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: In the olden days, you are a clever thief charged with treason against the king and sentenced to death. But the king decided to be a little..
Student Of Logic
Riddle: In olden days, the student of logic was given this problem: If half of 5 were 3, what would one-third of 10 be?Answer: It would be 4.
Riddle: In the back yard, there is a hollow stump, that contains six ears of corn. If a healthy squirrel carries out only three ears each day, how..
Riddle: Iron roof, glass walls, burns, and burns and never falls. What am I?Answer: A Lantern.
Riddle: It stands on one leg with its heart in its head. What is it?Answer: Cabbage.
Riddle: Jim and Joey were on vacation and driving along a deserted country road from the town of Kaysville to the town of Lynnville. They came to..
Riddle: Jim was examining an angle measuring 14 and 1/2 degrees, using his magnifying glass that magnifies everything two times. Under the glass, how..
Riddle: Jack had only $2, but he needed $3 for his cab fare home. He went to a pawn shop and pawned his $2 for $1.50. Jack then bumped into Don and..
Riddle: King Tut died 120 years after King Eros was born. Their combined age when they died was 100 years. King Eros died in the year 40 B.C. In what..
Riddle: 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...
Riddle: Little Ms. Etticoat, in a white petticoat, and a red nose; the longer she stands, the shorter she grows. What is she?Answer: She is a candle.
Riddle: Long and slinky like a trout, never sings till its guts come out. What is it?Answer: It is a gun.
Riddle: Man walks over, man walks under, in times of war he burns asunder. What is it?Answer: A Bridge.
Riddle: Many different types of my last seven letters can be found in newspapers, magazines, & journals. Physicists have built devices to get me..
Riddle: Marco and Bob have been the best friends ever since they were little kids. They are also very competitive. Throughout the years they have..
Riddle: Marking mortal privation, when firmly in place. An enduring summation, inscribed in my face. What am I?Answer: A Tombstone.
Riddle: Morgan was making apricot jam. She put all the apricots in the pot and stirred them up. Then she remembered she had to add 1 ounce of lemon..
Riddle: Metal or bone I may be, many teeth I have and always bared, yet my bite harms no one, and ladies delight in my touch. What am I?Answer: A..
Riddle: Why is the largest city in Ireland likely to be the largest city in the world?Answer: Dublin, because it is every year doubling.
Riddle: My first half is a container and I am language understood by few if any. What am I?Answer: Jargon.
Riddle: My first is a creature whose breeding is unclear. My second, a price you must pay. My whole can be found in the river of Time and refers to..
Riddle: 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..
Riddle: My first is in ocean but never in sea, my second's in wasp but never in bee. My third is in glider and also in flight, my whole is a creature..
Riddle: My first is twice in apple but not once in tart. My second is in liver but not in heart. My third is in giant and also in ghost. Whole I'm..
Riddle: My host thinks I'm an irritation, a bother, a pain. But he can't evict me, so here I will remain. Then one day I'm taken and ranked among my..