Section: «Riddles with Answers»
A riddle is a short description of an object or phenomenon, often in poetic form, containing an intricate task in the idea of an explicit (direct) or implied (hidden) question. The content of riddles reflects a person's life. The world around him: living and inanimate nature, phenomena of reality, objects of labor and everyday life, and more.
Riddle: A man buys a rope from a woman for $3.00 and hands the woman a $10 bill. The woman goes into the grocery store next door to get change. She..
Riddle: 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..
Riddle: 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...
Riddle: Round as a button, Deep as a well. If you want me to talk, You must first pull my tail. What am I?Answer: A bell.
Riddle: They can trickle down, They can tickle too. Or make you sneeze, Or comfort you. Their rustling sound, you've rarely heard, Unless you're a..
Riddle: 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..
Riddle: 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..
Riddle: There is a certain family with both girl and boy children. Each of the boys has the same number of brothers as he has sisters. Each of the..
Riddle: I herald the darkness which descends on all creatures; You will know my approach by moans and wracked features. I visit the hippo, hyena, and..
Riddle: A man left an inheritance of $10,000 to three relatives and their wives. Together the wives received $3960. Janine received $100 more than..
Riddle: A man is late for an appointment and, in his haste, takes a corner so fast that only two wheels were on the pavement. A policeman is standing..
Riddle: Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Anna. Anna's father, the King, wanted to be sure his daughter married an intelligent..
Riddle: A man ordered a length of rope by telephone from his nearest hardware shop. But when he went to collect the rope, he found that the assistant..
Riddle: Why is a parish bell like a good story?Answer: Because it is often tolled (told).
Riddle: All the electricity was out in town and none of the street lights or traffic signals had power. A dark limousine was cruising down the newly..
Riddle: You want to send a valuable object to a friend. You have a box which is more than large enough to contain the object. You have several locks..
Riddle: My voice rises above the din, sometimes catching all unaware. I never ask questions, yet get many answers. What am I?Answer: A doorbell.
Riddle: Lauren and Alice are talking long distance on the phone. Lauren is in an East-Coast US state which borders the Atlantic Ocean, and Alice is..
Riddle: I am a perching barrel, filled with meat, Taking hits from leaps and dives. Look inside, but do not eat, The meat in there is still alive!..
Riddle: What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?Answer: A Penny.
Riddle: Ray Whitcombe is found dead in his office at his desk. The police have narrowed the suspects down to three people: Mrs. Barbara Whitcombe..
Riddle: A young man decides to buy a collector's baseball card. He pays $60 for it. After a month, the value of the card has increased to $70 and he..
Riddle: If the only frying pan in the house is large enough to cook two pancakes at a time and pancakes take one minute to brown one side, how can..
Riddle: Pronounced as one letter, But look and you'll see, That really I'm written with three. I'm read from both ends, The same either way. What am..
Riddle: Other than being colors, what do the words orange, silver, and purple have in common?Answer: There are no words in the English language that..