Riddles
I am more powerful than the gods, more evil than the demons, and if you eat me, I shall perish. What am I?
Nothing.
A man rides into town on a Friday. He stays three days, then leaves on Friday. How is this possible?
His horse's name is Friday.
What can go up a chimney down, but can't go a chimney up?
An umbrella.
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
A man was born in 1975 and died in 1975. He was 22 years old when he died. How?
Answer: 1975 was the room number, not the year.
What is seen in the middle of March and April that can't be seen at the beginning or end either month?
The letter "R"
What disappears as soon as you say its name?
Silence.
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
There are two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck, and a duck in the middle. How many ducks are there?
Answer: 3 ducks (The first deck is in front of the second, the second is in the middle, and the third is behind the second).
A barrel of water weighs 60 pounds. Someone put something in it, and now it weighs 40 pounds. What did they put in?
A hole.
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper.
How can the number four be half of five?
IV is the Roman numeral version for the number 4. IV in the word "FIVE".
The more you take, the more you leave behind.
Footprints.
I turn polar boars white, and I will make you cry. I make guys have to pee, and girls comb their hair. I make celebrities stupid and normal people look like celebrities. I turn pancakes brown and make your champagne bubble. If you squeeze me, I'll pop. Can you guess the riddle?
No.
A man dies of old age on his 25th birthday. How is this possible?
He was born on February 29th (a leap year).
You see a boat filled with people. It hasn't sunk, but when you look again, there wasn't a single person on board. Why?
All the people were married.
What has cities, but no houses and mountains, but no trees, and water, but no fish?
A map.
What has keys but cannot open locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not outside.
A keyboard/A piano
You're in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove, and a gas lamp. You only have one match. What do you light first?
The match.
You can ask this question all day long and always get a different answer, yet all answers are correct. What is the question?
What time is it?
What comes in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"
A woman shoots her husband, holds him underwater for five minutes, then hangs him. Later, they enjoy a quiet dinner together.
What can travel all around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.
You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?
Answer: The corn on the cob.
John is 6 feet tall, works at a butcher shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?