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: 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..
Riddle: 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..
Riddle: Three lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin, Light enough to caress the sky, Hard enough to crack rocks. What am I?Answer: Water...
Riddle: Of no use to one Yet absolute bliss to two. The small boy gets it for nothing. The young man has to lie for it. The old man has to buy it...
Riddle: We are five little objects of an everyday sort. You will find us all in a tennis court. What are we?Answer: Vowels.
Riddle: What is that which the dead and living do at the same time?Answer: Lie.
Riddle: Each morning I appear to lie at your feet, all day I will follow no matter how fast you run, yet I nearly perish In the midday sun. What am..
Riddle: Pregnant every time you see her, yet she never will give birth. What is she?Answer: Full moon.
Riddle: Die without me, Never thank me. Walk right through me, Never feel me. Always watching, Never speaking. Always lurking, Never seen. What am..
Riddle: Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters. What is it?Answer: Wind.
Riddle: I build up castles. I tear down mountains. I make some men blind, I help others to see. What am I?Answer: Sand.
Riddle: 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..
Riddle: Glittering points that downward thrust, sparkling spears That never rust. what am I?Answer: Icicles.
Riddle: This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town..
Riddle: Alive without breath, As cold as death, Never thirsty, Ever drinking, Clad in mail, Never clinking, Drowns on dry land, Thinks an island Is a..
Riddle: As defendants, we deny all involvement in the unscrupulous dealings which have come to light in the recent government investigation. What..
Riddle: Jenna wrote all the numbers from 300 to 400 on a piece of paper. How many times did she write the digit 3?Answer: Jenna wrote it 120 times.
Riddle: If you have two quarters on a table touching each other, how can you move one of the quarters without touching it? You are only allowed to..
Riddle: Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the Mustard family?Answer: There are nine..
Riddle: A woman went to visit her bank manager and she took her young daughter with her. The bank manager said that the woman's daughter could stay..
Riddle: No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every month. What am I?Answer: A Calendar.
Riddle: 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..