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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.
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?
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.
Bad Luck & Black Cat
Riddle:
Is it true that we'll have bad luck if we encounter a black cat?
Answer: It depends on whether we're human or a mouse!
Peculiar Creature
Riddle:
What creature walks on four legs when young, two legs when grown, and sometimes three legs when old?
Answer: A human.
Increases And Never Decreases
Riddle:
What place is this... where its participants wear uniforms, and the number of participants always increases and never decreases?
Riddle:
One day, a King asked his advisers, "What should I do if someone touches my mustache ( mustaches are a sign of power)?" The first adviser said, "He should get his hair cut off and be hung." The second one said, "He should be stoned to death." The third, being the most clever of them all, said, "He should be given sweets." This shocked the advisers and the King. Why would the third adviser suggest such and idea?
Answer: Since mustaches are a sign of power, the only ones daring enough to touch someone's mustache, especially the King's, would be a child.
Johnny's Dad Had Told Johnny That If He Could Get An A+
Riddle:
Johnny's dad had told Johnny that if he could get an A+ on his final exam, he could get any ice cream flavor he wanted plus a pizza. When the day for the final exam came, the professor said, "There are three questions on this exam. You will have one hour to answer them all and no more. Anyone caught taking any longer or cheating will get an automatic F." When Johnny received the paper, he read the first question. As he read it, he realized the exam was no piece of cake so he worked as hard as he could. When he finally finished question one, he checked the clock. There was only 5 minutes left! At this rate, he wouldn't be able to finish in time. As Johnny looked around, he saw that there were hundreds of students and figured that he could get away with a few extra minutes, so he worked away past the hour mark. As Johnny went to turn in his paper, the professor stopped him. "Young man," the professor said sternly. "I saw you keep working long after the 1-hour mark. You were caught cheating and will get an F." Thinking quickly, Johnny replied, "Do you know who I am?" The professor stoically responded, "I neither know or care who you are. You need to learn respect and discipline." "Good." said Johnny and he ran away. When the day for the exam scores to be announced came, Johnny received an A+. How?
Answer: When the professor confirmed Johnny's anonymity (the professor didn't know who he was), Johnny quickly slipped his exam paper into the pile of exams and ran off, so the professor wouldn't know which exam paper deserved an F. Congratulations on sticking through the whole riddle.
I Am White When Dirty And Black When Clean - Answer Clue "B"
Riddle:
I am white when I am dirty, and black when I am clean. What am I?
Answer: A blackboard.
Seeds On Outside
Riddle:
What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
Answer: A strawberry! A strawberry is the only fruit that wears its seeds on the outside.
Mom's Riddle
Riddle:
Your mom has 4 kids, one named North, another called South, and one East. What is the last child's name?
Answer: Your name, it's your mom, you're one of the 4 children!
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