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 to ruminate over the possible answers!
Riddle me this …I can travel the world without leaving my corner. |
Answer...A Stamp
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Riddle me this … What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps? |
Answer...A River
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Riddle me this …No sooner spoken than broken. |
Answer...Silence
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Riddle me this …A certain crime is punishable if attempted but not punishable if committed. |
Answer...Suicide
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Riddle me this … You use a knife to slice my head and weep beside me when I am dead. |
Answer...An Onion
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Riddle me this …I went into the woods and got it. I sat down to seek it. I brought it home with me because I couldn’t find it. |
Answer...A Splinter
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Riddle me this … I never was, am always to be, |
Answer...Tomorrow
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Riddle me this …I am a three letter word. Add two more letters and you’ll have fewer. What word am I? |
Answer...Few
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Riddle me this … I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for much more than a minute. |
Answer...Breath
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