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Riddle

A riddle is a problem that requires creative or logical thinking. The answers are often surprising, humorous, or both.

Funny Riddle

Brothers and sisters I have none but this man’s father is my father’s son.
Who is the man?

This funny riddle often amuses both teens and adults. The answer is simple - the man is my son.

Hard Riddle

Who makes it, has no need of it.
Who buys it, has no use for it.
Who uses it can neither see nor feel it.
What is it?

A coffin.

Easy Riddle

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

A stamp.

BROKEN

What has to be broken before you use it?

An egg.

KEY PLAYER

What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?

A piano.

RUNNER

What runs all around a backyard, yet never moves?

A fence.

BUD

What tastes better than it smells?

A tongue.

REVERSE

What has a bottom at the top?

Legs.

EVEN

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

Seven.

NUMBERS

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

Nine.

TRAMP

What goes through cities and fields, but never moves?

A road.

STATISTICS

During which month do people sleep the least?

February (there are fewer nights in February).

WET END

What is made of water but if you put it into water it will die?

An ice cube.

BURNING MAN

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

A candle.

NO APPLAUSE

What has hands but can not clap?

A clock.

DROP

You can drop me from the tallest building and I’ll be fine, but if you drop me in water I die. What am I?

Paper.

NOT A SNAKE

What has a head and a tail, but no body?

A coin.

OUCH

What has an eye but can not see?

A needle.

WELL

What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?

A towel.

BUTCHER

Paul’s height is six feet, he’s an assistant at a butcher’s shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

Meat.

TASTY

There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?

Watermelon.

FUN GUY

What kind of room has no doors or windows?

A mushroom.