Riddles 1
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
What is an echo?
You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy. What am I?
What is a candle?
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
What is a map?
What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
What is the letter: "R"?
It is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. It is the start of every end, the end of every place. What is it?
What is the letter: "E"?
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What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
What is the letter: "M"?
When you need me, You throw me away. But when you are done with me, You bring me back. What am I?
What is an anchor?
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What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
What is a deck of cards?
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I am something people love or hate. I change people’s appearances and thoughts. If a person takes care of themself I will go up even higher. To some people, I will fool them. To others, I am a mystery. Some people might want to try and hide me but I will show. No matter how hard people try I will never go down. What am I?
What is age?
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Only one color, but not one size, stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies. What am I?
What is a shadow?
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What disappears as soon as you say its name?
What is "silence"?
With pointed fangs I sit and wait; with piercing force I crunch out fate; grabbing victims, proclaiming might; physically joining with a single bite. What am I?
What is a stapler?
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You go at red and stop at green. What am I?
What is a watermelon?
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Three different doctors said that Paul is their brother yet Paul claims he has no brothers. Who is lying?
Who is none of them? (They're all is sisters.)
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A cowboy rides into town on Friday. He stays three days, then rides out of town on Friday. How?
How is his horse's name Friday?
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The first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?
What is "heroine"?
What are the next three letters in this combination?
OTTFFSS
"E" "N" "T"
I break but never fall. And I fall but never break. What are we?
What is day and night?
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A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. So how is D related to A?
A is D's uncle.
What's lighter than a feather but impossible to hold for much more than a minute?
What is your breath?
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What English word has three consecutive double letters?
What is "bookkeeper" or "bookkeeping"?
I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I?
Pencil lead.
Wednesday, Bill and Jim went to a restaurant. They ordered and ate their food. Then they paid the bill, but neither Bill nor Jim paid. Who did?
Who is Wednesday?
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A man was driving his truck. His lights weren’t on. The moon was not out. There were no streetlights. Up ahead, a woman was crossing the street. Luckily, the truck driver stopped in time—how did he see her?
What is daytime?
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Throw away the outside and cook the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?
What is corn on a cob?
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