sparkles; 'tis found in the forest; It whispers in peace when our need is the sorest. What am I?
- 2, 3, 5, 9, 17, _ What is the next number in the sequence?
- A beggar's brother died, but the man who died had no brother. How could that be?
- A bus driver was heading down a street in Colorado. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a "no left turn" sign, and he went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the left side of the road past a cop car. Still - he didn't break any traffic laws. Why not?
- A clock chimes 5 times in 4 seconds. How many times will it chime in 10 seconds?
- A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?
- A dozen Royals gathered round, Entertained by two who clowned. Each King there had servants ten, Though none of them were also men. The lowest servant sometimes might, Defeat the King in a fair fight. A weapon stout, a priceless jewel, The beat of life, a farmer's tool. What is it?
- A father and son were in a car accident where the father was killed. The ambulance brought the son to the hospital. He needed immediate surgery. In the operating room, a doctor came in and looked at the little boy and said I can't operate on him he is my son. Who is the doctor?
- A father's child, a mother's child, yet no one's son. Who am I?
- A fireman is running to get a net under a lady who looks like she might jump off the balcony of her 20 story apartment building. There is nothing below her except a 20 story fall. The fireman is still 100 yards away when she falls and can't nearly get there in time. The woman is not hurt more than a bruise. How is that possible?
- A forest exists somewhere on Earth. This forest has no life except for trees. After a storm, a tree was hit by lightning and falls. What sound would it make?
- A harvest sown and reaped on the same day In an unplowed field, Which increases without growing, Remains whole though it is eaten Within and without, Is useless and yet The staple of nations. What is it?
- A horse was tied to a rope 5 meters long and the horses food was 15 meters away from the horse. How did the horse reach the food?
- A hundred stones are placed, in a straight line, a yard distant from each other. How many yards must a person walk, who undertakes to pick them up, and place them in a basket stationed one yard from the first stone?
- A husband was called by the police telling him that his wife was killed and that he should get to the crime scene as soon as possible. Shocked, the husband dropped the phone and drove to the crime scene in 20 minutes, where he was arrested and charged for murder. How did the police know it was him?
- A magician was boasting one day at how long he could hold his breath under water. His record was 6 minutes. A kid that was listening said, "that's nothing, I can stay under water for 10 minutes using no types of equipment or air pockets!" The magician told the kid if he could do that, he'd give him $10,000. The kid did it and won the money. Can you figure out how?
- A man but an animal, a horn with two hands. What am I?
- A man goes out drinking every night, returning to his home in the wee hours of every morning. No matter how much he drinks, he never gets a hangover. This drink is very well known, but is rarely consumed, served warm and taken straight from its source. The man is a sucker for a free drink, especially since he can't live without it. What is his favorite drink?
- A man rode out of town on Sunday, he stayed a whole night at a hotel and rode back to town the next day on Sunday. How is this possible?
- A man was found murdered on Sunday morning. His wife immediately called the police. The police questioned the wife and staff and got these alibis: The Wife said she was sleeping. The Cook was cooking breakfast. The Gardener was picking vegetables. The Maid was getting the mail. The Butler was cleaning the closet. The police instantly arrested the murderer. Who did it and how did they know?
- A man was looking through a 6th floor window, thought for a minute then jumped, but did not die or get hurt at all. How?
- A man went on a trip with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn. He came upon a stream which he had to cross and found a tiny boat to use to cross the stream. He could only take himself and one other - the fox, the goose, or the corn - one at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. How does he get all safely over the stream?
- A mile from end to end, Yet as close to you as a friend. A precious commodity, freely given. Seen on the dead and on the living. Found on the rich, poor, short, and tall, But shared among children most of all. What is it?
- A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?
- A new medical building containing 100 offices had just been completed. Mark was hired to paint the numbers 1 to 100 on the doors. How many times will Mark have to paint the number nine?
- A nonstop train leaves Moscow for Leningrad at 60 mph. Another nonstop train leaves Leningrad for Moscow at 40 mph. How far apart are the trains 1 hour before they pass each other?
- A pet shop owner had a parrot with a sign on its cage that said "Parrot repeats everything it hears". Davey bought the parrot and for two weeks he spoke to it and it didn't say a word. He returned the parrot but the shopkeeper said he never lied about the parrot. How can this be?
- A plane crashed between the border of Canada and America. Where do you bury the survivors?
- A rich person doesn't need it A poor person has it And if you eat it you will die. What is it?
- A riddle in which the answer is a 6 letter word. A monument - men all agree - am I in all sincerity. Half cat, half hindrance made. If head and tail removed should be, then most of all you strengthen me; replace my head, then stand you see on which my tail is laid. What is it?
- A ship that puts a road in order, What is it?
- A woman went into a bank to cash an insurance refund check. By mistake the teller gave her dollars for cents and cents for dollars. She put the money in her purse but accidentally dropped a nickel on the floor. When she got home, she found that she had exactly twice the amount of the check she had cashed. She didn't have any money in her wallet before going to the bank. What was the exact amount of that check?
- About the size of a squash, He robs the whole village. What is it?
- Alive without breath, as cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail never clinking. What is it?
- Almost everyone sees me without noticing me, For what is beyond is what he or she seeks. What am I?
- An archaeologist finds a coin dated 48 B.C. How did he know it was a fake?
- As destructive as life, As healing as death; An institutioner of strife, Just as prone to bless. It is all that is good, Yet with an evil trend; As it was the beginning of things, It can also be the end. What is it?
- As I went across the bridge, I met a man with a load of wood which was neither straight nor crooked. What kind of wood was it?
- At the sound of me, men may dream, Or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh, Or sometimes weep. What am I?
- Big as a biscuit, deep as a cup, even a river can't fill it up. What is it?
- Black I am and much admired, men seek me until they're tired. When they find me, they break my head, and take from me my resting bed. What am I?
- Black within, red without, with four courners, round about. What is it?
- Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
- Crimson I am born, yellow I dance, ebony I die. What am I?
- Dark with white markings, And smooth like a rock. Where learning occurs, I help convey thought. What am I?
- Did you hear about the soilder who bought a camouflage sleeping bag?
- Duels of good and evil, A fighter of good am I, Revealed beside watched words, King of the black night sky. What am I?
- Five hundred begins it, five hundred ends it, five in the middle is seen; first of all figures, the first of all letters, take up their stations between. Join all together, and then you will bring before you the name of an eminent king. Who is it?
- Flat as a leaf, round as a ring; Has two eyes, can't see a thing. What is it?
- For some in the world, it is as precious as gold. Yet, this thing, is never sold. It is kept, but never used. It's a weakness that cannot be removed. A weapon that can be used against god. If they have it, you know it, then they have lost. What is it?
- Formed long ago, yet made today, Employed while others sleep. What none would freely give away. Nor any wish to keep. What is it?
- Four jolly men sat down to play, And played all night till break of day. They played for cash and not for fun, With a separate score for every one. When it came time to square accounts, they all had made quite fair amounts. Now, not one has lost and all have gained - Tell me now, this can you explain?
- Four letters form me quite complete, As all who breathe do show; Reversed, you'll find I am the seat Of infamy and woe. Transposed, you'll see I'm base and mean, Again of Jewish race; Transposed once more, I oft am seen To hide a lovely face. What are the five words?
- Glittering points that downward thrust, sparkling spears that never rust. What is it?
- Granny looked up from her rocking chair and said: As far as I can tell, there is only one anagram of the word trinket. What is it?
- Half of me will mend, the other half will imprison. When I am together, I will poison. Who am I?
- Half-way up the hill, I see thee at last. Lying beneath me with thy sounds and sights - A city in the twilight, dim and vast, With smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights. What is it?
- Heart of stone within a tree, I'll help your words to outlive thee. But if you push me as I stand, the more I move, the less I am. What am I?
- How did the court know the judge was ready for bed?
- How do you communicate with a monster that lives on the seabed?
- How do you make "one" disappear?
- How do you make an orange giggle in the tub?
- How do you spell hard water with three letters?
- How high would you have to count before you would use the letter A in the English language spelling of a whole number?
- How is it possible to always find what your looking for in the last place you look?
- How is it that a person born in Massachusetts, whose parents were both born in Massachusetts, is not born a U.S. Citizen?
- How many birth days does the average person have?
- How many black beans will make five white ones?
- How many seconds are there in one year?
- I am a word of five letters. Take away my first and I am the name of what adorns the estate of many of the nobility of England. Take away my first and second, and I am the name of a place where all the world was once congregated. Take away my last, and I am the name of a beautiful mineral. Take away my two last, and I am the name of a fashionable place of resort. I am small in stature but capable of doing a great deal of mischief, as I once did in London in the year 1666. What word am I?
- I am a word of three syllables, each of which is a word; my first is an article in common use; my second, an animal of uncommon intelligence; my third, though not an animal, is used in carrying burdens. My whole is a useful art. What am I?
- I am always hungry, I must always be fed, The finger I touch will soon turn red. What am I?
- I am big on Saturday and Sunday. Small on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I'm not on Monday or Friday. What am I?
- I am born in fear, raised in truth, and I come to my own in deed. When comes a time that I'm called forth, I come to serve the cause of need. What am I?
- I am more powerful than god and more evil than the devil. I am what rich people want and what poor people have. I can never die. What am I?
- I am six letters. When you take one away I am twelve. What am I?
- I am the only thing that always tells the truth. I show off everything that I see. I come in all shapes and sizes. So tell me what I must be! What am I?
- I am the son of a chemist and a mathematician. People call me iron 59. What is my name?
- I am two-faced but bare only one, I have no legs but travel widely. Men spill much blood over me, kings leave there imprint on me. I have greatest power when given away, yet lust for me keeps me locked away. What am I?
- I am white, black and read all over. What am I?
- I can be all colours of the rainbow, Or have no colour at all. Sometimes I'm empty, Sometimes I'm full. What am I?
- I can flutter and take your breath away. I can take a beating, but do not bruise. If I stopped you would be sure to lose. Everyday I am with you. What am I?
- I can slash but I have no knife, I can dash but I have no legs, I can pound but I have no hammer, I can star but I have no stage. What am I?
- I can travel from there to here by disappearing, and here to there by reappearing. What am I?
- I dig out tiny caves and store gold and silver in them. I also build bridges of silver and make crowns of gold. They are the smallest you could imagine. Sooner or later everybody needs my help, yet many people are afraid to let me help them. Who am I?
- I give you a group of three. One is sitting down, and will never get up. The second eats as much as is given to him, yet is always hungry. The third goes away and never returns. What are the three things?
- I have four of these, With matching extremities. They can do many things, And hardly ever bring me pain. Unless I stick them with a pin, Or burn them sometimes when... What is it that I can wiggle at will? And use in other means still?
- I have four wings, but cannot fly, I never laugh and never cry; On the same spot I'm always found, toiling away with little sound. What am I?
- I have no voice and yet I speak to you, I tell of all things in the world that people do. I have leaves, but I am not a tree, I have pages, but I am not a bride or royalty. I have a spine and hinges, but I am not a man or a door, I have told you all, I cannot tell you more. What am I?
- I have two arms, but fingers none. I have two feet, but cannot run. I carry well, but I have found I carry best with my feet OFF the ground. What am I?
- I heard of an invading, vanquishing army sweeping across the land, liquid-quick; conquering everything, quelling resistance. With it came darkness, dimming the light. Humans hid in their houses, while outside spears pierced, shattering stone walls. Uncountable soldiers smashed into the ground, but each elicited life as he died; when the army had vanished, advancing northward, the land was green and growing, refreshed. What is it?
- I look flat, but I am deep, Hidden realms I shelter. Lives I take, but food I offer. At times I am beautiful. I can be calm, angry and turbulent. I have no heart, but offer pleasure as well as death. No man can own me, yet I encompass what all men must have. What am I?
- I make you weak at the worst of all times. I keep you safe, I keep you fine. I make your hands sweat, and your heart grow cold, I visit the weak, but seldom the bold. What am I?
- I move without wings, between silken strings, I leave as you find, my substance behind. What am I?
- I never was, am always to be, No one ever saw me, nor ever will, And yet I am the confidence of all To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball. What am I?
- I say everything I hear to others around. I'm not an animal, nor part of the human race. I will, immediately, repeat after you; But only if my tail is in place. What am I?
- I turn around once. What is out will not get in. I turn around again. What is in will not get out. What am I?
- I went into the woods and got it. I sat down to seek it. I brought it home with me because I couldn't find it. What is it?
- I'm a god, a planet, and measurer of heat. Who am I?
- I'm as plain to see as black & white. I prefer to roam about at night. Just don't attack or startle me. Or odiferous emissions may result you see. I'm an omnivore yes it's true. But what's my name tell me do?
- I'm in the book, but not on any leaf; I'm in the mouth, but not in lip or teeth; I'm in the atmosphere, but never in the air; I wait on every one, but never on a pair; I am with you wherever you may go; And every thing you do I'm sure to know; Though when you did it I should not be there, Yet when 'twas done, you'd find me in the chair.What am I?
- I'm like a doll, But I'm not for playing; I stand up straight, but if windy I may be laying; I'm well-known and famous for having no brain; I work outside both day and night in sunshine or in rain. What am I?
- I'm made of eight letters, But hold a ninth inside; Pay a very small fee, And send me for a ride. What am I?
- I'm so fast you can't see me, though everyone else can see straight through me. I don't stop until the day you die. What am I?
- I'm white, and used for cutting and grinding. When I'm damaged, humans usually remove me or fill me. For most animals I am a useful tool. What am I?
- If a dog is tied to a piece of rope that is 6m long, how can he reach a bone that is 7m away?
- If a fender cost six dollars, what will a ton of coal come to?
- If a man carried my burden he would break his back. I am not rich, but leave silver in my track. What am I?
- If a rooster laid a brown egg and a white egg, what kind of chicks would hatch?
- If a train was on its way to Florida and it tipped over, where would they bury the survivors?
- If it takes 5 microwaves 5 minutes to cook 5 chickens, how long does it take 100 microwaves to cook 100 chickens?
- If there is a Yellow house on Bluebird Lane, a Green house on Orange Street, a Pink house on Kitten Road, a Black house on Whitehorse Pike and a Purple house on Firebird hill, where is the White house?
- If you break me I do not stop working, If you touch me I may be snared, If you lose me nothing will matter. What am I?
- If you drop me, I'm sure to crack. Give me a smile, and I'll always smile back. What am I?
- If you feed me, I live, but if you water me, I die. What am I?
- If you have 10 peaches and take 7 peaches away, how many do you have?
- In a stable there are men and horses. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 feet. How many men and how many horses are in the stable?
- In a tunnel of darkness lies a beast of iron. It can only attack when pulled back. What is it?
- In camps about the centre I appear; In smiling meadows seen throughout the year; The silent angler views me in the streams, And all must trace me in their morning dreams, First in the mob conspicuous I stand, Proud of the lead, and ever in command. What am I?
- In spring I am gay in handsome array; in summer more clothing I wear; when colder it grows I fling off my clothes; and in winter quite naked appear. What am I?
- In what year did Christmas Day and New Year's Day fall in the same year?
- Inside a burning house, this thing is best to make. And best to make it quickly, before the fire's too much to take! What is it?
- Iron roof and glass walls, burns and burns but never falls. What is it?
- It goes through the door without pinching. It sits on the stove without burning. It sits on the table Not ashamed. What is it?
- It goes up, but at the same time goes down. Up toward the sky, and down toward the ground. It's present tense and past tense too, come for a ride, just me and you. What is it?
- It runs and runs but can never flee. It is often watched, yet never sees. When long it brings boredom, When short it brings fear. What is it?
- It speaks with a hard tongue, it cannot breathe, for it has no lung. What is it?
- It stands on one leg with its heart in its head. What is it?
- It's been around for millions of years, but it's no more than a month old. What is it?
- Jack has 8 bricks 7 of them weights the same amount and one is slightly heavier. Using a balance scale, how can Jack find the heavier brick in two weighings?
- Joe has ten coins totaling $1.19. From these coins, he cannot make exact change for a dollar, half-dollar, quarter, dime, or nickel. What are the coins?
- Join a noun and adjective, and make a verb. What is the word?
- Late afternoons I often bathe. I'll soak in water piping hot. My essence goes through my see through clothes. Used up am I; I've gone to pot. What am I?
- Lighter than what I am made of, More of me is hidden Than is seen. What am I?
- Long and slinky like a trout, never sings till its guts come out. What is it?
- Lovely and round, I shine with pale light, grown in the darkness, A lady's delight. What am I?
- Man walks over, man walks under, in times of war he burns asunder. What is it?
- Marble walls as white as milk, lined with skin as soft as silk, in a fountain crystal clear, a golden apple will appear, there is no key to this stronghold, yet theives break in and steal the gold. What is it?
- Mary's father has five children. They are Nana, Nene, Nini, and Nono. What is the fifth childs name?
- Mountains will crumble and temples will fall, and no man can survive its endless call. What is it?
- My first is a fluid, my second a solid, my whole a plant. What is it?
- My first is a negative greatly in use, By which people begin when they mean to refuse; My second is Fashion, or so called in France, But, like other whims, is the servant of chance. An article always in use is my whole, With texture and form under fashion's control; But, alas! not a thing can it see which goes by, Although many have four sights, and all have one eye. What am I?
- My first is a part of the day, My last a conductor of light, My whole to take measure of time, Is useful by day and by night. What am I?
- My first is a very uncomfortable state, In cold weather it mostly abounds. My second's an instrument formed of hard steel, That will cause the stout foe to stagger and reel, And when used, is a symptom of hate. My whole is an author of greatest renown, Whose fame to the last day of time will go down. Who am I?
- My first is appropriate, my second 'tis nine to one if you guess it. My whole elevates the sole above the earth. What am I?
- My first is found on the ocean wave, In the spring, the pit, and the mine; My second below earth's surface you have, Where seldom the sun can shine. My whole your dinner-table must grace, And seldom fails to obtain a place. What am I?
- My first is in chocolate but not in ham, my second's in cake and also in jam, my third at tea-time is easily found, my whole is a friend who's often around. What am I?
- My first may be fashioned of iron or wood, And at window or door for safety is placed; In village or town, it does more harm than good, Leading people their health, time, and money to waste. My second's a lady, bewitching and fair, And for love of her people will labor and strive; Will rise before dawn, and be wearied with care, And pursue her with ardor as long as they live. My whole is what ladies admire and approve, The shopkeeper's boast-the purchaser's prize; 'Tis a ninepenny chintz-'tis a one-shilling glove- It is something which makes people open their eyes. What am I?
- My head and tail both equal are, My middle slender as a bee. Whether I stand on head or heel Is quite the same to you or me. But if my head should be cut off, The matter's true, though passing strange Directly I to nothing change. What Am I?
- My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick. Fat, I am slow. Wind is my foe. What am I?
- My name is two letters. You call many people by this name, but yet their first name is not this. What is it?
- My teeth are sharp, my back is straight, to cut things up it is my fate. What am I?
- My thunder comes before the lightning; My lightning comes before the clouds; My rain dries all the land it touches. What am I?
- My tongue is long, my breath is strong, And yet I breed no strife; My voice you hear both far and near, And yet I have no life. What am I?
- My voice is tender, my waist is slender and I'm often invited to play. Yet wherever I go I must take my bow or else I have nothing to say. What am I?
- Name a five letter word which has three consonants all the same and two different vowels. Every now and then you see this while running a Windows 95/98 on your PC. What is it?
- NASA was considering sending canaries into space to study them under zero gravity. The project was scrapped when someone realized that in spite of having sufficient water supplies, they could die of dehydration within a few hours. Why?
- Never resting, never still. Moving silently from hill to hill. It does not walk, run or trot, All is cool where it is not. What is it?
- No legs have I to dance, No lungs have I to breathe, No life have I to live or die And yet I do all three. What am I?
- Not born, but from a Mother's body drawn, I hang until half of me is gone. I sleep in a cave until I grow old, then valued for my hardened gold. What am I?
- Nothing on the outside Nothing on the inside Light as a feather Yet ten men cannot lift it. What is it?
- Often held but never touched, always wet but never rusts, often bites but seldom bit, to use me well you must have wit. What am I?
- One day, the police found a man dead inside a hut. In his left hand, he's holding a gun. In his right hand, he has a recording. When the recording is played, the police hear the man talking about how horrible life is and how he wants it to end. The recording ends with a gunshot. The police are about to call it a suicide until you point out a very important clue. What is it?
- One word in this sentence is misspelled. What word is it?
- Pick a number from 1-10, multiply it by 2, add ten, divide it by 2, now subtract the number that you have from the number you picked. What is it?
- Poke your fingers in my eyes and I will open wide my jaws. Linen cloth, quills, or paper, my greedy lust devours them all. What am I?
- Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?
- Pregnant every time you see her, yet she never will give birth. What is it?
- Pronounced as one letter, And written with three, Two letters there are, And two only in me. I'm double, I'm single, I'm black, blue, and gray, I'm read from both ends, And the same either way. What am I?
- Railroad Crossing, look out for the cars. Can you spell that, without any R's?
- Re-arrange the letters, O O U S W T D N E J R, to spell just one word. What is it?
- Read my riddle, I pray. What God never sees, what the king seldom sees, and what we see every day. What is it?
- Ripped from my mother's womb, Beaten and burned, I become a blood-thirsty slayer. What am I?
- Rock and roll, rock and roll. What rocks but does not roll?
- Round as an apple, Deep as a cup, All the King's horses Can't pull it up. What is it?
- Runs over fields and woods all day Under the bed at night sits not alone, With long tongue hanging out, Awaiting for a bone. What am I?
- Samuel was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?
- Some will use me, while others will not, some have remembered, while others have forgot. For profit or gain, I'm used expertly, I can't be picked off the ground or tossed into the sea. Only gained from patience and time, can you unravel my rhyme? What am I?
- Sometimes I move fast, Sometimes I move slow; But my speed is truly constant, And nowhere I go. What am I?
- Squeeze me and I cry tears as red as flesh, but my heart is made of stone. What am I?
- Tear off one and scratch its head, what was red is now black instead. What is It?
- The answer I give is yes, but what I mean is no. What was the question?
- The cost of making only the maker knows, Valueless if bought, but sometimes traded. A poor man may give one as easily as a king. When one is broken pain and deceit are assured. What am I?
- The cost of making only the maker knows, Valueless if bought, but sometimes traded. A poor man may give one as easily as a king. When one is broken pain and deceit are assured. What is it?
- The head of a whale is six feet long; his tail is as long as his head and half his body, and his body is half of his whole length. How long is the whale?
- The leaves are on the fruit, The fruits is on the leaves. What is it?
- The more of these you take, the more appear behind you. What am I?
- The more there is the less you see. What is it?
- The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
- The Pope has it but he does not use it. Your father has it but your mother uses it. Nuns do not need it. Your lady friend's husband has it and she uses it. What is it?
- There are 2 cops parked along a one-way street looking for traffic violations. They spot a taxi driver going in the wrong direction, yet they do nothing. Why?
- There is a brother and a sister. The boy wants to visit his father in jail, and the sister wants to visit her mother in the hospital. But they both are not allowed in the jail or hospital. All they have is a gun. What do they do?
- There is a bus full of people travelling over San Francisco and no one gets off the bus throughout the journey. But when it gets to the other side there is not a single person left. How is this possible?
- There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers. He has a wife and 2 kids. What does he weigh?
- There is a creature which could double its size every day. So, if the creature is put in a tank then it will fill the tank in 10 days. How many days would it take for the creature to fill 1/2 and 1/4 of the tank?
- There is a dead man in the middle of a field, nothing is around him and there are no footprints of any sort. There is an unopened package next to him. How did he die? HINT: As he approached the field he knew he was going to die.
- There is a house. One enters it blind and comes out seeing. What is it?
- There is one word in the English language which is universally considered a preventive of harm; change a certain letter in it, and you make it an act of cruelty. What are the words?
- There once was a book that was only owned by the wealthy, but now everyone can have it. You can't buy it in a bookstore or take it from a library. What book is it?
- There was a man who was born before his father, killed his mother, and married his sister. Yet, there was nothing wrong with what he had done. Why?
- There's a body lying dead on a bed, and on the floor beside it is a pair of scissors. The scissors were instrumental in his death, yet there's no trace of blood. The body reveals no signs of any cuts or bruises. How could the person have been murdered with the pair of scissors?
- They fill me up and you empty me, almost everyday; if you raise my arm, I work the opposite way. What am I?
- This thing devours all things. All man, all beasts, all flowers and trees. Even the fiery sun, and the shadowy moon, will one day be devoured by this thing. Stone it grinds, metal it bites. And it shall make wood rot. Is it powerful? Well it is rather not, but it kills powerful things a lot. Its immortal yet it is not some type of god. What is it?
- This thing runs but cannot walk, sometimes sings but never talks. Lacks arms, has hands; lacks a head but has a face. What is it?
- Three-fourths of a cross, and a circle complete, An upright where two semicircles meet, A rectangle triangle standing on feet, Two semicircles, and a circle complete. What is it?
- Tool of thief, toy of queen. Always used to be unseen. Sign of joy, sign of sorrow. Giving all likeness borrowed. What am I?
- Two fathers and two sons went fishing one day. They were there the whole day and only caught 3 fish. One father said, that is enough for all of us, we will have one each. How can this be possible?
- Two words, my answer is only two words. To keep me, you must give me. What am I?
- Untainted, Eternal, Marooned A place where the living will move. A shrine beneath the sun. Greeted by the morning's crest. Our sanctity, Our rest. For when our day is done. What am I?
- Until I am measured I am not known, Yet how you miss me when I have flown. What Am I?
- Up and down,up and down, touching neither sky nor ground. What is it?
- Used to threaten, used to defeat. Sometimes it grows, sometimes it shrinks. Used to conquer, used to protect. It marks your downfall, it marks your success. The true god of war, the creator of mess. What is it?
- We capture light, and yet we don't. We reflect rays of sun, and yet we don't. Without us all the world is gray and dull for everyone. What are we?
- What 5 letter word typed in all capital letters can be read the same upside down?
- What 7 letter word is spelled the same way backwards and forwards?
- What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?
- What always was, yet I can never be?
- What animal has no wings, but yet will fly?
- What animal probably likes doors?
- What animal would you get crossed a duck, a beaver, and an otter?
- What biblical name is there which expresses a father calling his son by name, and his son replying?
- What bird can be heard at mealtimes?
- What building has the most stories?
- What can climb mountains, cross streams, handle hundreds of feet each day, yet never moves? What is it?
- What can go up a chimney down, but cannot go down a chimney up?
- What can go up and come down without moving?
- What can point in every direction but can't reach the destination by itself?
- What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
- What demands an answer, but asks no question?
- What did the faucet say to the shower?
- What did the pen say to the paper?
- What do bumblebees sing in the shower?
- What do computer programmers sing in the shower?
- What do we all do when we first get into bed?
- What does man love more than life Fear more than death or mortal strife What the poor have, the rich require, and what contented men desire, What the miser spends and the spendthrift saves And all men carry to their graves?
- What English word has three consecutive double letters?
- What falls but doesn't break, and what breaks but doesn't fall?
- What falls down but never breaks?
- What goes in the water red, and comes out black?
- What goes through a door but never goes in or comes out?
- What has 4 legs when it is young, 2 legs when its not old but is about to be, and has 3 legs when it is old. What am I?
- What has 88 teeth but never brushes them?
- What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
- What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish?
- What has eyes but can't see, a tongue but can't talk, and a soul but can never find love?
- What has many keys, but can't even open a single door?
- What has no hands but might knock on your door, and if it does you better open up?
- What has to be taken before you can get it?
- What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?
- What is bought by the yard and worn by the foot?
- What is it that given one, you'll have either two or none?
- What is it that when you take away the whole, you still have some left over?
- What is it that you ought to keep after you have given it to someone else?
- What is more useful when it is broken?
- What is often returned but never borrowed?
- What is something you don't own but you can give it to anyone you meet? You only have one, but you can give it away as many times as you want without losing it. What is it?
- What is that which every one can divide, but no one can see where it has been divided?
- What is that which has many leaves, but no stem?
- What is that which is invisible, but never out of sight?
- What is that which is less tired the longer it runs?
- What is that which the dead and living do at the same time?
- What is that which, supposing it's greatest breadth to be four inches, length nine inches, and depth three inches and contains a solid foot?
- What is the best key to a good dinner?
- What is the end of everything?
- What is the longest and yet the shortest thing in the world; the swiftest and yet the slowest; the most divisible and the most extended; the least valued and the most regretted; without which nothing can be done; which devours every thing, however small, and yet gives life and spirits to every object, however great?
- What is the shape of a kiss?
- What kin is that child to it's father who is not it's father's own son?
- What letters of the alphabet come too late for supper?
- What never gets any wetter, no matter how much it rains?
- What river in Bavaria answers the question, Who is there?
- What runs without legs?
- What starts with a T, ends with a T and has T in it?
- What travels around the world but stays in one spot?
- What two reasons why whispering in company is not proper?
- What vessel is that which is always asking leave to move?
- What was the biggest island in the world before the discovery of Australia by Captain Cook?
- What's the difference between a jeweler and a jailer?
- What's the difference between a penniless man and a feather bed?
- What's the least number of chairs you would need around a table to sit four fathers, two grandfathers, and four sons?
- When I am filled I can point the way, When I am empty nothing moves me, I have two skins, one without and one within. What am I?
- When I left, I didn't know where I was going; when I got there, I didn't know where I was; when I returned, I didn't know where I had been. Who was I?
- When is a boat like a knife?
- When young, I am sweet in the sun. When middle-aged, I make you gay. When old, I am valued more than ever. What am I?
- Where do Turkeys go to dance?
- Whether old Homer tippled wine or beer, Julep or cider, history is not clear; But plain it is-the bard, though want to roam, But for one liquid, never had left home. What is it?
- Which one of Santa's reindeer do you see at a competition?
- Which word in the English language becomes shorter when it is lengthened?
- While walking down the street I met a man. He tipped his hat and drew his cane and in this riddle I told his name. What is the man's name?
- White bird, featherless, flyin' out o' paradise, flyin' over sea and land, dyin' in my hand. What is it?
- Who are the two brothers who live on opposite sides of the road yet never see each other?
- Whoever makes it, tells it not. Whoever takes it, knows it not. And whoever knows it wants it not. What is it?
- Why are beautiful women like bread?
- Why are trees in winter like troublesome visitors?
- Why are two heads better than one?
- Why are your nose and chin always at variance?
- Why can't you trust the law of gravity?
- Why does a miller wear a white hat?
- Why is a bullet like a tender glance?
- Why is a conundrum like a monkey?
- Why is a dandy like a haunch of venison?
- Why is a farm-yard like a hotel?
- Why is a gooseberry pie like counterfeit money?
- Why is a lumberjack like a stage actor?
- Why is a man in debt like a misty morning?
- Why is a man with wooden legs like one who has an even bargain?
- Why is a nail, fast in the wall, like an old man?
- Why is a parish bell like a good story?
- Why is a rose-bud like a promissory note?
- Why is a small horse like a young musk-melon?
- Why is an old man like a window?
- Why is France like a skeleton?
- Why is green grass like a mouse?
- Why is swearing like an old coat?
- Why is the best baker most in want of bread?
- Why is the largest city in Ireland likely to be the largest city in the world?
- Why is the letter F like an incendiary?
- Why is the letter F like death?
- Why is there no danger of starving in a desert?
- Why ought a fisherman to be very wealthy?
- Why should doctors attend to window-sashes?
- Why should you never iron a 4-leaf clover?
- Why was the dog kicked out of the flea circus?
- With pointed fangs it sits in wait, With piercing force its doles out fate, Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might, Eternally joining in a single bite. What am I?
- With potent, flowery words speak I, Of something common, vulgar, dry; I weave webs of pedantic prose, In effort to befuddle those, Who think I while time away, In lofty things, above all-day The common kind that lingers where Monadic beings live and fare; Practical I may not be, But life, it seems, is full of me! What am I?
- Without a bridle, or a saddle, across a thing I ride a-straddle. And those I ride, by help of me, though almost blind, are made to see. What am I?
- You are a bus driver at a station. 10 get on the bus and no one gets off. You drive 10 miles to another station where 3 people get on and 1 gets off. You drive another 10 miles only to get 25 people on and 5 people go off. Next you drive 3 miles while 12 people exit the bus. You drive back to the place knowing that a couple more stops along the way untill the ride is done. At the 2nd to last station 5 people get on and 2 get off. And at the last station (5.5 miles) 25 people get on for no reason and 1 gets off. What is the bus drivers eye color?
- You are in a cold room and you want to get warm. How do you get warm?
- You are in a room that is completely bricked in on all four sides, including the ceiling and floor. You have nothing but a mirror and a wooden table in the room with you. How do you get out?
- You can carry it everywhere you go, and it does not get heavy. What is it?
- You can see it every day, But cannot touch it at will. What is it?
- You can't keep this until you have given it. What is it?
- You can't see me, but I can see you; To be more specific, I see through. What am I?
- You do not want to have it, But when you do have it, You do not want to lose it. What is it?
- You go in me for brushing, For flushing, For rushing; But please go in me one at a time, Or someone might be blushing. What am I?
- You have three stoves: a gas stove, a wood stove, and a coal stove, but only one match. Which should you light first?
- You pick it, You peel the outside, You cook the inside, You eat the outside, And throw away the inside. What am I?
- You throw me away, I find my way back; Traditionally I'm wooden, With an arch in my back. What am I?
- You use a knife to slice my head and weep beside me when I am dead. What am I?
- You walk up to a mountain that has two paths. One leads to the other side of the mountain, and the other will get you lost forever. Two twins know the path that leads to the other side. You can ask them only one question. Except! One lies and one tells the truth, and you don't know which is which. So, What do you ask?
- You're both in and outside of me; You guide me but don't ride me; I can make a statement with a tongue but no mouth. What am I?
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