Riddle: A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?
Answer: The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.
Riddle: A beggar's brother died, but the man who died had no brother. How could that be?
Answer: The beggar was his sister!
Riddle: What goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening.
Answer: Man, who crawls as a baby, walks on two legs as an adult, and uses a walking stick in his twilight years.
Classic Riddles
Riddle: Some will use me, while others will not, some have remembered, while others have forgot. For profit or gain, I'm used expertly, I can't be picked off the ground or tossed into the sea. Only gained from patience and time, can you unravel my rhyme. What am I?
Answer: I'm Knowledge.
Riddle: I dig out tiny caves and store gold and silver in them. I also build bridges of silver and make crowns of gold. They are the smallest you could imagine. Sooner or later everybody needs my help, yet many people are afraid to let me help them. Who am I?
Answer: I am a Dentist.
Classic Riddles
Riddle: I run through hills; I veer around mountains. I leap over rivers and crawl through the forests. Step out your door to find me. What am I?
Answer: Roads.
Riddle: Mr. Blue lives in a blue house, Mrs. Pink lives in a pink house and Mr. Red lives in a red house. Who lives in the White House?
Answer: The President.
Classic Riddles
Riddle: There are 2 cops parked along a one-way street looking for traffic violations. They spot a taxi driver going in the wrong direction, yet they do nothing. Why?
Answer: The taxi driver wasn't driving at the time, he was walking.
Riddle: What is the best key to a good dinner?
Answer: A tur-key.
Riddle: What has to be taken before you can get it?
Answer: Your picture.
Riddle: I'm like a doll, But I'm not for playing; I stand up straight, but if windy I may be laying; I'm well-known and famous for having no brain; I work outside both day and night in sunshine or in rain. What am I?
Answer: A Scarecrow.
Riddle: They fill me up and you empty me, almost everyday; if you raise my arm, I work the opposite way. What am I?
Answer: A mailbox.
Riddle: There were three girls going to school. They were sharing 1 umbrella. How come all the girls did not get wet?
Answer: Because it was not raining!!!
Riddle: Mountains will crumble and temples will fall, and no man can survive its endless call. What is it?
Answer: It is time.
Riddle: The more there is the less you see. What is it?
Answer: Fog.
Riddle: Glittering points that downward thrust, Sparkling spears that never rust. What is it?
Answer: An Icicle.
Riddle: If it takes 5 microwaves 5 minutes to cook 5 chickens, how long does it take 100 microwaves to cook 100 chickens?
Answer: 5 minutes. We can assume that one chicken is placed in each microwave and that each chicken takes 5 minutes to cook.
Riddle: Lighter than what I am made of, More of me is hidden Than is seen. What am I?
Answer: An iceberg.
Riddle: It runs and runs but can never flee. It is often watched, yet never sees. When long it brings boredom, When short it brings fear. What is it?
Answer: Time, which is often watched when you stare at a clock.
Riddle: How could a cowboy ride into town on Friday, stay two days, and ride out on Friday?
Answer: His horse is named Friday.