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Hard Riddles

Are you looking for a real challenge? Did you find our other riddle categories too easy? Then step right up to our most challenging and difficult riddles to solve, all in this category.

I Sing in a Tophat
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Play me with a ball and bat. Or hear me sing in a tophat. What am I?
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Never Thirsty, Ever Drinking
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Alive without breath, as cold as death. All in mail never clinking. Never thirsty, ever drinking. What am I?
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A Blood-thirsty Beast
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Born in water, I drown in water. A blood-thirsty beast you can barely see. What am I?
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I'm Light in the Air
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As small as your thumb, I am light in the air. You may hear me before you see me, But trust me, I'm there. What am I?
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A Face Like a Tree
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I have a face like a tree and skin like the sea. A great beast I am, yet small vermin frighten me. What am I?
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A Biting Sting
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I create my lair with earthen string, And dispatch my prey with a biting sting. What am I?
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I Plow and Plow...
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I plow and plow but never sow. What am I?
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I'm Heard Only at Night
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I have four legs but no tail. Usually, I am heard only at night. What am I?
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What Night Creature Am I?
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My first letter is in ocean but never in sea. My second's in wasp but never in bee. My third is in glider and also in flight. My whole is a creature that comes out at night. What am I?
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A Superhero Animal
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I can jump, I can swim, I swing from tree to tree. And I can also weave a house That's much bigger than me. What am I?
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A Mighty Ruler
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I have no sword, I have no spear, Yet rule a horde that many fear, My soldiers fight with a wicked sting, I rule with might, yet I'm no king. What am I?
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Armored But No Knight
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What has armor but is not a knight, Snaps but is not a twig, And is always at home Even on the move?
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A Curious Creature
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If a man could carry my burden, he would break his back. I am not rich, but leave silver in my track. What am I?
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Cupid Without a Bow
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Cupid without a bow. Donner with no kebab. One who dances, one who prances, all dragging present-giving dad. What am I?
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I Eat Without Teeth
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I've got a hole in my back and legs I lack. I live where I can’t breathe and I eat without teeth. What am I?
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An Animal Conundrum
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When I walk, I jump, and when I stand, I sit. What animal am I?
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Which Mystery Creature Am I?
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I peel like an onion yet remain whole. Which mystery creature am I?
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I Can't Jump
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I’m the only known mammal incapable of jumping. That's because I'm very large. What animal am I?
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What Strange Creature Am I?
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I hover and zip through the air with a dazzling flare. I move from flower to flower, humming a tune, but I'm no insect. What am I?
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What Mystery Animal Am I?
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I have a mane, but I’m no lion. I wear shoes, but I'm not a human. What am I?
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What Animal Am I?
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I am an animal, but my name makes you think of dessert or something you might put in your hair. What am I?
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Invading, Vanquishing Army
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I heard of an invading, vanquishing army sweeping across the land, liquid-quick; conquering everything, quelling resistance. With it came darkness, dimming the light. Humans hid in their houses, while outside spears pierced, shattering stone walls. Uncountable soldiers smashed into the ground, but each elicited life as he died; when the army had vanished, advancing northward, the land was green and growing, refreshed. What is it?
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Big as a Biscuit
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Big as a biscuit, deep as a cup, even a river can't fill it up. What is it?
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Runs Smooth but Cannot Climb
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Runs smoother than any rhyme, loves to fall but cannot climb!
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Another One...
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People are hired to get rid of me. I’m often hiding under your bed. In time I’ll always return you see. Bite me and you’re surely dead. 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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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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Quizzical Calendar
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A man was found dead while on his work trip abroad. The suspects were his colleagues Mason, Bob, Lisa, and Alex. On the calendar, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 were written in blood. How should the detectives decode the numbers to find the killer?
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The Pole of Death
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Dr. Miller was staying with his cousin, Alfred, in Alfred’s lakeside cabin. They were setting up Alfred’s will. Since Dr. Miller was Alfred’s closest living relative, much of Alfred’s estate was being left to him. One day, Alfred went to Dr. Miller very upset. “Doctor,” he began, “I have just found out that an old enemy is out to get me. He is coming very soon. Where will I go? Where can I hide? If he finds me, he will surely kill me. I do not have time to leave this cabin and hide in the woods.” Dr. Miller thought for a moment, and then grabbed a 5′ long bamboo fishing pole, with a diameter the size of a quarter. “Alfred, follow me out to the lake. This lake is 4′ deep. If you lie on the bottom of the lake and breathe through this pole, your enemy will never find you. I will be in the bulrushes with a shotgun, and I will shoot him when he comes. I will swim down to find you when he is gone.” Alfred thought that was a great idea and went down to the lake with the bamboo pole in his mouth. A few hours later, a ranger passed by. He found Alfred’s body. Dr. Miller told the police of the circumstance, and that Alfred had probably panicked, and died. Police arrested Dr. Miller on the charge of murdering Alfred. Why?
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