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Riddle: When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height. Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was. If the tree grew by five centimeters each year, how much higher would the nail be?
Answer: The nail would be at the same height since trees grow at their tops.
Why Couldn't The Pirate Learn The Alphabet
ROD: 06-01-2025
Riddle: Why can't a pirate ever finish the alphabet?
Answer: Because he always gets lost at sea!
No Body No Nose Riddle
ROD: 05-31-2025
Riddle: What has no body and no nose?
Answer: Nobody knows.
I Have A Thousand Needles But I Do Not Sew - Answer Clue "P"
ROD: 05-30-2025
Riddle: I have a thousand needles but I do not sew.
What am I?
Answer: A Porcupine.
What Has 88 Keys, But Can't Even Open A Single Door?
ROD: 05-29-2025
Riddle: What has 88 keys, but can't even open a single door?
Answer: A piano.
Forward I Am Heavy Backwards I Am Not
ROD: 05-28-2025
Riddle: Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not.
What am I?
Answer: The word Ton.
A Sharpshooter Hung Up His Hat And Put On A Blindfold
ROD: 05-27-2025
Riddle: A sharpshooter hung up his hat and put on a blindfold. He then walked 100 yards, turned around, and shot a bullet through his hat. The blindfold was a perfectly good one, completely blocking the man's vision. How did he manage this?
Answer: He hung is hat on the barrel of his gun.
Riddle: What two whole, positive numbers have a one-digit answer when multiplied and a two-digit answer when added?
Answer: 1 and 9.
Riddle: You want to boil a two-minute egg. If you only have a three-minute timer (hourglass), a four-minute timer, and a five-minute timer, how can you boil the egg for only two minutes?
Answer: Once the water is boiling, turn the three-minute timer and five-minute timer over. When the three-minute timer runs out, put the egg in the boiling water. When the five-minute timer runs out, two minutes have elapsed and it is time to take the egg out of the water. You don't need the four-minute timer for this riddle.
What Did Sir Lancelot Wear To Bed
ROD: 05-24-2025
Riddle: What did Sir Lancelot wear to bed?
Answer: A knight gown!
