Riddles 2.
101. Question:
Pronounced as one letter,
But look and you’ll see,
That really I’m written with three.
I’m read from both ends,
The same either way.
What am I?
The word EYE.
102. Question:
While walking down the street I met a man. He tipped his hat and drew his cane and in this riddle I told his name. What is the man’s name?
and drew = Andrew
103. Question:
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
Absolutely possible: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!
104.Question:
A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, “If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50.”
The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he’ll just say he weighs more or less.
In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?
The gentleman fulfilled his word precisely and inscribed "your precise weight" on the sheet.
105. Question:
The more there is the less you see.
What is it?
Darkness.
106. Question:
If five thousand, five hundred five dollars is written as $5,505, how should twelve thousand, twelve hundred twelve dollars be written?
It should be written as $13,212
107. Question:
If someone says to you, “I’ll bet you $1 that if you give me $2, I will give you $3 in return”, would this be a good bet for you to accept?
No. This is a situation where you lose even if you win. Assuming the other person is being wise, they would take your $2 and say, “I lose”, and give you $1 in return. You win the bet, but you’re out $1.
108. Question:
You use it between your head and your toes, the more it works the thinner it grows.
What is it?
A Bar of Soap.
109. Question:
I make you weak at the worst of all times. I keep you safe, I keep you fine. I make your hands sweat, and your heart grow cold, I visit the weak, but seldom the bold. What am I?
Your fears.
110. Question:
Who is it that rows quickly with four oars but never comes out from under his own roof?
A Turtle.
111. Question:
What can burn the eyes, sting the mouth, yet be consumed?
Salt.
112. Question:
What demands an answer, but asks no question?
A Telephone.
113. Question:
They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bone. Yet they have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they?
Gloves.
114. Question:
Metal or bone I may be, many teeth I have and always bared, yet my bite harms no one and ladies delight in my touch.
What am I?
A comb.
115.Question:
I weaken all men for hours each day.
I show you strange visions while you are away.
I take you by night, by day take you back, none suffer to have me, but do from my lack.
What am I?
Sleep.
116. Question:
Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the Mustard family?
The Mustard family has nine members. Since all daughters share an identical brother, there exist six females, one male, and Mr. and Mrs. Mustard.
117. Question:
A young peasant wanted to marry the king’s daughter. The king didn’t like the idea of his daughter marrying a peasant, but he wanted to appear fair in front of his subjects. The king said that he would put two pieces of paper into a hat, one reading EXILE and the other reading MARRIAGE. Later that day, the peasant overheard the king saying that both pieces of paper would read EXILE, thus ensuring that the peasant would be out of his way for good. The peasant remained undaunted and, as arranged, arrived at the king’s court where a large crowd gathered for the big event. The peasant then did something that assured him the hand of the king’s daughter. What did he do?
The peasant selected one of the two papers and destroyed it. He then showed the king his remaining piece of paper, which naturally read EXILE. To avoid looking dishonest to his audience, the king accepted that the destroyed paper the peasant had chosen must have read MARRIAGE.
118. Question:
An archaeologist finds a coin dated 48 B.C. How did he know it was a fake?
BC stands for before Christ. The coin would have been created when Christ had not yet arrived, making such a date impossible.
119. Question:
I can be cracked, I can be made.
I can be told, I can be played.
What am I?
I’m a Joke!
120.Question:
What falls but never breaks?
What breaks but never falls?
Night and Day!
121.Question:
What is so unusual about the sentence below?
(Other than it doesn’t make any sense?)
“Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz.”
It stands as the shortest sentence in English that incorporates every single letter of the alphabet.
122. Question:
I can not be seen only heard and I will not speak unless spoken to.
What am I?
An Echo.
123.Question:
Who is that with a neck and no head, two arms and no hands?
A shirt.
124.Question:
Imagine John, a party magician, is carrying three pieces of gold each piece weighing one kilogram. While taking a walk he comes to a bridge which has a sign posted saying the bridge could hold only a maximum of 80 kilograms. John weighs 78 kilograms and the gold weighs three kilograms. John reads the sign and still safely crossed the bridge with all the gold. How did he manage this?
John performs juggling. Upon reaching the bridge, he juggled the gold pieces, constantly maintaining at least one in the air.
125.Question:
What won’t break if you throw it off the highest building in the world, but will break if you place it in the ocean?
A Tissue.
126.Question:
Two mothers and two daughters go shopping. They have $21, which they split equally between them. How can this be possible?
Just three individuals are present. One of the mothers is simultaneously a daughter because there exists a grandmother, a mother, and a daughter! They each obtain exactly $7.
127.Question:
Until I am measured,
I am not known.
Yet how you miss me,
When I have flown.
What am I?
Time.
128. Question:
Where on Earth do the winds always blow from the South?
The North Pole.
129. Question:
Black with pale streaks,
As polished as stone.
I aid the transfer of ideas where knowledge happens.
What am I?
A Blackboard or Chalkboard
130. Question:
A cop was walking past a restaurant when he heard someone scream – “No John, not the gun!” He ran inside and and saw a doctor, a lawyer, a milkman, and a dead body on the floor. He promptly walked over to the milkman and arrested him. He didn’t witness the shooting and there was no apparent evidence to prove who shot the person and no one told him who the killer was.
How did the policeman instantly know it was the milkman?
The dairy supplier was the solitary male. The physician and solicitor were both women, so the officer determined that "John" had to be the dairy supplier.
131.Question:
What flies when it’s born, lies when it alive, and runs when it’s dead?
A Snowflake!
132.Question:
An intelligent King desires a virtuous child to inherit his throne. He grants each of his 3 offspring a collection of flower seeds with the instruction that whoever cultivates the most striking flowers from them will become monarch. Half a year later, the King views the results. The initial 2 had magnificent flowerbeds whilst the final child had just unsightly weeds and zero flowers in his area. Nevertheless, the King selects this child for the crown. For what reason?
Only the 3rd son remained truthful. The King had roasted the seeds beforehand so they could not germinate, indicating that the first 2 had applied different seeds rather than the ones from the packet.
133.Question:
The strangest creature you’ll ever find: Two eyes in front and many many more behind.
A Peacock!
134.Question:
I’m not really more than holes tied to more holes; I’m strong as good steel, though not as stiff as a pole. What am I?
A steel chain.
