Riddle: Five hundred begins it, five hundred ends it, five in the middle is seen; first of all figures, the first of all letters, take up their stations between. Join all together, and then you will bring before you the name of an eminent king. Who is it?
Answer: DAVID (Roman numerals).
Riddle: I build up castles. I tear down mountains. I make some men blind, I help others to see. What am I?
Answer: I am Sand.
Riddle: What does man love more than life Fear more than death or mortal strife What the poor have, the rich require, and what contented men desire, What the miser spends and the spendthrift saves And all men carry to their graves?
Answer: Nothing.
Riddle: To solve this puzzle riddle you can only move one match to make a square. Which match do you need to move to make a square?
Answer: Move the bottom match just down far enough to make a square using the bases of each map as the sides of the square.
Riddle: Lovely and round, I shine with pale light, grown in the darkness, A lady's delight. What am I?
Answer: A Pearl.
Riddle: At the sound of me, men may dream, Or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh, Or sometimes weep. What am I?
Answer: I am Music!
Riddle: You can see nothing else When you look in my face, I will look you in the eye and I will never lie. What am I?
Answer: I am your reflection.
Riddle: Three lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin, Light enough to caress the sky, Hard enough to crack rocks. What am I?
Answer: I am Water.
Riddle: You heard me before, Yet you hear me again, Then I die, 'Till you call me again. What am I?
Answer: I am an echo.
Riddle: My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick. Fat, I am slow. Wind is my foe. What am I?
Answer: I am a candle.
