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: You will find me with four legs, but no hair. People ride me for hours, but I don't go anywhere. Without needing to be tugged, jerked or..
Riddle: Ripped from my mother's womb, Beaten and burned, I become a blood-thirsty slayer. What am I?Answer: Iron ore.
Riddle: Lighter than what I am made of, More of me is hidden Than is seen. What am I?Answer: An iceberg.
Riddle: I drive men mad For love of me, Easily beaten, Never free. What am I?Answer: GOLD.
Riddle: Four people are sitting around a campfire after a long day of recreation when one man comments: "Do you realize that around this campfire..
Riddle: 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?Answer: Wine.
Riddle: A man had a bar of lead that weighed 40 lbs., and he divided it into four pieces in such a way as to allow him to weigh any number of pounds..
Riddle: I am, in truth, a yellow fork From tables in the sky By inadvertent fingers dropped The awful cutlery. Of mansions never quite disclosed And..
Riddle: Large as a mountain, small as a pea, Endlessly swimming in a waterless sea. What am I?Answer: Asteroids.
Riddle: My head bobs lazily in the sun. You think I'm cute, For my face is yellow, My hair is white, and my body is green. What am I?Answer: A daisy.
Riddle: 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..
Riddle: Tool of thief, toy of queen. Always used to be unseen. Sign of joy, sign of sorrow. Giving all likeness borrowed. What am I?Answer: A mask.
Riddle: At the sound of me, men may dream or stomp their feet at the sound of me, women may laugh or sometimes weep. What am I?Answer: Music.
Riddle: Why is a bullet like a tender glance?Answer: Because it pierces hearts.
Riddle: If you break me, I'll not stop working. If you can touch me, my work is done. If you lose me, you must find me with a ring soon after. What..
Riddle: I do not breathe, but I run and jump. I do not eat, but I swim and stretch. I do not drink, but I sleep and stand. I do not think, but I grow..
Riddle: I have a hundred legs, but cannot stand, a long neck but no head; I ease the maid's life. What am I?Answer: A broom.
Riddle: A thousand colored folds stretch toward the sky, Atop a tender strand, Rising from the land, 'Til killed by maiden's hand, Perhaps a token of..
Riddle: Two bodies have I, though both joined in one. The more still I stand, the quicker I run. What am I?Answer: An hourglass.
Riddle: Ten Men's Strength, Ten Men's Length, Ten Men can't break it, Yet a young boy walks off with it What am I?Answer: A rope.
Riddle: Weight in my belly, Trees on my back, Nails in my ribs, Feet I do lack. What am I?Answer: A ship.
Riddle: 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..
Riddle: I heard of an invading, vanquishing army sweeping across the land, liquid-quick; conquering everything, quelling resistance. With it came..
Riddle: I go around in circles, but always straight ahead never complain, no matter where I am led. What am I?Answer: A wheel.
Riddle: Stealthy as a shadow in the dead of night, Cunning but affectionate if given a bite. Never owned but often loved. At my sport considered..