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Advance Half The Distance?
ROD: 01-12-2026
Riddle: If you're 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distance to the door. How many moves will it take to reach the door?
Answer: Infinity! Technically you will never reach the door, as you can only move half the distance, no matter how small.
What Has To Be Broken Before It Can Be Used
ROD: 01-11-2026
Riddle: What has to be broken before it can be used?
Answer: An egg.
Sparkling Spear
ROD: 01-10-2026
Riddle: Glittering points that downward thrust, Sparkling spears that never rust.
What is it?
Answer: An Icicle.
You Can't See Me But I Can See You Riddle
ROD: 01-09-2026
Riddle: You can't see me, but I can see you; To be more specific, I see through. What am I?
Answer: An X-Ray.
Once I Had Thoughts
ROD: 01-08-2026
Riddle: I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty. What am I?
Answer: I am a skull.
Riddle: Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white," or "The yolk of the egg is white?"
Answer: Neither, because egg yolks are yellow.
What Is It That Given One, You'll Have Either Two Or None Riddle
ROD: 01-06-2026
Riddle: What is it that given one, you'll have either two or none?
Answer: A choice.
What English Word Retains The Same Pronunciation
ROD: 01-05-2026
Riddle: What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?
Answer: Queue. Remove the "ueue" and you are left with "Q".
Riddle: There is an ancient invention, still used in some parts of the world today, that allows people to see through walls. What is it?
Answer: A window.
Riddle: Re-arrange the letters, O O U S W T D N E J R, to spell just one word. What is it?
Answer: 'Just one word'.
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