Riddle: I am the fountain from which no one can drink. For many I am considered a necessary link. Like gold to all I am sought for, But my continued death brings wealth for all to want more. What am I?
Answer: Oil.
Riddle: I fly in the air, But I am not always there. I cannot be touched, But I can be felt or held. Think very hard, But if you live near the equator, You may have a tough time seeing me. What am I?
Answer: Your breath.
Riddle: I come in darkness, but fill the mind with light. I bring enlightenment to some while gripping others in the hand of fear. For me, it can be a journey of inexplicable joy and sorrow. What I will show you will often be unreachable. Journey with me and what you see may haunt you. Journey with me and you may never want to return home. Journey with me and you will never know when it will end. What am I?
Answer: Your dreams.
Riddle: I'm so fast you can't see me, Though everyone sees straight through me, I don't stop until the day you die. What am I?
Answer: A blink of an eye.
Riddle: I am served at a table, In gatherings of two or four; Served small, white and round. You'll love some, And that's part of the fun. What am I?
Answer: Ping Pong Balls.
Riddle: Ten pears hanging high, Ten men come passing by, Each took a pear and left nine hanging there. How could that be?
Answer: EACH is the name of one of the men, and he's the only one that took a pear.
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: A man was shot to death while in his car. There were no powder marks on his clothing, which indicated that the gunman was outside the car. However, all the windows were up and the doors locked. After a close inspection was made, the only bullet-holes discovered were on the man's body. How was he murdered?
Answer: The victim was in a convertible. He was shot when the top was down.
Riddle: The king dies and two men, the true heir and an impostor, both claim to be his long-lost son. Both fit the description of the rightful heir: about the right age, height, coloring and general appearance. Finally, one of the elders proposes a test to identify the true heir. One man agrees to the test while the other flatly re-fuses. The one who agreed is immediately sent on his way, and the one who re-fused is correctly identified as the rightful heir. Can you figure out why?
Answer: The test was a blood test. The elder remembered that the true prince was a hemophiliac.
Riddle: I am one with eight to spare, lest I lose my one. I'm not a number. What am I?
Answer: A Cat. ( Nine Lives )
