Riddle of The Day Index

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Rungs Of A Ladder

ROD: 03-15-2023

The rungs of a 10-foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart. If the water is rising at the rate of one foot an hour, how long will it take until the water covers the ladder?

Answer: It will never cover the ladder because as the water rises, so will the floating ship.

Kids Riddles Z

ROD: 03-14-2023

Saws sing it, We snore it, Bees drone it; And one alone ends the alphabet. What is it?

Answer: Zzzzzzzz.

If A Dog Is Tied To A Piece Of Rope Riddle

ROD: 03-13-2023

If a dog is tied to a piece of rope that is 6m long, how can he reach a bone that is 7m away?

Answer: The other end is not tied to anything.

Redo What Has Been Undone

ROD: 03-12-2023

You buy me taken apart, To redo what has been undone; Four of my pieces have one sharp corner, The rest of them have none. What am I?

Answer: A jigsaw puzzle.

Dead Running

ROD: 03-11-2023

I fly when I am born, lie when I'm alive, and run when I am dead. What am I?

Answer: A snowflake.

Joe's Birthday Riddle

ROD: 03-10-2023

Joe is turning 17 this year, yet he turned 16 yesterday. How is this possible?

Answer: Joe's birthday is on December 31, the last day of the year. The current day was January 1st of the next year.

One Hard Riddle

ROD: 03-09-2023

What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?

Answer: The word is starting! starting, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I. Cool,huh?