Riddles

All types of riddles with answers, such as riddles for kids, math riddles, easy riddles, hard riddles, funny riddles, tricky riddles, clever riddles, riddles for adults, fun riddles, tricky riddles and logic riddles.

A Thousand Colored Folds
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A thousand colored folds stretch toward the sky, Atop a tender strand, Rising from the land, ‘Til killed by maiden’s hand, Perhaps a token of love, perhaps to say goodbye. What am I?
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Three Lives Have I
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Three lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin, Light enough to caress the sky, Hard enough to crack rocks.
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Of No Use to One
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Of no use to one Yet absolute bliss to two. The small boy gets it for nothing. The young man has to lie for it. The old man has to buy it. The baby’s right, The lover’s privilege, The hypocrite’s mask. To the young girl, faith; To the married woman, hope; To the old maid, charity. What am I?
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Weight in My Belly
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Weight in my belly, Trees on my back, Nails in my ribs, Feet I do lack. What am I?
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Very Little Creatures
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We are very little creatures; all of us have different features. One of us in glass is set; one of us you’ll find in jet. Another you may see in tin, and a fourth is boxed within. If the fifth you should pursue, it can never fly from you. What are we?
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We are Five Little Objects
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We are five little objects of an everyday sort you will find us all in the ladies’ court. What are we?
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If a Man Carried my Burden
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If a man carried my burden He would break his back. I am not rich, But leave silver in my track. Who am I?
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I am Seen in the Water
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I am seen in the water If seen in the sky, I am in the rainbow, A jay’s feather, And lapis lazuli. What am I?
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I Go Around in Circles
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I go around in circles, But always straight ahead Never complain, No matter where I am led. What am I?
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The Cost of Making
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The cost of making only the maker knows, Valueless if bought, but sometimes traded. A poor man may give one as easily as a king. When one is broken pain and deceit are assured. What am I?
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With thieves I consort
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With thieves, I consort, With the vilest, in short, I’m quite at ease in depravity; Yet all divines use me, And savants can’t lose me, For I am the center of gravity. Who am I?
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Remove Six Letters
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Remove six letters from this sequence to reveal a familiar English word. BSAINXLEATNTEARS
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Drink and I Die
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Feed me and I live, give me drink and I die. What am I?
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Two Arms But No Hands
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What has a neck and no head, two arms but no hands?
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When You Went Into the Woods
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When you went into the woods you got me. You hated me yet you wanted to find me. You went home with me cause you couldn’t find me What was it?
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I Bring Serenity
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It’s true I bring serenity, And hang around the stars But yet I live in misery; You’ll find me behind bars With thieves and villains I consort In prison I’ll be found But I would never go to court, Unless there’s more than one
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Every Dawn Begins With...
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Every dawn begins with me At dusk I’ll be the first you see And daybreak couldn’t come without What midday centers all about Daises grow from me, I’m told And when I come, I end all cold But in the sun I won’t be found Yet still, each day I’ll be around.
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Forward I’m Heavy
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Forward I’m heavy, but backward I’m not. What am I?
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Take Away the Whole
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What is it that after you take away the whole, some still remains?
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How Far?
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How far will a blind dog walk into a forest?
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Cannot be Seen
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It cannot be seen, it weighs nothing, but when put into a barrel, it makes it lighter. What is it?
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Two in a Corner
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Two in a corner, 1 in a room, 0 in a house, but 1 in a shelter. What am I?
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What am I?
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I drive men mad For love of me, Easily beaten, Never free. What am I?
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What Makes You Giddy?
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When young, I am sweet in the sun. When middle-aged, I make you giddy. When old, I am valued more than ever. What am I?
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Trickery!
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I know a word of letters three. Add two, and fewer there will be!
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Think, Think, Think...
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What English word has three consecutive double letters?
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Season Come, Season Go
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What is in seasons, seconds, centuries and minutes but not in decades, years or days?
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The Beginning of Everything
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I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I?
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Sands of Time
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The prisoner was locked up in a room with a dirt floor. The room has one window, which is high up above the prisoner's height. The prisoner had a shovel, but he had only 2 days to get out, and digging would take him more than 5. How would he escape?
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Stormy Seas
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A Japanese boat was stuck in water because of the storm, and after the storm, the captain was found dead. The engineer was busy fixing the signals, the cook was managing the wine barrels, the wife went to the room, and the maid was fixing the upside-down turned flag. Who killed the captain?
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