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What Is Black When You Buy It, Red When You Use It...
ROD: 08-21-2025
Riddle: What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?
Answer: Charcoal.
Do You Know The United States Of America
ROD: 08-20-2025
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.
What Kind Of Candy Would A Prisoner Want Before He Is Executed?
ROD: 08-19-2025
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.
Open Me, And You Can Me Without A Mirror Riddle
ROD: 08-17-2025
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.
Opposite Way
ROD: 08-16-2025
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.
Out Of Breath
ROD: 08-15-2025
Riddle: What bird is always out of breath?
Answer: A puffin.
What Has Been Taken
ROD: 08-14-2025
Riddle: What has to be taken before you can get it?
Answer: Your picture.
Like A Doll
ROD: 08-13-2025
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.
A Boy Fell Off Of A 100 Foot Ladder, But He Did Not Get Hurt.
ROD: 08-12-2025
Riddle: A boy fell off of a 100 foot ladder, but he did not get hurt. How is this possible?
Answer: He was only on the first step.
