Riddles

1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three

rooms. The frst is full of raging fres, the second is full of assassins with
loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which
room is safest for him
!. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over "
minutes. #inally, she hangs him. $ut " minutes later they both go out
together and en%oy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be
3. What is blac& when you buy it, red when you use it, and grey when you
throw it away
'. (an you name three consecutive days without using the words
Wednesday, #riday, or )unday
". This is an unusual *aragra*h. +'m curious as to %ust how ,uic&ly you can
fnd out what is so unusual about it. +t loo&s so ordinary and *lain that you
would thin& nothing was wrong with it.. +n fact, nothing is wrong with it- +t is
highly unusual though. )tudy it and thin& about it, but you still may not fnd
anything odd.. $ut if you wor& at it a bit, you might fnd out.. Try to do so
without any coaching-
THE ANSWERS TO ALL FIVE THE RIDDLES ARE BELOW:
1. The third room. .ions that haven't eaten in three years are dead...That one
was easy, right
!. The woman was a *hotogra*her. )he shot a *icture of her husband,
develo*ed it, and hung it u* to dry /shot0 held under water0 and hung1.
3. (harcoal, as it is used in barbecuing.
'. )ure you can name three consecutive days, yesterday, today, and
tomorrow-
".. The letter e, which is the most common letter used in the 2nglish
language, does not a**ear even once in the *aragra*h.
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Riddles:
1. What does a cat have that no other animal has
!. What has two heads, four eyes, si4 legs, and a tail
3. What always slee*s with its shoes on
'. What is as big as an ele*hant, but weighs nothing at all
". What fur do we get from a Tiger
5. Why do dragons slee* all day
6. What can hon& without a horn
7. What has a horn but does not hon&
8. What is the greatest worldwide use of cowhide
19. What two &eys can't o*en any doors
Answers:
1. :ittens
!. A cowboy riding his horse
3. A Horse
'. The shadow of an ele*hant
". As fur away as *ossible-
5. They li&e to hunt Knights
6. A goose
7. A rhinoceros
8. To cover cows
19. A ;on&ey, and a <on&ey
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1) In which battle did Ti! S!ltan die"
Ans: In his last battle
#) Whe$e was the decla$ati%n %& indeendence si'ned"
Ans:At the bottom of the page
() What is the )ain $eas%n &%$ the di*%$ce"
Ans: Marriage
+),an'a -%ws in which State"
Ans: Liquid state
=. Whats the main reason for #ailure
A. 24aminations.
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What &ind of coat can only be *ut on when wet
Answer> a coat of
*aint
What goes u* a chimney down, but won't go down a chimney u*
Answer> an
umbrella
What letter is ne4t in this se,uence <, A, <, ?, ?, A, ), @,AA
Answer> B
These are the frst letters of the months of
the year
What's full of holes but still holds water
Answer> a
s*onge
What building has the most stories
Answer> A
.ibrary
Why is an island li&e the letter T
Answer> +t is in the middle of
CwaTerC.
Dronounced as one letter, And written with three, Two letters there are, And
two only in me. +'m double, +'m single, +'m blac&, blue, and gray, +'m read
from both ends, And the same either way. What am +
Answer> an
eye
<y life can be measured in hours, + serve by being devoured. Thin, + am ,uic&
#at, + am slow Wind is my foe.
Answer> A
candle
What other letter fts in the following series> $ ( ; 2 + : @ E
Answer> The letter H. All of the letters in the series Fi**ed vertically remain
the same.
What is the ne4t letter in the series> C$, (, ;, 2, G, ...C And Why
Answer> The ne4t letter would be D. They all
rhyme.
Two mothers and two daughters go to a *et store and buy three cats. 2ach
female gets her own cat. How is this *ossible
Answer> There is a grandmother, a mother, and a daughter.The grandmother
is also the mother's mother, so there are ! daughters and ! mothers, but only
a total of 3 *eo*le.
What has wheels and Fies, but is not an aircraft
Answer> A garbage
truc&
What is the best month for a *arade
Answer>
<arch
What's white when itHs dirty
Answer> A
blac&board
)i4 glasses are in a row. The frst three are full of %uice0 the second three are
em*ty. $y moving only one glass, can you arrange them so em*ty and full
glasses alternate
Answer> Dour the %uice from the second glass into the
ffth glass.
Two fathers and two sons went duc& hunting. 2ach shot a duc& but they shot
only three duc&s in all. How come
Answer> The hunters were a man, his son and his
grandson.
When is your mind li&e a rum*led bed
Answer> When it is not made
u*.
What can you *ut in a wood bo4 that will ma&e it lighter
Answer>
holes
What is it that everybody does at the same time
Answer> grow
older
Ta&e away my frst letter0 ta&e away my second letter0 ta&e away all my
letters, and + would remain the same. What am +
Answer> The *ostman
/mailman1
A doctor and a nurse have a baby boy. $ut the boy's father is not the doctor
and the mother is not the nurse. How can it be
Answer> The doctor is the mother /female doctor1 and the nurse is the father
/male nurse1.
What gets wet when drying
Answer> A
towel
The more you ta&e away, the larger it becomes What is it
Answer> A
hole
Iou can &ee* it only after giving it away to someone else. What is it
Answer> Iour
word
What seven letters did @ld <other Hubbard say when she o*ened her
cu*board
Answer> @ + ( J K <
T
What is so fragile even saying its name can brea& it
Answer>
)ilence
How could a cowboy ride into town on #riday, stay two days, and ride out on
#riday
Answer> His horse is named
#riday-
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand
years
Answer> The letter
<
The more you ta&e the more you leave behind.
Answer>
footste*s
A word + &now, si4 letters it contains. )ubtract %ust one, and twelve is what
remains.
Answer>
doLens
This runs fore to aft on one side of a shi*, and aft to fore on the other. What
is it
Answer> The name of the
shi*
+ am a bo4 that holds &eys without loc&s, yet they can unloc& your soul. What
am +
Answer> A
Diano
What turns everything around, but does not move
Answer> a
mirror
While wal&ing across a bridge + saw a boat full of *eo*le. Iet on the boat
there wasn't a single *erson. Why
Answer> 2very one on the boat is
married.
Here on earth it is true, yesterday is always before today0 but there is a *lace
where yesterday always follows today. Where
Answer> +n a
dictionary
+ am an insect, M the frst half of my name reveals another insect. )ome
famous musicians had a name similar to mine. What am +
Answer>
beetle
What relation would your father's sister's sisterNinNlaw be to you
Answer> Iour
mother.
There is a sevenNletter word in the 2nglish language that contains ten words
without rearranging any of its letters.C What is the word
Answer> CthereinC> the,there, he, in, rein, her, here, ere,
therein, herein.
$rothers or sisters have + none, but that mans father is my fathers son. Who
is that man
Answer> + am my fathers son, so that mans father must be me. )o that man
must be my son.
What word loo&s the same u*side down and bac&wards
Answer>
)W+<)
When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer
Answer> When you add two hours to eleven o'cloc&, you get one
o'cloc&.
How far can a dog run into the woods
Answer> Halfway through the woods. After halfway the dog would be running
out of the woods, not Cinto the woods.C
Two legs + have, and this will confound> only at rest do they touch the
ground- What am +
Answer> A
Wheelbarrow
+t goes u*, but at the same time goes down. J* toward the s&y, and down
toward the ground. +t's *resent tense and *ast tense too, come for a ride,
%ust me and you. What is it
Answer> A )eeN
)aw
Which word from Grou* $ belongs with the words from Grou* A
A. blast, *a*er, bo4, ban&
$. %uice, bag, cradle, car*et
Answer> $AG. All of the words in grou* A can begin with the word
)AB;
+ am a *ath situated between high natural masses. Kemove my frst letter M
you have a *ath situated between manNmade masses. What am +
Answer> valley /Nv O
alley1
What can you hold without ever touching or using your hands
Answer> your
breath
What 6 letter word becomes longer when the third letter is removed
Answer>
lounger
Whoever ma&es it, tells it not. Whoever ta&es it, &nows it not. And whoever
&nows it wants it not.
Answer> counterfeit
money
Iou can see nothing else
When you loo& in my face,
+ will loo& you in the eye
And + will never lie.
Answer> your
reFection
+ &now a word of letters three. Add two, and fewer there will be.
Answer>
few
What are the ne4t 3 letters in this riddle
o t t f f s s A A A
Answer> e n t
The frst seven letters stand for N one two three four fve
si4 seven
He starts and ends ! common 2nglish words. @ne *ainful in love, one *ainful
in everyday matter.
;o you &now what ! words + must be
Answer> Heartache and
Headache
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What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs A cloc&
What fveNletter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it
)hort
What word begins and ends with an PeH but only has one letter
2nvelo*e
What has a nec& but no head A bottle
What ty*e of cheese is made bac&wards 2dam
What gets wetter as it dries A towel
Why did the boy bury his Fashlight $ecause the batteries died.
Which letter of the al*habet has the most water The (
What starts with a PDH, ends with an P2H and has thousands of letters
The Dost @Qce-
What has to be bro&en before you can use it An egg
Why canHt a man living in Bew Ior& be buried in (hicago $ecause heHs
still living-
What begins with T, ends with T and has T in it A tea*ot
How many letters are there in the 2nglish al*habet There are 17> 3 in
PtheH, 6 in P2nglishH and 7 in Pal*habetH.
Which month has !7 days All of them of course-
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