Can you Can you solve the solve the following following riddles?riddles?

The man who invented The man who invented it doesn’t want it. The it doesn’t want it. The

man who bought it man who bought it doesn’t need it. The doesn’t need it. The

man who needs it man who needs it doesn’t know. What is doesn’t know. What is

it?it?

A coffinA coffin

I run over fields and I run over fields and woods all day. Under woods all day. Under the bed at night I sit the bed at night I sit

not alone. My tongue not alone. My tongue hangs out, up and to hangs out, up and to the rear, awaiting to the rear, awaiting to

be filled in the be filled in the morning. Who am morning. Who am ii??

A shoeA shoe

What can run but What can run but never walks, has a never walks, has a mouth but never mouth but never

talks, has a head but talks, has a head but never weeps, has a never weeps, has a

bed but never bed but never sleeps?sleeps?

A riverA river

I am weightless, I am weightless, but you can see but you can see me. Put me in a me. Put me in a bucket, and I’ll bucket, and I’ll make it lighter. make it lighter.

What am I?What am I?

A A holehole

Until I am Until I am measured, I am measured, I am not known. Yet not known. Yet

how you miss me, how you miss me, when I have flown! when I have flown!

What am I? What am I?

TimeTime

I can be cracked, I can be cracked, I can be made. I I can be made. I can be told, I can can be told, I can be played. What be played. What

am am II??

A A jokejoke

Three large Three large people try to people try to

crowd under one crowd under one small umbrella, small umbrella, but nobody gets but nobody gets wet. How is this wet. How is this

possible?possible?

It wasn’t It wasn’t rainingraining

A man walks into a bar and A man walks into a bar and asks for a glass of water.asks for a glass of water.

The bartender pulls out a The bartender pulls out a shotgun and points it at shotgun and points it at

him.him.

The man says thanks and The man says thanks and leaves.leaves.

Why?Why?

The man was looking The man was looking for a cure for his for a cure for his

hiccups!hiccups!

By pulling out a gun By pulling out a gun the bartender scared the bartender scared

the man and his the man and his hiccups were gone.hiccups were gone.

You can find me in You can find me in darkness but never in darkness but never in light. I am present in light. I am present in daytime but absent at daytime but absent at night. In the deepest night. In the deepest of shadows I hide in of shadows I hide in

plain sight. What am plain sight. What am i?i?

DD

A certain five A certain five letter word letter word

becomes shorter becomes shorter when you add when you add

two letters to it. two letters to it. What is the What is the

word?word?

ShortShort

There is only There is only one kind of one kind of

cheese that is cheese that is made made

backwards – backwards – what is it?what is it?

EdamEdam

What goes What goes around the around the

world but stays world but stays in a corner?in a corner?

A A stamstam

pp

If you had one match If you had one match and entered a room in and entered a room in

which there was a which there was a kerosene lamp, an oil kerosene lamp, an oil

burner and a wood burner and a wood burning stove, which burning stove, which would you light first?would you light first?

The The matchmatch

I’m as light as a I’m as light as a feather yet the feather yet the strongest man strongest man

can’t hold me for can’t hold me for much more than a much more than a minute. What am minute. What am

i?i?

BreathBreath

Here on earth it’s Here on earth it’s almost always true almost always true that tomorrow will that tomorrow will

follow today. Yet there follow today. Yet there is a place where is a place where yesterday always yesterday always

follows today. Where follows today. Where is this place?is this place?

A A dictionardictionar

yy

If you were If you were running in a race running in a race and you passed and you passed the person in 2the person in 2ndnd place what place place what place would you be in would you be in

now?now?

22ndnd place place

The word CANDY The word CANDY can be spelled can be spelled

using just 2 using just 2 letters. Can you letters. Can you figure out how?figure out how?

C and YC and Y

I am the ruler of I am the ruler of shovelsshovels

I have a doubleI have a doubleI am as thin as a I am as thin as a

knifeknifeI have a wifeI have a wifeWhat am I?What am I?

King of spades King of spades (from a deck of (from a deck of

cards)cards)

What is black What is black when you buy it, when you buy it,

red when you red when you use it, and grey use it, and grey when you throw when you throw

it away?it away?

CharcoCharcoalal

I can sizzle like baconI can sizzle like baconI am made with an eggI am made with an egg

I have plenty of I have plenty of backbone, but lack a backbone, but lack a

good leg,good leg,I peel layers like onions I peel layers like onions but still remain whole,but still remain whole,

I can be long like a I can be long like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole.flagpole, yet fit in a hole.

What am I?What am I?

A A snakesnake

A man was found murdered on Sunday A man was found murdered on Sunday morning. His wife immediately called morning. His wife immediately called the police. The police questioned the the police. The police questioned the

wife and staff and got these alibis:wife and staff and got these alibis:The wife said she was sleeping.The wife said she was sleeping.The cook was cooking breakfast.The cook was cooking breakfast.

The gardener was picking vegetables.The gardener was picking vegetables.The maid was getting the mail.The maid was getting the mail.

The butler was cleaning the closet.The butler was cleaning the closet.

The police instantly arrested the The police instantly arrested the murderer. Who did it and how did they murderer. Who did it and how did they

know?know?

The maid.The maid.There is no There is no

post on post on Sundays.Sundays.

While walking down While walking down the street I met a the street I met a

man. He tipped his man. He tipped his hat and drew his hat and drew his cane and in this cane and in this riddle I told his riddle I told his

name. What is it?name. What is it?

ANDREWANDREW(and (and drew)drew)

Which does not Which does not belong in this belong in this

group and why?group and why?Apple, Grape, Apple, Grape,

Banana, Cherry, Banana, Cherry, PearPear

BANANABANANAIt needs to be It needs to be peeled before peeled before you can eat it.you can eat it.

Pronounced as one Pronounced as one letter but look and letter but look and you’ll see, that I’m you’ll see, that I’m really written with really written with

three.three.I’m read from both I’m read from both

ends, the same either ends, the same either way.way.

What am I?What am I?

The word The word eyeeye

They call me a man, but They call me a man, but I’ll never have a wife. I I’ll never have a wife. I

was given a body but not was given a body but not given life. They made me given life. They made me a mouth, but didn’t give a mouth, but didn’t give

me breath.me breath.Water gives me life and Water gives me life and sun brings me death. sun brings me death.

What am I?What am I?

A A snowmasnowma

nn

Name three Name three things that things that

have eyes yet have eyes yet cannot see.cannot see.

PotatoPotatoNeedleNeedle

HurricaneHurricane

Henry was out Henry was out walking one day. He walking one day. He

met his father-in-met his father-in-law’s only law’s only

daughter’s mother-daughter’s mother-in-law.in-law.

What did Henry call What did Henry call her?her?

MumMum

I am the only thing I am the only thing that always tells the that always tells the

truth. I show off truth. I show off everything that I everything that I see. I come in all see. I come in all shapes and sizes. shapes and sizes. So tell me what I So tell me what I

must be.must be.

A A MIRRORMIRROR

I’m not an I’m not an aeroplane, but I aeroplane, but I

can fly through the can fly through the sky. I’m not a sky. I’m not a

river, but I’m full river, but I’m full of water.of water.

What am I?What am I?

A A cloudcloud

I am the beginning of I am the beginning of the end.the end.

You can find me twice in You can find me twice in a week,a week,

once in a year but only once in a year but only twice in a decade.twice in a decade.

what am I?what am I?

The letter ‘e’.The letter ‘e’.