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The best riddles are enigmas wrapped up in a puzzle and shrouded in mystery. It is up to you to unravel the secret and solve the riddles until that “A-ha!” moment that leaves you feeling so satisfied.  The best riddles are the ones that challenge your mind and require your ability to look beyond the words and if the riddle stumps your friends that’s a bonus! We are always adding intriguing new riddles so check back often!

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Wost Vegetables On A Ship Riddle

Riddle: What is the worst vegetable to have on a ship?
Answer: A leek (leak).
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What Is The Answer Math Riddle

Riddle: What is 1/2 of 1/4 of 2/9 of 3/7 of 84?
Answer: The answer is 1. 3/7 of 84 = 36. 2/9 of 36 = 8. 1/4 of 8 = 2. 1/2 of 2 = 1
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When John Was Six Years Old He Hammered A Nail Into His Favorite Tree

Riddle: When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height. Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was. If the tree grew by five centimeters each year, how much higher would the nail be?
Answer: The nail would be at the same height since trees grow at their tops.
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Eight Letter Words

Riddle: What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?
Answer: The word is starting! starting, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I.  Cool,huh?

Take It And Leave It

Riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. "What am I?"
Answer: Footsteps.

Heads Or Tails

Riddle: What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
Answer: A Penny.

Rice Krispies

Riddle: David's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and _____?
Answer: David.

Riddled For Days

Riddle: Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
Answer: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.

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A Large Truck Is Crossing A Bridge

Riddle: A large truck is crossing a bridge 1 mile long. The bridge can only hold 14000 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck. The truck makes it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird lands on the truck. Does the bridge collapse? Give a reason.
Answer: No it does not collapse. Because it has driven a half mile - you would subtract the gas used from the total weight of the truck.

Beaten And Burned

Riddle: Ripped from my mother's womb, beaten and burned, I become a blood-thirsty slayer. What am I?
Answer: Iron ore.

A Girl A Horse And A Dog

Riddle: A girl, a horse, and her dog approached a bridge. The girl rode her horse across the bridge, and yet walked. How is this possible?
Answer: The dog's name is Yet.

Jessica Louise Bath

Riddle: I have no wings but I can fly Always on the move, you cannot catch me or tie I devour all things alive - Goodbye What am I?
Answer: TIME.

Echoes Of Worlds

Riddle: I hold a thousand voices, yet not one sound I make. I open doors to worlds though I never roam or break. In lines I travel paths, but never take a step— When you seek new places, I am the map you’ve kept. What am I?
Answer: A Book.

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'I Am Not Alive' Riddle

Riddle: I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
Answer: Fire.

If Two Snakes Marry, What Will Their Towels Say?

Riddle: If two snakes marry, what will their towels say?
Answer: Hiss and Hers.

Echoes Of Worlds

Riddle: I hold a thousand voices, yet not one sound I make. I open doors to worlds though I never roam or break. In lines I travel paths, but never take a step— When you seek new places, I am the map you’ve kept. What am I?
Answer: A Book.

A Large Truck Is Crossing A Bridge

Riddle: A large truck is crossing a bridge 1 mile long. The bridge can only hold 14000 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck. The truck makes it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird lands on the truck. Does the bridge collapse? Give a reason.
Answer: No it does not collapse. Because it has driven a half mile - you would subtract the gas used from the total weight of the truck.

Beaten And Burned

Riddle: Ripped from my mother's womb, beaten and burned, I become a blood-thirsty slayer. What am I?
Answer: Iron ore.

Rebus Puzzles

Lucky Bottle Cap Puzzle #24 Series 1

Lucky Beer Bottle Cap #24 series 1 Riddles.com/caps
Answer: Down the hatch.

Lucky Bottle Cap Puzzle #26 Series 1

Lucky Beer Bottle Cap #26 series 1 Riddles.com/caps
Answer: Music to my ears.

Lucky Bottle Cap Puzzle #35 Series 1

Lucky Beer Bottle Cap #35 series 1 Riddles.com/caps
Answer: Grin and bear it.

Lucky Bottle Cap Puzzle #42 Series 1

Lucky Beer Bottle Cap #42 series 1 Riddles.com/caps
Answer: It's lucky you live out west.
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