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Wost Vegetables On A Ship Riddle

Riddle: What is the worst vegetable to have on a ship?
Answer: A leek (leak).
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What Is The Answer Math Riddle

Riddle: What is 1/2 of 1/4 of 2/9 of 3/7 of 84?
Answer: The answer is 1. 3/7 of 84 = 36. 2/9 of 36 = 8. 1/4 of 8 = 2. 1/2 of 2 = 1
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When John Was Six Years Old He Hammered A Nail Into His Favorite Tree

Riddle: When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height. Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was. If the tree grew by five centimeters each year, how much higher would the nail be?
Answer: The nail would be at the same height since trees grow at their tops.
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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.

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A Large Truck Is Crossing A Bridge

Riddle: A large truck is crossing a bridge 1 mile long. The bridge can only hold 14000 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck. The truck makes it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird lands on the truck. Does the bridge collapse? Give a reason.
Answer: No it does not collapse. Because it has driven a half mile - you would subtract the gas used from the total weight of the truck.

Beaten And Burned

Riddle: Ripped from my mother's womb, beaten and burned, I become a blood-thirsty slayer. What am I?
Answer: Iron ore.

A Girl A Horse And A Dog

Riddle: A girl, a horse, and her dog approached a bridge. The girl rode her horse across the bridge, and yet walked. How is this possible?
Answer: The dog's name is Yet.

Jessica Louise Bath

Riddle: I have no wings but I can fly Always on the move, you cannot catch me or tie I devour all things alive - Goodbye What am I?
Answer: TIME.

Echoes Of Worlds

Riddle: I hold a thousand voices, yet not one sound I make. I open doors to worlds though I never roam or break. In lines I travel paths, but never take a step— When you seek new places, I am the map you’ve kept. What am I?
Answer: A Book.

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Two Fathers And Two Sons Are In A Car Yet There Are Only Three

Riddle: Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. Who are the three people?
Answer: Grandfather, father, and son.

Here's A Tricky One!

Riddle: I am a mystery wrapped in words and can only be cracked with wit. What am I?
Answer: A Riddle!

I’m A Day When Truth Takes A Twist

Riddle: I’m a day when truth takes a twist, and laughter is hard to resist. What am I?
Answer: April Fools' Day This directly references April Fools' Day, a time when people twist the truth with pranks to spark laughter.

The Best Day To Monkey Around

Riddle: What’s the best day to monkey around with your pals? It starts with “Ape” and ends with laughs!
Answer: Ape-ril Fools' Day! A pun on “April,” this highlights the silly, mischievous fun of the day.

A Man Crosses A Desert

Riddle: A man crosses a desert in 10 days with no water. How?
Answer: He's a camel named Abdul. The unexpected twist (a camel, not a man) mirrors the surprise element of April Fools' pranks.

Rebus Puzzles

Lucky Bottle Cap Puzzle #1 Series 1

Answer: When it's springtime in the Rockies.

Lucky Bottle Cap Puzzle #20 Series 1

Answer: East of the sun and west of the moon.

Lucky Bottle Cap Puzzle #46 Series 1

Answer: Organize a paper drive.

Lucky Bottle Cap Puzzle #55 Series 1

Answer: Back to nature.
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