RIDDLES INDEX

Riddle: Stealthy as a shadow in the dead of night, Cunning but affectionate if given a bite. Never owned but often loved. At my sport considered cruel, But that's because you never know me at all. What am I? Show Answer Hide Answer

Riddle: I go around in circles, but always straight ahead never complain, no matter where I am led. What am I? Show Answer Hide Answer

Riddle: I heard of an invading, vanquishing army sweeping across the land, liquid-quick; conquering everything, quelling resistance. With it came darkness, dimming the light. Humans hid in their houses, while outside spears pierced, shattering stone walls. Uncountable soldiers smashed into the ground, but each elicited life as he died; when the army had vanished, advancing northward, the land was green and growing, refreshed. What is it? Show Answer Hide Answer

Riddle: There once was a book that was only owned by the wealthy, but now everyone can have it. You can't buy it in a bookstore or take it from a library. What book is it? Show Answer Hide Answer

Riddle: Weight in my belly, Trees on my back, Nails in my ribs, Feet I do lack. What am I? Show Answer Hide Answer

Riddle: Ten Men's Strength, Ten Men's Length, Ten Men can't break it, Yet a young boy walks off with it What am I? Show Answer Hide Answer

Riddle: Two bodies have I, though both joined in one. The more still I stand, the quicker I run. What am I? Show Answer Hide Answer

Riddle: A thousand colored folds stretch toward the sky, Atop a tender strand, Rising from the land, 'Til killed by maiden's hand, Perhaps a token of love, perhaps to say goodbye. What am I? Show Answer Hide Answer

Riddle: I have a hundred legs, but cannot stand, a long neck but no head; I ease the maid's life. What am I? Show Answer Hide Answer

Riddle: I do not breathe, but I run and jump. I do not eat, but I swim and stretch. I do not drink, but I sleep and stand. I do not think, but I grow and play. I do not see, but you see me every day. What am I? Show Answer Hide Answer