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: When may a man call his wife "honey"?Answer: When she has a comb in her hair.
Riddle: Why does a donkey prefer thistles to oats?Answer: Because he is an ass.
Riddle: What do liars do after death?Answer: Lie still.
Riddle: What is so brittle that even to name it breaks it?Answer: Silence.
Riddle: What does everybody give and few take?Answer: Advice.
Riddle: What is full of holes and can still hold water?Answer: A sponge.
Riddle: In what place did the rooster crow when all the world heard him?Answer: In Noah's Ark.
Riddle: What is the name of the ugliest tree?Answer: Yew.
Riddle: What is the end of everything?Answer: The letter G.
Riddle: What makes a pair of shoes?Answer: Two shoes.
Riddle: Why is a dirty rug like a bad boy?Answer: Both need beating.
Riddle: Why is your nose not 12 inches long?Answer: Because it would then be a foot.
Riddle: When are cooks cruel?Answer: When they beat the eggs and whip the cream.
Riddle: When is a man like a snake?Answer: When he gets rattled.
Riddle: Why did the jelly roll?Answer: It saw the apple turn over.
Riddle: What is bought by the yard and worn by the foot?Answer: Carpet.
Riddle: What is the worst weather for rats and mice?Answer: When it rains cats and dogs.
Riddle: What is good for your bald head?Answer: Some hair.
Riddle: Why do we look over a stone wall?Answer: Because we cannot see through it.
Riddle: What is the smallest bridge in the world?Answer: The bridge of your nose.
Riddle: When will water stop running downhill?Answer: When it reaches the bottom.
Riddle: When the clock strikes 13, what time is it?Answer: Time to get it fixed.
Riddle: What kind of bug hates Christmas?Answer: A Humbug!
Riddle: What American has had the largest family?Answer: George Washington, Because he was the father of his country.
Riddle: When is a bump like a hat?Answer: When it is felt.