Riddle:
A man was found dead next to a 13 story building. The police say it was a suicide, but you say it was a homicide (someone killed him). To prove this, you go to each floor on the building, open the window, and toss a penny out. You do this to each floor until you reach the 13th floor, open the window, and toss a penny out. How does this prove it wasn't a suicide?
Answer: If the man committed suicide, he would've left the window open and you wouldn't have had to open it.
Riddle:
I can't be bought, but I can be stolen with a glance. I'm worthless to one, but priceless to two. What am I?
Answer: Love.
Riddle:
What weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of stones?
Answer: The same. They both weigh a pound!
Riddle:
If there are four sheep, two dogs, and one herds-men, how many feet are there?
Answer: Two. Sheep have hooves; dogs have paws; only people have feet.
Riddle:
Five apples are in a basket. How do you divide them among five girls so that each girl gets an apple, but one apple remains in the basket?
Answer: Give the fifth girl her apple in the basket.
Riddle:
An old man wanted to leave all of his money to one of his three sons, but he didn't know which one he should give it to. He gave each of them a few coins and told them to buy something that would be able to fill their living room. The first man bought straw, but there was not enough to fill the room. The second bought some sticks, but they still did not fill the room. The third man bought two things that filled the room, so he obtained his father's fortune. What were the two things that the man bought?
Answer: The wise son bought a candle and a box of matches. After lighting the candle, the light filled the entire room.
Riddle:
A logician with some time to kill in a small town decided to get a haircut. The town had only two barbers, each with his own shop. The logician glanced into one shop and saw that it was extremely untidy. The barber needed a shave, his clothes were unkempt, and his hair was badly cut. The other shop was extremely neat. The barber was freshly shaved and spotlessly dressed, his hair neatly trimmed. Why did the logician return to the first shop for his haircut?
Answer: Each barber must have cut the other's hair. The logician picked the barber who had given his rival the better haircut.
Riddle:
Railroad Crossing, look out for the cars. Can you spell that, without any R's?
Answer: That.
Riddle:
Why was the picture sent to jail?
Answer: Because it was framed.
Riddle:
What type of music do rabbits listen to?
Answer: Hip hop.
Riddle:
I'm white, and used for cutting and grinding. When I'm damaged, humans usually remove me or fill me. For most animals I am a useful tool.
What am I?
Answer: A tooth!
Riddle:
You use a knife to slice my head and weep beside me when I am dead.
What am I?
Answer: An onion.
Riddle:
If you drop me, I'm sure to crack. Give me a smile, and I'll always smile back.
What am I?
Answer: A mirror.
Riddle:
What did the tree wear to the pool?
Answer: Swim trunks!
Riddle:
You can carry it everywhere you go, and it does not get heavy. What is it?
Answer: Your name.
Riddle:
Until I am measured I am not known, Yet how you miss me when I have flown. What Am I?
Answer: Time.
Riddle:
There was a man who wanted to prove his love to his wife. So, he climbed the highest mountain, swam the deepest ocean and walked the biggest desert. What do you think his wife said?
Answer: Nothing. She divorced him for never being at home.
Riddle:
I have a thousand needles but I do not sew.
What am I?
Answer: A Porcupine.
Riddle:
George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee. Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda. Using logic, is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda?
Answer: Elizabeth is drinking coffee. The letter E appears twice in her name, as it does in the names of the others that are drinking coffee.
