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I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
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?
Candle
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
Map
What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
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?
The letter: "E"
Credit: https://www.smartbrainpuzzles.com/blog/riddles-with-answers/
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
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?
An anchor
Credit: https://www.smartbrainpuzzles.com/blog/riddles-with-answers/
What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
A deck of cards
Credit: https://www.smartbrainpuzzles.com/blog/riddles-with-answers/
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?
Only one color, but never one size, always stuck at the bottom. What am I?
A shadow
Credit: https://www.smartbrainpuzzles.com/blog/riddles-with-answers/
What disappears as soon as you say its name?
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?
A stapler
Credit: https://www.smartbrainpuzzles.com/blog/riddles-with-answers/
You go at red and stop at green. What am I?
Three different doctors said that Paul is their brother yet Paul claims he has no brothers. Who is lying?
None of them (They're all is sisters.)
Credits: https://icebreakerideas.com/hard-riddles/#The_Toughest_Riddles_to_Test_Critical_Thinking_Skills
A cowboy rides into town on Friday. He stays three days, then rides out of town on Friday. How?
Horse name is Friday
Credits: https://www.womansday.com/life/entertainment/a39225370/riddles-for-adults/#logic-riddles-for-adults
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?
Heroine
A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for five minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But five minutes later they enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
She shot a photo of her husband and developed it in a dark room
Credit: https://www.smartbrainpuzzles.com/blog/riddles-with-answers/
I break but never fall. And I fall but never break. What are we?
Day and night
Credit: https://www.rd.com/article/short-riddles/#short-%e2%80%9cwhat-am-i%e2%80%9d-riddles
What thrives when you feed it but dies when you water it?
What's lighter than a feather but impossible to hold for much more than a minute?
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper
What are the next three letters in this combination? OTTFFSS
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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?
Wednesday
Credit: https://www.rd.com/article/short-riddles/#short-hard-riddles
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?
Daytime
Credit: https://www.rd.com/article/short-riddles/#short-hard-riddles
Throw away the outside and cook the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?