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: An old man wanted to leave all of his money to one of his three sons, but he didn't know which one he should give it to. He gave each of them..
Riddle: A man was found murdered on Sunday morning. His wife immediately called the police. The police questioned the wife and staff and got their..
Riddle: On a fine sunny day a ship was in the harbor. All of a sudden the ship began to sink. There was no storm and nothing wrong with the ship yet..
Riddle: Why is swearing like an old coat?Answer: Because it is a bad habit.
Riddle: There is a barrel with no lid and some wine in it. "This barrel of wine is more than half full," said Curly. "No it's not," says Mo. "It's..
Riddle: A magician was boasting one day about how long he could hold his breath underwater. His record was 6 minutes. A kid who was listening said..
Riddle: A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him underwater for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out..
Riddle: A man but an animal, a horn with two hands. What am I?Answer: A Minotaur.
Riddle: What falls but doesn't break, and what breaks but doesn't fall?Answer: Night and Day.
Riddle: I am six letters. When you take one away I am twelve. What am I?Answer: The word Dozens.
Riddle: I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or square. What am..
Riddle: You can carry it everywhere you go, and it does not get heavy. What is it?Answer: Your name.
Riddle: I am a box that holds keys without locks, yet they can unlock your soul. What am I?Answer: A Piano.
Riddle: 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?Answer: Sawdust.
Riddle: 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..
Riddle: A horse travels a certain distance each day. Strangely enough, two of its legs travel 30 miles each day and the other two legs travel nearly..
Riddle: Two convicts are locked in a cell. There is an unbarred window high up in the cell. No matter if they stand on the bed or one on top of the..
Riddle: I have holes on the top and bottom. I have holes on my left and on my right. And I have holes in the middle, yet I still hold water. What am..
Riddle: It is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of the end, and the end of every space. What is it?Answer: The..
Riddle: A little pool with two layers of wall around it. One white and soft and the other dark and hard, amidst a light brown grassy lawn with an..
Riddle: How is it that a person born in Massachusetts, whose parents were both born in Massachusetts, is not born a U.S. Citizen?Answer: If he was..
Riddle: Something very extraordinary happened on the 6th of May, 1978 at 12:34 a.m. What was it?Answer: At that moment, the time and day could be..
Riddle: While exploring the wilds of Canada, Wild Man Dave was captured by hostile wood fairies. Brad, the powerful chief of the fairies told him he..
Riddle: How far can a dog run into the woods?Answer: Halfway, any farther and he would be running out of the woods.
Riddle: 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..