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.
Riddle:
I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I lick will soon turn red. What am I?
Answer: Fire.
Riddle:
When are politicians particularly sweet?
Answer: When they are candidates (candied dates).
Riddle:
There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies.
What is it?
Answer: A watermelon.
Riddle:
When a carpenter starts a new house, where does she strike the first nail?
Answer: On the Head
