General Riddles

topic: Riddles in english

Common riddles in english

October 6, 2024

What has legs but doesn’t walk?

A table.

Explanation: A table has legs to stand on, but it doesn't move like a living being.

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What runs but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, and has a bed but never sleeps?

A river.

Explanation: A river "runs" (flows), has a mouth (where it empties into another body of water), and a bed (the ground beneath the water), but it doesn’t do these actions like a living creature would.

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I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I?

Your breath.

Explanation: Air is light, but even the strongest person cannot hold their breath for long without exhaling.

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What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?

A teapot.

Explanation: The word "teapot" begins with "T", ends with "T", and contains tea ("T") inside it.

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What gets wetter as it dries?

A towel.

Explanation: A towel absorbs water as you dry yourself, meaning it becomes wetter while drying you off.

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topic: Riddles in english

Simple riddles in english

October 6, 2024

What has to be broken before you can use it?

An egg.

Explanation: To access what's inside an egg (the yolk and white), you must first break its shell.

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I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

A candle.

Explanation: A candle starts tall, but as it burns, it becomes shorter over time.

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What can you catch but not throw?

A cold.

Explanation: You can "catch" a cold, meaning you can become sick, but it's not something you physically throw.

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What goes up but never comes down?

Your age.

Explanation: As you grow older, your age increases, but it never decreases.

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What has hands but can’t clap?

A clock.

Explanation: A clock has hands that tell the time, but they don’t perform any other functions, like clapping.

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topic: Riddles in english

English riddles with answers

October 6, 2024

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Footsteps.

Explanation: When you walk, every step you take leaves a footprint behind, so the more you walk, the more footprints you leave.

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What has keys but can’t open locks?

A piano.

Explanation: A piano has keys, but these keys produce music, not unlock anything.

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What has one eye, but can’t see?

A needle.

Explanation: The "eye" of a needle is the small hole you thread with, but it doesn't serve the purpose of seeing.

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What can travel around the world while staying in the same spot?

A stamp.

Explanation: A stamp is placed on letters or packages that travel across the world, yet the stamp itself remains in place on the item.

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What gets wetter as it dries?

A towel.

Explanation: A towel absorbs water when it dries something, thus getting wetter as it performs its job.

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topic: Math riddles

Famous math riddles

October 5, 2024

A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

5 cents.
Explanation: If the ball costs 5 cents, the bat costs $1.05, which makes the total $1.10.

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If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?

5 minutes.
Explanation: Each machine takes 5 minutes to make one widget, regardless of how many machines are working.

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There is a single lily pad in a pond, and the number of lily pads doubles every day. If it takes 48 days for the pond to become fully covered with lily pads, how long does it take for half the pond to be covered?

47 days.
Explanation: Since the number of lily pads doubles every day, the pond would be half-covered the day before it becomes fully covered.

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Two trains are 100 miles apart and travel toward each other at speeds of 50 miles per hour. A bird flies back and forth between the two trains at 75 miles per hour. How far does the bird fly before the trains collide?

75 miles.
Explanation: The trains will collide after 1 hour (100 miles divided by 50 miles per hour). In that time, the bird will have flown 75 miles.

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A man is 6 feet tall, and his step length is 2 feet. He walks 30 feet north, 30 feet east, 30 feet south, and 30 feet west. Where is he now?

Right back where he started.
Explanation: He walked in a perfect square, returning to his starting point.

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topic: Math riddles

Good math riddles

October 5, 2024

I am an odd number. Take away one letter from me and I become even. What number am I?

Seven.
Explanation: If you remove the "s" from "seven," you are left with "even."

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What three positive numbers give the same answer when multiplied and added together?

1, 2, and 3.
Explanation: $1 + 2 + 3 = 6$ and $\times 2 \times 3 = 6$ .

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I am a number, and when you multiply me by any other number, the result is always the same. What number am I?

0.
Explanation: Any number multiplied by 0 is always 0.

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What comes after 999,999 but before 1,000,001?

1,000,000.
Explanation: It’s the number right between 999,999 and 1,000,001.

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If you have a basket with 5 apples and you take away 3, how many apples do you have?

3.
Explanation: You took 3 apples, so you have 3 now.

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topic: Math riddles

Math riddles with answers

October 5, 2024

I am a three-digit number. My tens digit is five more than my ones digit. My hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit. What number am I?

194.
Explanation: The tens digit (9) is 5 more than the ones digit (4), and the hundreds digit (1) is 8 less than the tens digit.

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If two's company and three's a crowd, what are four and five?

9.
Explanation: Simply adding 4 + 5 gives you the number 9.

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What number can you subtract half from to obtain the same result?

0.
Explanation: Half of 0 is still 0, so 0 - 0 = 0.

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I add five to nine and get two. The answer is correct, but how?

When it's a clock.
Explanation: When it’s 9:00 and you add 5 hours, it becomes 2:00.

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What is the smallest number that increases by 12 when it is flipped and turned upside down?

86.
Explanation: When flipped, 86 becomes 98, which is 12 more than 86.

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topic: Fun riddles

Simple fun riddles

October 4, 2024

What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?

A penny 🪙.
Explanation: A penny has a head and tail but no legs.

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What has keys but can’t open locks?

A piano 🎹.
Explanation: A piano has keys, but they don’t open anything.

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What has to be broken before you can use it?

An egg 🥚.
Explanation: You need to crack an egg before using it.

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What can travel around the world while staying in one corner?

A stamp ✉️.
Explanation: A stamp stays in the corner of an envelope as it travels the world.

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What gets wetter as it dries?

A towel 🛁.
Explanation: A towel dries you, but gets wet in the process.

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topic: Fun riddles

Good fun riddles

October 4, 2024

I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. Who am I?

A barber 💈.
Explanation: Barbers shave others, not themselves.

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The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Footsteps 👣.
Explanation: As you walk, you leave footsteps behind.

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What belongs to you but is used more by others?

Your name.
Explanation: Other people say your name more than you do.

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I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?

An echo.
Explanation: An echo repeats sounds, but it has no physical form.

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What has one eye but can’t see?

A needle 🪡.
Explanation: A needle has an eye for threading, but it doesn’t see.

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topic: Fun riddles

Fun riddles with answers

October 4, 2024

What has an eye but can’t see?

A needle 🪡.
Explanation: A needle has an "eye," but it isn’t for seeing.

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What has a bottom at the top?

Your legs 🦵.
Explanation: Your legs have feet at the bottom, but they’re attached to your body at the top.

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What can you catch but not throw?

A cold 🤧.
Explanation: You can catch a cold, but you can’t throw it away!

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What runs but never walks, has a bed but never sleeps?

A river 🏞️.
Explanation: Rivers "run" along and have riverbeds, but they don’t sleep.

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What gets wetter the more it dries?

A towel 🧺.
Explanation: A towel soaks up water, becoming wetter as it dries things.

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topic: Love riddles

Best riddles about love

October 3, 2024

What is something you can break without touching it?

A heart 💔.
Explanation: A heart can be broken by words or actions, even without physical touch.

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I can be given and received, but never seen. What am I?

Love 💞.
Explanation: Love is an invisible emotion that can be deeply felt.

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What four-letter word is made of two people, but everyone needs it?

Love 💗.
Explanation: Love is shared between two, but it's something everyone desires.

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What is always the answer, even when the question is hard?

Love 💘.
Explanation: Love is often the solution to many of life’s toughest challenges.

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I can make you feel warm even in the coldest place. What am I?

Love ❄️❤️.
Explanation: Love gives warmth and comfort, even in tough times.

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