Can you
solve the
following
riddles?
The man who invented it
doesn’t want it. The man
who bought it doesn’t
need it. The man who
needs it doesn’t know.
What is it?
A
coffin
I run over fields and
woods all day. Under the
bed at night I sit not
alone. My tongue hangs
out, up and to the rear,
awaiting to be filled in the
morning. Who am i?
A
shoe
What can run but never
walks, has a mouth but
never talks, has a head
but never weeps, has a
bed but never sleeps?
A
river
I am weightless, but
you can see me. Put
me in a bucket, and
I’ll make it lighter.
What am I?
Until I am measured,
I am not known. Yet
how you miss me,
when I have flown!
What am I?
Time
I can be cracked, I
can be made. I
can be told, I can
be played. What
am I?
Three large people
try to crowd under
one small umbrella,
but nobody gets
wet. How is this
possible?
It wasn’t
raining
A man walks into a bar and asks
for a glass of water.
The bartender pulls out a
shotgun and points it at him.
The man says thanks and
leaves.
Why?
The man was looking for
a cure for his hiccups!
By pulling out a gun the
bartender scared the man
and his hiccups were
gone.
You can find me in
darkness but never in
light. I am present in
daytime but absent at
night. In the deepest of
shadows I hide in plain
sight. What am i?
A certain five letter
word becomes
shorter when you
add two letters to
it. What is the
word?
Short
There is only one
kind of cheese
that is made
backwards –
what is it?
Edam
What goes
around the world
but stays in a
corner?
A
stamp
If you had one match and
entered a room in which
there was a kerosene
lamp, an oil burner and a
wood burning stove,
which would you light
first?
The
match
I’m as light as a
feather yet the
strongest man can’t
hold me for much
more than a minute.
What am i?
Breath
Here on earth it’s almost
always true that tomorrow
will follow today. Yet
there is a place where
yesterday always follows
today. Where is this
place?
A
dictionary
If you were running
in a race and you
passed the person in
nd
2 place what place
would you be in
now?
nd
2
place
The word CANDY
can be spelled
using just 2 letters.
Can you figure out
how?
C and Y
I am the ruler of
shovels
I have a double
I am as thin as a knife
I have a wife
What am I?
King of spades
(from a deck of
cards)
What is black when
you buy it, red
when you use it,
and grey when you
throw it away?
Charcoal
I can sizzle like bacon
I am made with an egg
I have plenty of backbone,
but lack a good leg,
I peel layers like onions but
still remain whole,
I can be long like a flagpole,
yet fit in a hole.
What am I?
A snake
A man was found murdered on Sunday
morning. His wife immediately called the
police. The police questioned the wife and
staff and got these alibis:
The wife said she was sleeping.
The cook was cooking breakfast.
The gardener was picking vegetables.
The maid was getting the mail.
The butler was cleaning the closet.
The police instantly arrested the murderer.
Who did it and how did they know?
The maid.
There is no
post on
Sundays.
While walking down the
street I met a man. He
tipped his hat and drew
his cane and in this
riddle I told his name.
What is it?
ANDREW
(and drew)
Which does not
belong in this
group and why?
Apple, Grape,
Banana, Cherry,
Pear
BANANA
It needs to be
peeled before
you can eat it.
Pronounced as one letter
but look and you’ll see,
that I’m really written
with three.
I’m read from both ends,
the same either way.
What am I?
The word
eye
They call me a man, but I’ll
never have a wife. I was
given a body but not given
life. They made me a mouth,
but didn’t give me breath.
Water gives me life and sun
brings me death. What am
I?
A
snowman
Name three
things that have
eyes yet cannot
see.
Potato
Needle
Hurricane
Henry was out walking
one day. He met his
father-in-law’s only
daughter’s mother-inlaw.
What did Henry call
her?
I am the only thing that
always tells the truth. I
show off everything
that I see. I come in
all shapes and sizes.
So tell me what I must
be.
A
MIRROR
I’m not an aeroplane,
but I can fly through
the sky. I’m not a
river, but I’m full of
water.
What am I?
A
cloud
I am the beginning of the
end.
You can find me twice in a
week,
once in a year but only
twice in a decade.
what am I?
The letter ‘e’.