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Riddle Of The Day

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What Has 88 Keys, But Can't Even Open A Single Door?

Riddle: What has 88 keys, but can't even open a single door?
Answer: A piano.
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Mens Club

Riddle: There is a certain club which is for men only. There are 600 men who belong to this club and 5% of these men wear one earring. Of the other 95% membership, half wear two earrings and the other half wear none. How many earrings are being worn in this club?
Answer: Six hundred. We know that 5%, or 30 of the men are wearing one earring. Of the other 95%, or 570, we know that half are wearing two earrings and the other half none. This is the same as if they all wore one.
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While On My Way To St. Ives, I Saw A Man With 7 Wives Riddle

Riddle: While on my way to St. Ives, I saw a man with 7 wives. Each wife had 7 sacks. Each sack had 7 cats. Each cat had 7 kittens. Kittens, cats, sacks, and wives. How many were going to St. Ives?
Answer: Just one, me.
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Top 5 Most Popular Riddles

Eight Letter Words

Riddle: What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?
Answer: The word is starting! starting, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I.  Cool,huh?

Take It And Leave It

Riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. "What am I?"
Answer: Footsteps.

Heads Or Tails

Riddle: What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
Answer: A Penny.

Rice Krispies

Riddle: David's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and _____?
Answer: David.

Riddled For Days

Riddle: Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
Answer: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.

Wand to explore more? Check out our list of the 100 Best Riddles.

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It Never Lies.

Riddle: I have no mouth, so I cannot lie. I see the truth, without use of eyes. If you feel ready, then think carefully: What is it you see, when you look at me?
Answer: A reflection.

Solution

Riddle: I come in different shapes but my use is same, Push my buttons and I solve your problems, I remember things and then I don't, If there's something I'm not proud of, It is my memory! What am I?
Answer: A Calculator.

PowderPuff

Riddle: I go up & then come down, A sight to the sour eyes, people love me. Rhymes with mountain, a pen in my name, A state of matter, who am I?
Answer: Water Fountain

I Am Not Your Boss But I Guide Your Decisions...

Riddle: I am not your boss but I guide your decisions, I am not your trainer, but I dictate your pace, I am not a Judge but I measure your success. Who Am I?
Answer: Suggested answers from user comments: Yourself (3), Your Brain (2), Time (2), Fate (2), Conscience, Stopwatch, Your Soul, Addiction, or Heart. Which one is the best?

Packaged Long

Riddle: My head is in the clouds but I cannot fly. The fruity flavor is inside of me; I’m packaged long but not fat you see. What am I?
Answer: Air heads!

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Aquatic Powers

Riddle: What do you call a magic fish?
Answer: A sardini!

Guess Who

Riddle: Who hates girls, but loves walls?
Answer: Donald Trump.

Twice In A Week But Never In A Day

Riddle: What is in twice a week, once a year, but never in a day?
Answer: The letter E.

'I Am Not Alive' Riddle

Riddle: I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
Answer: Fire.

Packaged Long

Riddle: My head is in the clouds but I cannot fly. The fruity flavor is inside of me; I’m packaged long but not fat you see. What am I?
Answer: Air heads!

Rebus Puzzles
Rebus Puzzles Answers
Rebus Puzzles with Answers

Lucky Bottle Cap Puzzle #4 Series 1

Lucky Beer Bottle Cap #4 series 1 Riddles.com/caps
Answer: I left my heart in San Francisco.

Lucky Bottle Cap Puzzle #11 Series 1

Lucky Beer Bottle Cap #11 series 1 Riddles.com/caps
Answer: Time on my hands.

Lucky Bottle Cap Puzzle #16 Series 1

Lucky Beer Bottle Cap #16 series 1 Riddles.com/caps
Answer: May I have this dance?

Lucky Bottle Cap Puzzle #37 Series 1

Lucky Beer Bottle Cap #37 series 1 Riddles.com/caps
Answer: Saving for a rainy day.
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Riddle Of The Day

New Riddle In 23 hours

What Has 88 Keys, But Can't Even Open A Single Door?

Riddle: What has 88 keys, but can't even open a single door?
Answer: A piano.
MORE DAILY RIDDLES

Mens Club

Riddle: There is a certain club which is for men only. There are 600 men who belong to this club and 5% of these men wear one earring. Of the other 95% membership, half wear two earrings and the other half wear none. How many earrings are being worn in this club?
Answer: Six hundred. We know that 5%, or 30 of the men are wearing one earring. Of the other 95%, or 570, we know that half are wearing two earrings and the other half none. This is the same as if they all wore one.
MORE PROBLEM RIDDLES

While On My Way To St. Ives, I Saw A Man With 7 Wives Riddle

Riddle: While on my way to St. Ives, I saw a man with 7 wives. Each wife had 7 sacks. Each sack had 7 cats. Each cat had 7 kittens. Kittens, cats, sacks, and wives. How many were going to St. Ives?
Answer: Just one, me.
MORE CHALLENGE RIDDLES

Top 5 Most Popular Riddles

Eight Letter Words

Riddle: What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?
Answer: The word is starting! starting, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I.  Cool,huh?

Take It And Leave It

Riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. "What am I?"
Answer: Footsteps.

Heads Or Tails

Riddle: What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
Answer: A Penny.

Rice Krispies

Riddle: David's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and _____?
Answer: David.

Riddled For Days

Riddle: Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
Answer: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.

Wand to explore more? Check out our list of the 100 Best Riddles.

New Riddles
New Riddles
New Riddles and Answers

It Never Lies.

Riddle: I have no mouth, so I cannot lie. I see the truth, without use of eyes. If you feel ready, then think carefully: What is it you see, when you look at me?
Answer: A reflection.

Solution

Riddle: I come in different shapes but my use is same, Push my buttons and I solve your problems, I remember things and then I don't, If there's something I'm not proud of, It is my memory! What am I?
Answer: A Calculator.

PowderPuff

Riddle: I go up & then come down, A sight to the sour eyes, people love me. Rhymes with mountain, a pen in my name, A state of matter, who am I?
Answer: Water Fountain

I Am Not Your Boss But I Guide Your Decisions...

Riddle: I am not your boss but I guide your decisions, I am not your trainer, but I dictate your pace, I am not a Judge but I measure your success. Who Am I?
Answer: Suggested answers from user comments: Yourself (3), Your Brain (2), Time (2), Fate (2), Conscience, Stopwatch, Your Soul, Addiction, or Heart. Which one is the best?

Packaged Long

Riddle: My head is in the clouds but I cannot fly. The fruity flavor is inside of me; I’m packaged long but not fat you see. What am I?
Answer: Air heads!

MORE NEW RIDDLES

Aquatic Powers

Riddle: What do you call a magic fish?
Answer: A sardini!

Guess Who

Riddle: Who hates girls, but loves walls?
Answer: Donald Trump.

Twice In A Week But Never In A Day

Riddle: What is in twice a week, once a year, but never in a day?
Answer: The letter E.

'I Am Not Alive' Riddle

Riddle: I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
Answer: Fire.

Packaged Long

Riddle: My head is in the clouds but I cannot fly. The fruity flavor is inside of me; I’m packaged long but not fat you see. What am I?
Answer: Air heads!

Rebus Puzzles
Rebus Puzzles Answers
Rebus Puzzles with Answers

Lucky Bottle Cap Puzzle #4 Series 1

Lucky Beer Bottle Cap #4 series 1 Riddles.com/caps
Answer: I left my heart in San Francisco.

Lucky Bottle Cap Puzzle #11 Series 1

Lucky Beer Bottle Cap #11 series 1 Riddles.com/caps
Answer: Time on my hands.

Lucky Bottle Cap Puzzle #16 Series 1

Lucky Beer Bottle Cap #16 series 1 Riddles.com/caps
Answer: May I have this dance?

Lucky Bottle Cap Puzzle #37 Series 1

Lucky Beer Bottle Cap #37 series 1 Riddles.com/caps
Answer: Saving for a rainy day.
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