Riddle:
The king of the jungle, rare as gold, black as night, in light not there and night not seen. Goes in water, goes on trees, goes in caves, goes on the ground. Claws of knives, teeth of swords, roar of death but silent as a mouse. What is it?
Answer: A black panther (black jaguar)
Riddle:
White bird, featherless, flyin' out o' paradise, flyin' over sea and land, dyin' in my hand. What is it?
Answer: A snowflake!
Riddle:
We are a pair, We can dart here and there, Though we always stay in one place. We can smile or shed tears, Show our pleasure or fears, And you'll find us on everyone's face.
What are we?
Answer: Two eyes.
Riddle:
What has teeth but can not eat?
Answer: A comb.
Riddle:
What is round, is loud and has multiple hands?
Answer: A big round of applause.
Riddle:
What element is not on the periodic table?
Answer: The Element of Surprise.
Riddle:
What body of water was named after a famous spy?
Answer: James Pond.
Riddle:
What goes down but doesn't go up?
Answer: A waterfall.
Riddle:
What did the boy get when he stole a calendar?
Answer: Dates.
Riddle:
Which tire wouldn't move if a car turns right?
Answer: The spare tire.
Riddle:
Death and taxes; taxes and death----- They're sure to be with us, until our last breath. So, try to save money-----How much can you save? They'll nickel us and dime us-----Right down to the grave. And now that you've heard my negative chant, tell me the man's name you hear in my rant.
Answer: The man's name is Nicholas (nickel us).
Riddle:
What goes in a bird bath and never gets wet?
Answer: Either the birds reflection or the birds shadow --Either one works
Riddle:
This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it! In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out! Try to do so without any coaching! What is unusual?
Answer: The entire paragraph has no 'e'.
The most commonly used letter in the English language is E, appearing in approximately 11% of common English words and being one of the most frequent keys on a keyboard.
Riddle:
What has a head and tail that will never meet?
Answer: A coin/penny
Riddle:
A man takes a barrel that weighs 20 pounds and then puts something in it. It now weighs less than 20 pounds. What did he put in the barrel?
Answer: He put a hole in the barrel to make it weigh less.
Riddle:
What has hands but never washes them?
Answer: A clock.
Riddle:
What liquid is represented by "hijklmno"?
Answer: Water. Hijklmno is "H to O" in the alphabet. Water is H20.
Riddle:
What can be held without hands but has to be let go?
Answer: A grudge.
Riddle:
I buried a stone in the ground, and it grew and produced fruit. How is this possible?
Answer: The seed of a cherry is called a stone.
Riddle:
Find an English word which is singular, add an "s" and it becomes plural, and add another "s" it becomes singular again. What is it?
Answer: There are actually 3 correct answers: Caress. Princess. Brass.
