Riddle of The Day Index

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Tall When I'm Young And Short When Old

ROD: 09-12-2024

I'm tall when I'm young and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?

Answer: A candle or a pencil.

What Is Full Of Holes But Still Holds Water

ROD: 09-11-2024

I am full of holes but I can still hold water. What am I?

Answer: A sponge!

Fly, Peter, Fly!

ROD: 09-10-2024

Why is Peter Pan always flying?

Answer: He Neverlands.

A Farmer Has Twenty Sheep, Ten Pigs, And Ten Cows Riddle

ROD: 09-09-2024

A farmer has twenty sheep, ten pigs, and ten cows. If we call the pigs cows, how many cows will he have?

Answer: Ten Cows. We can call the pigs cows but it doesn't make them cows.

What Did The Triangle Say To The Circle

ROD: 09-08-2024

What did the triangle say to the circle?

Answer: You’re pointless.

If Fish Lived On Land, Where Would They Live

ROD: 09-07-2024

If fish lived on land, where would they live?

Answer: In Finland.

Never Resting, Never Still. Moving Silently From Hill To Hill Riddle

ROD: 09-06-2024

Never resting, never still. Moving silently from hill to hill. It does not walk, run or trot, All is cool where it is not. What is it?

Answer: Sunshine.

What Can Point In Every Direction But Can't Reach The Destination

ROD: 09-05-2024

What can point in every direction but can't reach the destination by itself?

Answer: Your finger or a compass.

One Is To Three As Three Is To Five Riddle

ROD: 09-04-2024

One is to three as three is to five and five is to four and four is the magic number. What is the pattern?

Answer: One has three letters in the word three has five letters in it five has four letters and four has four letters in it (if you try more numbers they will always come back to the number four: so four is the magic number)