Riddle: The two of us cross the wilderness without talking to each other. Who are we?
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You and your shadow.
Daily riddle
Daily riddles with answers
Below you will find all our daily riddles (with answers). Remember, we publish a new fun riddle every single day so keep coming back for more riddles!
A baseball bat and a ball cost $1.10 together and the bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
Riddle: A baseball bat and a ball cost $1.10 together and the bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
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The ball costs 5c. One dollar more than 5c is $1.05. The sum of $1.05 and 5c is $1.10.
What did the guitar say to the rock star?
Riddle: What did the guitar say to the rock star?
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Quit picking on me.
What has a thousand needles but does not sew?
Riddle: What has a thousand needles but does not sew?
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A porcupine.
Look in my face and I am somebody. Look in my back and I am nobody. What am I?
Riddle: Look in my face and I am somebody. Look in my back and I am nobody. What am I?
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A mirror.
I have no feet and no hands and no wings, but I climb to the sky. What am I?
Riddle: I have no feet and no hands and no wings, but I climb to the sky. What am I?
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Smoke.
Where do pianists go on vacation?
Riddle: Where do pianists go on vacation?
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The Florida Keys.
A mile-long train is moving at sixty miles an hour when it reaches a mile-long tunnel. How long does it take the entire train to pass through the tunnel?
Riddle: A mile-long train is moving at sixty miles an hour when it reaches a mile-long tunnel. How long does it take the entire train to pass through the tunnel?
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Two minutes. The back of the train would be at the beginning of the tunnel after 1 minute, and would leave the end of the tunnel at the 2 minute mark.
What word can go before machine, zone and bomb?
Riddle: What word can go before machine, zone and bomb?
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Time.
What kind of music does a blacksmith like?
Riddle: What kind of music does a blacksmith like?
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Heavy metal.
What do you call a witch that lives on the beach?
Riddle: What do you call a witch that lives on the beach?
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A sandwitch.
When it points up it’s bright but when it points down it’s dark. What is it?
Riddle: When it points up it’s bright but when it points down it’s dark. What is it?
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A light switch.
You can see through me yet I am not transparent, you can pick holes in me yet I occupy no space. What am I?
Riddle: You can see through me yet I am not transparent, you can pick holes in me yet I occupy no space. What am I?
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A lie.
What word can go before deal, ticket and time?
Riddle: What word can go before deal, ticket and time?
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Meal.
What do you call a wizard from outer space that can fly?
Riddle: What do you call a wizard from outer space that can fly?
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A flying sorcerer.
If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become?
Riddle: If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become?
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Wet.
What word can go before bottoms, jar and tower?
Riddle: What word can go before bottoms, jar and tower?
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Bell.
How did the pancake hurt itself?
Riddle: How did the pancake hurt itself?
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Doing backflips.
Which three letters can frighten a thief away?
Riddle: Which three letters can frighten a thief away?
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I C U.
What makes up a square with edges like a knife?
Riddle: What makes up a square with edges like a knife?
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A stamp.
What is a math teacher’s favorite dessert?
Riddle: What is a math teacher’s favorite dessert?
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Pi.
7 years ago I was 7 years old, 7 years later how old am I?
Riddle: 7 years ago I was 7 years old, 7 years later how old am I?
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21 years old.
What word can go after rail, cross and high?
Riddle: What word can go after rail, cross and high?
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Road.
You use a knife to slice its head and weep beside it when it’s dead. What is it?
Riddle: You use a knife to slice its head and weep beside it when it’s dead. What is it?
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An onion.
What is in your body for free the first and the second time but the third time you have to buy yourself?
Riddle: What is in your body for free the first and the second time but the third time you have to buy yourself?
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Your teeth.
Why did St. Patrick drive the snakes out of Ireland?
Riddle: Why did St. Patrick drive the snakes out of Ireland?
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Because it was too far for them to crawl.
Which two keys can’t open any doors?
Riddle: Which two keys can’t open any doors?
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Monkey and donkey.
What is found in the middle of both Australia and America?
Riddle: What is found in the middle of both Australia and America?
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The letter ‘r’.
What kind of makeup is a ghost’s favorite to wear?
Riddle: What kind of makeup is a ghost’s favorite to wear?
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Mas-scare-a.
What wears an eye patch and robs ships at night?
Riddle: What wears an eye patch and robs ships at night?
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A vampirate.
How do you make a bandstand?
Riddle: How do you make a bandstand?
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Take away their chairs.
When is half less than a quarter?
Riddle: When is half less than a quarter?
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When you count the letters each word is spelled with.
Where do Pharaohs like to eat when they get hungry?
Riddle: Where do Pharaohs like to eat when they get hungry?
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Pizza Tut.
What has feet and legs and nothing else?
Riddle: What has feet and legs and nothing else?
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Stockings.
Who is the king of the school supplies?
Riddle: Who is the king of the school supplies?
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The ruler.
It belongs in a gallery but add one letter and it belongs in a racetrack. What is it?
Riddle: It belongs in a gallery but add one letter and it belongs in a racetrack. What is it?
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Art (kart).
A magician lost his magic. What’s his name?
Riddle: A magician lost his magic. What’s his name?
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Ian (the word magician with the magic taken away leaves Ian).
Why did the farmer name his pig Ink?
Riddle: Why did the farmer name his pig Ink?
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Because it kept running out of the pen.
A person shot an eagle. A cop watched but did nothing. Why?
Riddle: A person shot an eagle. A cop watched but did nothing. Why?
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The person was playing golf.
Why did the pianist keep banging his head against the keys?
Riddle: Why did the pianist keep banging his head against the keys?
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He was playing by ear.
Easy to waste and also unstoppable. What is it?
Riddle: Easy to waste and also unstoppable. What is it?
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Time.
What do you call candy that was stolen?
Riddle: What do you call candy that was stolen?
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Hot chocolate.
What is a cucumber’s favorite musical instrument?
Riddle: What is a cucumber’s favorite musical instrument?
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A pickle-o.
What country becomes a part of your body if the last letter is removed?
Riddle: What country becomes a part of your body if the last letter is removed?
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China.
What is the most slippery country in the world?
Riddle: What is the most slippery country in the world?
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Greece.
What freezes when it is heated up?
Riddle: What freezes when it is heated up?
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A computer.
What is the only house made out of water?
Riddle: What is the only house made out of water?
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An igloo.
What has a head and a tail but no body?
Riddle: What has a head and a tail but no body?
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A coin.
Why did the doughnut makers close their shop?
Riddle: Why did the doughnut makers close their shop?
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They were fed up with the hole business.
What goes on and on and has an I in the middle?
Riddle: What goes on and on and has an I in the middle?
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An onion.
What do you get when you cross a pig and a centipede?
Riddle: What do you get when you cross a pig and a centipede?
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Bacon and legs.
Why can’t skeletons play church music?
Riddle: Why can’t skeletons play church music?
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Because they have no organs.
What has leaves that never fall and is covered in wood but easily ruined?
Riddle: What has leaves that never fall and is covered in wood but easily ruined?
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A book.