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Riddle: I can hold you prisoner Or set you free I can swing with ease (Though not from a tree) I have many shapes I have many sizes Yet, 'til we shake hands I'll hide my surprises. What am I?
Answer: A door.

Seen Daily

ROD: 08-25-2025

Riddle: I do not breathe, but I run and jump. I do not eat, but I swim and stretch. I do not drink, but I sleep and stand. I do not think, but I grow and play. I do not see, but you see me every day. What am I?
Answer: I am a leg.
Riddle: What word is right when pronounced wrong, but is wrong when pronounced right?
Answer: The answer is wrong think about it.
Riddle: I know a word of letters three. Add two, and fewer there will be. What is it?
Answer: The word "Few".
Riddle: If you drop the soap on the floor, is the floor clean or the soap dirty?
Answer: It depends on the floor.
Riddle: What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?
Answer: Charcoal.
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.
Riddle: What kind of candy would a prisoner want before he is executed?
Answer: A Life Saver.

Chicken Riddles

ROD: 08-18-2025

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: Open me, and you can't see me without a mirror. Close me and you can't see me at all. What am I?
Answer: Your eyes.