Riddle:
Four men sat down to play, They played all night till the break of day. They played for gold and not for fun, With separate scores for every one. When they had come to square accounts, They all had made quite fair amounts. Can you the paradox explain, If no one lost, how all could gain?
Answer: The men were musicians..
Riddle:
What is it the more you take, the more you leave behind?
Answer: Footsteps.
Riddle:
What do you use to hoe a row, slay a foe, and wring with woe?
Answer: Your hands.
Riddle:
Be you ever so quick, with vision keen, by your eyes, we are never seen. Unless perchance it should come to pass, you see our reflection in a looking glass. What are we?
Answer: Your own eyes.
Riddle:
You use it between your head and your toes, the more it works the thinner it grows. What is it?
Answer: A Bar of Soap.
Riddle:
What can bring back the dead; make us cry, make us laugh, make us young; born in an instant yet lasts a lifetime?
Answer: Memories.
Riddle:
Hands she has but does not hold, teeth she has but does not bite, feet she has but they are cold, eyes she has but without sight. Who is she?
Answer: A Doll.
Riddle:
I make you weak at the worst of all times. I keep you safe, I keep you fine. I make your hands sweat, and your heart grow cold, I visit the weak, but seldom the bold. What am I?
Answer: Your fears.
Riddle:
This thing runs but cannot walk, sometimes sings but never talks. Lacks arms, has hands; lacks a head but has a face. What is it?
Answer: A Clock.
Riddle:
Where will you find roads without cars, forests without trees and cities without houses?
Answer: On a Map.
