Riddle: What room do ghosts avoid?
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The living room.
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!
What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
Riddle: What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
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A palm tree.
What is made of water but if you put it into water it will die?
Riddle: What is made of water but if you put it into water it will die?
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Ice.
What body part is pronounced as one letter but written with three?
Riddle: What body part is pronounced as one letter but written with three?
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Eye.
Which building in town has the most stories?
Riddle: Which building in town has the most stories?
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The library.
You are my brother but I am not your brother. Who am I?
Riddle: You are my brother but I am not your brother. Who am I?
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Your sister.
Why is an island like the letter T?
Riddle: Why is an island like the letter T?
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They’re both in the middle of water.
What animal always goes to sleep with their shoes on?
Riddle: What animal always goes to sleep with their shoes on?
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A horse.
What is the world’s laziest mountain?
Riddle: What is the world’s laziest mountain?
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Ever-rest.
My start goes on toast and my end is how birds move.
Riddle: My start goes on toast and my end is how birds move.
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Butterfly.
I’m a kind of cup that doesn’t hold water but makes a lot of noise repeatedly. What am I?
Riddle: I’m a kind of cup that doesn’t hold water but makes a lot of noise repeatedly. What am I?
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Hiccup.
In a green house lives a green man and in a pink house lives a pink man. Who lives in the white house?
Riddle: In a green house lives a green man and in a pink house lives a pink man. Who lives in the white house?
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The president.
What word can go after hot, running and hard?
Riddle: What word can go after hot, running and hard?
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Water.
I’m not rich but wherever I go I leave silver behind me.
Riddle: I’m not rich but wherever I go I leave silver behind me.
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A snail.
I am nothing but holes tied to holes yet I am as strong as iron. What am I?
Riddle: I am nothing but holes tied to holes yet I am as strong as iron. What am I?
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A chain.
What five-letter word can be read the same upside down or right side up?
Riddle: What five-letter word can be read the same upside down or right side up?
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Swims.
At night they come without being fetched. By day they are lost without being stolen.
Riddle: At night, they come without being fetched. By day they are lost without being stolen.
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Stars.
What’s the difference between a jeweler and a prison guard?
Riddle: What’s the difference between a jeweler and a prison guard?
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A jeweler sells watches and a prison guard watches cells.
Always in you and sometimes on you. If I surround you, I can kill you. What am I?
Riddle: Always in you and sometimes on you. If I surround you, I can kill you. What am I?
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Water.
I’m everywhere a little but you can’t see, unless I’m colder than ice and dry as can be. If I find a little tree I might help it to grow, and if you look very close, you’ll see two Os.
Riddle: I’m everywhere a little but you can’t see, unless I’m colder than ice and dry as can be. If I find a little tree I might help it to grow, and if you look very close, you’ll see two Os.
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Carbon dioxide (CO2).
What word can go after beauty, blind and hot?
Riddle: What word can go after beauty, blind and hot?
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Spot.
Why is Europe like a frying pan?
Riddle: Why is Europe like a frying pan?
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Because it has Greece at the bottom.
What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands?
Riddle: What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands?
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A kangaroo.
Though blind as well I can lead the blind well. What am I?
Riddle: Though blind as well I can lead the blind well. What am I?
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A cane.
If two snakes marry what will their towels say?
Riddle: If two snakes marry what will their towels say?
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Hiss and hers.
The sun bakes them and the hand breaks them. The foot treads on them and the mouth tastes them. What are they?
Riddle: The sun bakes them and the hand breaks them. The foot treads on them and the mouth tastes them. What are they?
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Grapes.
What word can go before bottom, line and wax?
Riddle: What word can go before bottom, line and wax?
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Bikini.
What is orange and sounds like a parrot?
Riddle: What is orange and sounds like a parrot?
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A carrot.
The person who makes it doesn’t need it. The person who buys it doesn’t use it. But the person who uses it doesn’t know it.
Riddle: The person who makes it doesn’t need it. The person who buys it doesn’t use it. But the person who uses it doesn’t know it.
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A coffin.
A green vegetable that looks like a tree, you’ll find that most children don’t like to eat me. What am I?
Riddle: A green vegetable that looks like a tree, you’ll find that most children don’t like to eat me. What am I?
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Broccoli.
You heard me before and then again. Afterward I die until you call me again. What am I?
Riddle: You heard me before and then again. Afterward I die until you call me again. What am I?
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Echo.
I can be found on a present or the front of a boat or after the rain. What am I?
Riddle: I can be found on a present or the front of a boat or after the rain. What am I?
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Bow.
I am an even number. If you take away one letter from me, I become odd. What number am I?
Riddle: I am an even number. If you take away one letter from me, I become odd. What number am I?
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SIX. If you take away the ‘S’, you are left with IX which is the Roman numeral for 9.
What breaks yet never falls and what falls yet never breaks?
Riddle: What breaks yet never falls and what falls yet never breaks?
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Day and night.
What can you put in a bucket to make it weigh less?
Riddle: What can you put in a bucket to make it weigh less?
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A hole.
What is at the head of an elephant and the tail of a squirrel?
Riddle: What is at the head of an elephant and the tail of a squirrel?
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The letters ‘el’.
Front and back and fire and slide. Open and closed and glass and side. What am I?
Riddle: Front and back and fire and slide. Open and closed and glass and side. What am I?
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Door.
A man buys a goat for $60. Then, he sells it for $70. Then, he buys it back at $80 but sells it again for $90. How much did he make?
Riddle: A man buys a goat for $60. Then, he sells it for $70. Then, he buys it back at $80 but sells it again for $90. How much did he make?
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The man made $20.
The first time he made $70 – $60 = $10.
The second time he made $90- $80 = $10.
Therefore, he made a total of $20.
I may make your breath smell but I also fight vampires well. What am I?
Riddle: I may make your breath smell but I also fight vampires well. What am I?
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Garlic.
What kind of cup doesn’t hold water?
Riddle: What kind of cup doesn’t hold water?
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A buttercup.
I am a food that explodes. But long before I explode, I am already dead. I can be small, I can be big, and I can be fragrant. My name is literal. What am I?
Riddle: I am a food that explodes. But long before I explode, I am already dead. I can be small, I can be big, and I can be fragrant. My name is literal. What am I?
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Popcorn.
I am bought by the yard but worn by the foot. What am I?
Riddle: I am bought by the yard but worn by the foot. What am I?
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Carpet.
I sometimes run but I but never walk. You follow me wherever you go. What am I?
Riddle: I sometimes run but I but never walk. You follow me wherever you go. What am I?
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Your nose.
When you lose something and leave it under your pillow I leave you a prize. Who am I?
Riddle: When you lose something and leave it under your pillow I leave you a prize. Who am I?
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The tooth fairy.
I’m a container without hinges or lock or key but a golden treasure lies inside me.
Riddle: I’m a container without hinges or lock or key but a golden treasure lies inside me.
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An egg.
What digit appears the least number of times between the numbers 1 and 1000?
Riddle: What digit appears the least number of times between the numbers 1 and 1000?
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0 (Zero).
What word can go before bean, milk and fingers?
Riddle: What word can go before bean, milk and fingers?
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Butter.
I am shared by goats and devils and unicorns. What am I?
Riddle: I am shared by goats and devils and unicorns. What am I?
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Horns.
I am a beer yet kids can drink me and not get drunk. What am I?
Riddle: I am a beer yet kids can drink me and not get drunk. What am I?
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Root beer.
Three men enter a room but only two walk out. The room is empty. Where is the third man?
Riddle: Three men enter a room but only two walk out. The room is empty. Where is the third man?
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The fourth man is in a wheelchair so he rolls out rather than walks out.
You enter a bedroom with 34 people and you kill 30. How many people are in the bedroom?
Riddle: You enter a bedroom with 34 people and you kill 30. How many people are in the bedroom?
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35 people. The 30 you killed, the other 4 who are still alive, and you.
You are sleeping and you are hungry and you have butter cheese and juice in the fridge. What is the first thing you will open?
Riddle: You are sleeping and you are hungry and you have butter cheese and juice in the fridge. What is the first thing you will open?
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Your eyes.
What does the great depth devour to grant luck?
Riddle: What does the great depth devour to grant luck?
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Coins (it’s describing a wishing well).
What flies when it’s on and floats coming off?
Riddle: What flies when it’s on and floats coming off?
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A feather.
I can be red or green and I grow on a vine. I’m dried to make raisins or squeezed to make wine.
Riddle: I can be red or green and I grow on a vine. I’m dried to make raisins or squeezed to make wine.
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Grape.
I am what remains when nothing is left. What am I?
Riddle: I am what remains when nothing is left. What am I?
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Right.
What ship has two mates but no captain?
Riddle: What ship has two mates but no captain?
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A relationship.
There are 3 apples in a basket and you take away 2. How many apples do you have now?
Riddle: There are 3 apples in a basket and you take away 2. How many apples do you have now?
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Two – the two you took. The other apple is in the basket.
What type of cheese is made backwards?
Riddle: What type of cheese is made backwards?
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Edam.
I cover you though you lose me every day and you’d die without me. What am I?
Riddle: I cover you though you lose me every day and you’d die without me. What am I?
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Skin.
I fly around all day but I never go anywhere. What am I?
Riddle: I fly around all day but I never go anywhere. What am I?
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A flag.
What word can go after star, town and hard?
Riddle: What word can go after star, town and hard?
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Ship.
I touch the Earth and I touch the sky but if I touch you you’ll likely die. What am I?
Riddle: I touch the Earth and I touch the sky but if I touch you you’ll likely die. What am I?
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Lightning.
I am deaf and dumb and blind but always tell the truth. What am I?
Riddle: I am deaf and dumb and blind but always tell the truth. What am I?
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A mirror.
What word can go before watch, motion and gap?
Riddle: What word can go before watch, motion and gap?
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Stop.
What tastes better than it smells?
Riddle: What tastes better than it smells?
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Your tongue.
Forwards I’m what you do every day but backwards I’m wicked. What am I?
Riddle: Forwards I’m what you do every day but backwards I’m wicked. What am I?
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Live.
Poor people have it and rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?
Riddle: Poor people have it and rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?
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Nothing.
I am a seed with three letters in my name but take away the last two and I still sound the same. What am I?
Riddle: I am a seed with three letters in my name but take away the last two and I still sound the same. What am I?
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A pea.
I have branches but no fruit or trunk or leaves. What am I?
Riddle: I have branches but no fruit or trunk or leaves. What am I?
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A bank.
How many times does the number 9 occur between 1 and 100?
Riddle: How many times does the number 9 occur between 1 and 100?
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20 times.
What has many teeth but cannot bite?
Riddle: What has many teeth but cannot bite?
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A comb.
What two fruits are anagrams of each other?
Riddle: What two fruits are anagrams of each other?
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Melon and lemon.
I give milk and have a horn but I’m not a cow. Who am I?
Riddle: I give milk and have a horn but I’m not a cow. Who am I?
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A milk truck.
You’re in a cell with no windows, vents, or door. How do you escape?
Riddle: You’re in a cell with no windows, vents, or door. How do you escape?
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If there is no door, you can just walk out.
Imagine you’re in a room that is filling with water and there are no windows or doors. How do you get out?
Riddle: Imagine you’re in a room that is filling with water and there are no windows or doors. How do you get out?
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Stop imagining.
A cell phone and phone case cost $110 in total. The cell phone costs $100 more than the phone case. How much was the cell phone?
Riddle: A cell phone and phone case cost $110 in total. The cell phone costs $100 more than the phone case. How much was the cell phone?
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$105.
What word contains 26 letters but only has three syllables?
Riddle: What word contains 26 letters but only has three syllables?
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Alphabet.
What do you throw out when you want to use it but take in when you don’t want to use it?
Riddle: What do you throw out when you want to use it but take in when you don’t want to use it?
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An anchor.
What word can go before vest, beans and quartet?
Riddle: What word can go before vest, beans and quartet?
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String.
If you multiplied all of the numbers on the dial pad of a smartphone what would the total be?
Riddle: If you multiplied all of the numbers on the dial pad of a smartphone what would the total be?
If you multiplied all of the numbers on the dial pad of a smartphone what would the total be?
Zero. All the numbers from 0 – 9 are there and if you multiply anything by zero, the result is zero.
What word can go after gun, pin and mid?
Riddle: What word can go after gun, pin and mid?
What word can go after gun, pin and mid?
Point.
If you have three you have three and if you have two you have two. But if you have one you have none. What am I?
Riddle: If you have three you have three and if you have two you have two. But if you have one you have none. What am I?
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Choices.
The last man on Earth received a phone call. Who was the caller?
Riddle: The last man on Earth received a phone call. Who was the caller?
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A woman.
Three men were in a boat when it capsized but only two got their hair wet. Why?
Riddle: Three men were in a boat when it capsized but only two got their hair wet. Why?
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One of the men was bald.
What is always in front of you but cannot be seen?
Riddle: What is always in front of you but cannot be seen?
What is always in front of you but cannot be seen?
The future.
What kind of coat is always wet when you put it on?
Riddle: What kind of coat is always wet when you put it on?
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A coat of paint.
During what month do people sleep the least?
Riddle: During what month do people sleep the least?
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February – it’s the shortest month.
Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Riddle: Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
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Incorrectly.
What kind of room has no doors or windows?
Riddle: What kind of room has no doors or windows?
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A mushroom.
A girl who was born in 1962 just had her 18th birthday. How?
Riddle: A girl who was born in 1962 just had her 18th birthday. How?
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She was born in room 1962.