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How Do Eight Eights Add Up To One Thousand
ROD: 09-18-2026
Riddle: How can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?
Answer: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000.
There Are 10 People In A Room
ROD: 09-17-2026
Riddle: There are 10 people in an empty, square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it without turning his head or body or moving in any way (other than the eyes). Where can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?
Answer: Place the apple on one person's head.
Who Is That With A Neck And No Head, Two Arms And No Hands
ROD: 09-16-2026
Riddle: Who is that with a neck and no head, two arms and no hands? What is it?
Answer: A shirt.
They Have Not Flesh, Nor Feathers, Nor Scales, Nor Bone
ROD: 09-15-2026
Riddle: They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bone. Yet they have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they?
Answer: Gloves.
What Is Black When You Buy It, Red When You Use It...
ROD: 09-14-2026
Riddle: What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?
Answer: Charcoal.
What Can You Catch But Not Throw
ROD: 09-13-2026
Riddle: What can you catch but not throw?
Answer: A cold.
My Life Can Be Measured In Hours, I Serve By Being Devoured
ROD: 09-12-2026
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.
'Light As A Feather' Riddle
ROD: 09-11-2026
Riddle: I am as light as a feather, yet no man can hold me for long. What am I?
Answer: Your Breath.
I Am White When Dirty And Black When Clean - Answer Clue "B"
ROD: 09-10-2026
Riddle: I am white when I am dirty, and black when I am clean. What am I?
Answer: A blackboard.
A Woman Shoots Her Husband Riddle
ROD: 09-09-2026
Riddle: A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him underwater for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
Answer: The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.
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