RIDDLE [rid – l] noun – a statement or question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved.
Pit yourself against some fiendishly mind bending riddles to see if you can work out what each one is referring to. We’ve included the answers along side each one, so no peaking before you’ve had a good chance ruminate over the possible answers!
Riddle me this …I can be caught but not thrown. |
Answer...A Cold
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Riddle me this …What is always coming but never really arrives? |
Answer...Tomorrow
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Riddle me this …From the beginning of eternity |
Answer...the letter “e”
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Riddle me this …If you have me, you want to share me. But if you share me, you’ll lose me. |
Answer...Secret
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Riddle me this …I weigh nothing, but you can see me, and if you put me in a bucket, I’ll make it lighter. |
Answer...A Hole
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Riddle me this … I run over fields and woods all day. Under the bed at night I sit not alone. My tongue hangs out, up and to the rear, awaiting to be filled in the morning. |
Answer...A Shoe
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Riddle me this …I’m tall in the morning and short in the noon. I disappear at night but I will be back soon. |
Answer...A Shadow
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Riddle me this … The man who invented it doesn’t want it. The man who bought it doesn’t need it. The man who needs it doesn’t know it. |
Answer...A Coffin
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Riddle me this … I have holes in my top and bottom, my left and right, and in the middle. But I still hold water. |
Answer...A Sponge
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