Riddle:
A frog fell into a 12-foot-deep well. He could jump 3 feet, but every time he jumped 3 feet, he fell back 2 feet. How many times did he have to jump to get out of the well?
Answer: 10. On the tenth jump he cleared the edge of the well and thus did not fall back two feet.
Riddle:
A rich man needs something? A poor man has something? If you eat something you will die. What is it?
Answer: nothing, because a rich man neeeds nothing, a poor man has nothing and if you eat nothing you'll die.
Riddle:
What has a foot on each side and one in the middle?
Answer: A yardstick.
Riddle:
What four-legged animal can jump higher than a house?
Answer: Any a house can't jump.
Riddle:
A leathery snake, With a stinging bite, I'll stay coiled up, Unless I must fight. What am I?
Answer: The answer is “a whip.” Multiple riddle collections list the solution as a whip for this exact clue set.
Leathery snake: A whip is often made of leather and long, flexible, and sinuous—like a snake. Stinging bite: The crack of a whip delivers a sharp, stinging strike. Coiled up: Whips are commonly stored coiled. Unless I must fight: It stays coiled until it’s needed, then uncoils for use (historically in control, sport, or combat).
Riddle:
Though desert men once called me God, To-day men call me mad, For I wag my tail when I am angry, And growl when I am glad. What am I?
Answer: A Cat
Riddle:
They can be harbored, but few hold water, You can nurse them, but only by holding them against someone else, You can carry them, but not with your arms, You can bury them, but not in the earth.
What are they?
Answer: A grudge.
Riddle:
What do you call a reindeer with three eyes?
Answer: Reiiindeer!
Riddle:
What has holes but still holds water?
Answer: A Sponge.
Riddle:
A mother has 6 girls and each of them has a brother. How many children are there?
Answer: 7. Each girl has the same brother.
