Jamaican Riddles
Di longer it tan (stay) di shorter it get.
Candle
If yu cyaa get turkey, satisfy wid John Crow
Make the best of a bad situation, and be content with what you have
What breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never breaks?
Morning and night
Of whom was it written that 'the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life?'
Samson (Judges 16:30)
Four foot siddung under four foot a wait fi four foot.
Cat sitting under a table, waiting for a rat.
Cockroach nuh business inna fowl fight
Don’t get involved in things that don’t concern you.
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps
How old was Noah when the floodwaters were upon the earth?
Six hundred years old
All doctors go to university except this one.
Doctor Bird
What sweet nanny goat ago run eeh belly
That which appears too good can hurt you.
A mouse wants to get in better shape. She's going to start by climbing the stairs. Starting on the fourth floor, she climbs up five stories, down seven stories, and up six stories, down three stories, and up four stories again. What floor is she on?
The ninth floor
What type of insect did John the Baptist eat in the desert?
Locusts
An airplane left Kingston for Montego Bay but crashed near Ocho Rios. Where did they bury the survivors?
You don't bury survivors
Yuh cyaan carry two face undah one hat
Practice what you preach.
A man went outside in the pouring rain with no protection, but not a single hair on his head got wet. How come?
The man was bald
How many plagues did God send on Eygpt?
10
Send the boy to call the doctor. Yet, the doctor comes before the boy. What is that?
The coconut
Nuh all foot inna boot a good foot
Never judge by outward appearances alone.
A cowboy rides into town on Friday. He stayed in town for three days and rode back out on Friday. How is this possible?
The horse's name is Friday
Which Gospel is most concerned with the mystery and identity of the person of Jesus?
John