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A Small Seed

Nature is full of mysteries and wonders. Thes riddles will test your knowledge of the natural world.

A Small Seed
Riddle:
I am a small seed, and there are three letters in my name. Take away two letters, and I still sound the same. What am I?
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A Tree's Least Favorite Month
Riddle:
What month are trees scared of?
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Little Pumpkins
Riddle:
Who walks little pumpkins across the road to school?
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A Dialogue With the Ocean
Riddle:
What did the ocean say to the ship's captain?
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A Homesick Tree
Riddle:
What does a tree do when it gets homesick?
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When Leaves Begin to Turn
Riddle:
When do the leaves begin to turn?
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I Change Colors
Riddle:
I produce moisture and oxygen into the air. When it gets cold, I change colors. When it freezes, I fall down, even if it’s not slippery. What am I?
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A Dogwood Tree
Riddle:
How can you tell a dogwood tree apart from other trees?
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I Make Ash...
Riddle:
I make ash, but I’m not a bonfire. I can expel rocks, but I’m not a slingshot. I can be a mountain, but I’m not in the Himalayas. I have a crater, but I’m not the Moon. I erupt, but I don't have a bad temper. What am I?
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A Fruit Tree
Riddle:
If fruit comes from a fruit tree, where does chicken come from?
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Bright Pearls
Riddle:
Bright pearls were scattered on a black cloth. What are they?
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We’re Very Large...
Riddle:
We’re very large though we seem small, We float on high and never fall, We shine like jewels in the night, But in the day concealed from sight. What are we?
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Two Little Golden Horns...
Riddle:
Two little golden horns sitting on a cloud, They float slowly in the sky, And look very proud. What is it?
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Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more...
Riddle:
Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more, On the kitchen floor; All the horses, all the men, Couldn’t drive Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more, Off the kitchen floor.
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What Is It?
Riddle:
What falls on the water but never gets wet?
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Open a Door
Riddle:
What has no hands, no feet, no head, and no body, but can open any door?
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Does Rain Ever Get Up?
Riddle:
When rain falls, does it ever get up again?
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White Sheep...
Riddle:
White sheep on a blue hill. When the winds stop, they stand still. They walk far away when the winds blow. What are they?
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What Natural Phenomenon Am I?
Riddle:
I gently patter on the roof at night. I mutter quietly and lull you to sleep, asking, “All sleeping? All right!” What am I?
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What Kind of Man Am I?
Riddle:
What man cannot live inside the house?
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What Mysterious Dust Is It?
Riddle:
An old woman sweeps behind the house, but the dust turns up at your doorstep. What is it?
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Riddle Me This...
Riddle:
Riddle me, riddle me, rin-е-go, mother gave me some seeds to sow. The seeds were black, the ground was white. If you riddle me that, you'll escape my bite. What are they?
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It Is Energy and Motion...
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It is energy and motion, it can fly across the ocean. It can listen and even speak, it can see and even seek. It eats neither fruit nor gruel, it eats energy and fuel. Better say: It doesn't eat; It is transformed into heat. What is it?
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What Force of Nature Am I?
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The shape of my form will waver and bend By the things I’m destroying and those I will rend. My color changes from bright red to blue, The power I’m using will dictate my hue. What am I?
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A House Full...
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A house full, a hole full, but you can never gather a bowl full. What is it?
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I'm Both Weak and Strong
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I'm so weak that a little wind can move me. I'm so strong that when you cut me with a knife, it leaves no track. What is it?
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What Is It?
Riddle:
What is it that anyone can divide, but no one can see where it is divided?
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Going o’er London Bridge
Riddle:
As I was going o’er London Bridge, I heard something crack. Not a man in all England can mend that! What is it?
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I Breathe Ice
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My step is slow, and I breathe snow. To the ground, I bring death. My marching brings an end to me, I'm slain by the sun or engulfed by the sea. What am I?
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What Natural Phenomenon Am I?
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I am all that you see, yet I’m nothing at all, and from you, I will flee. Formed of deception, I will twist your perception. Wherever I'm rising, I warp the horizon. What am I?
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