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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.
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Riddle: If you were pushed down a flight of stairs, what would you fall against?
Answer: Your will.
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Riddle: I am, in truth, a yellow fork From tables in the sky By inadvertent fingers dropped The awful cutlery. Of mansions never quite disclosed And never quite concealed The apparatus of the dark To ignorance revealed. What am I?
Answer: I am lightning.
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Riddle: A red cap on my head, A stone in my throat, you tell me the answer, I'll give you a Groat.
What am I?
Answer: I am a cherry.
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Riddle: Which word can be placed between the two following words to make two new ones: TABLE _ _ _ _ HOUSE?
Answer: WARE.
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Riddle: What's the difference between a penniless man and a feather bed?
Answer: One is hard up, while the other is soft down.
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Riddle: Why is a manhole cover round and not square? Can you guess the two reasons?
Answer: 1: It can't fall through the hole like a square one could. 2: It can easily be moved by rolling.
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Riddle: If a fender cost six dollars, what will a ton of coal come to?
Answer: To ashes.
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Riddle: What river in Bavaria answers the question, Who is there?
Answer: I, ser.
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Riddle: How is it that a person born in Massachusetts, whose parents were both born in Massachusetts, is not born a U.S. Citizen?
Answer: If he was born before 1783, then Massachusetts would still be a British colony.
Massachusetts Riddle Meme with riddle and answer link.
