Riddle: On flowing rivers or between the eyes or under singing strings it lies. What is it?
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Bridge.
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 makeup do pirate girls wear?
Riddle: What kind of makeup do pirate girls wear?
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Ship gloss.
What word can go before storm, proof and coat?
Riddle: What word can go before storm, proof and coat?
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Rain.
One of me can completely stop you. But multiple of me can only slow you down… What am I?
Riddle: One of me can completely stop you. But multiple of me can only slow you down… What am I?
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Period. As in the riddle, multiple periods make an ellipsis.
I start at the end, and finish at the beginning, and wherever I go, I am cold. What am I?
Riddle: I start at the end, and finish at the beginning, and wherever I go, I am cold. What am I?
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Winter. It starts at the end of one year and ends at the beginning of the next.
Why did the computer get glasses?
Riddle: Why did the computer get glasses?
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To improve his web sight.
What word can go before bone, yard and drop?
Riddle: What word can go before bone, yard and drop?
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Back.
I have thousands of ears, but I’m a terrible listener. What am I?
Riddle: I have thousands of ears, but I’m a terrible listener. What am I?
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A cornfield.
What word can go after foot, toad and bar?
Riddle: What word can go after foot, toad and bar?
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Stool.
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?
Riddle: Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?
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The letter ‘r’.
Why did the pirate walk the plank?
Riddle: Why did the pirate walk the plank?
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Because he didn’t have a dog.
What word can go after hour, fiber and plate?
Riddle: What word can go after hour, fiber and plate?
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Glass.
You see me once in a year, twice in a week, but never in a day. What am I?
Riddle: You see me once in a year, twice in a week, but never in a day. What am I?
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The letter ‘e’.
What kind of flowers are great friends?
Riddle: What kind of flowers are great friends?
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Rose buds.
How can a room full of married people be empty?
Riddle: How can a room full of married people be empty?
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Because there’s not a single person there.
If you have two twins, three triplets and four quadruplets, how many people do you have?
Riddle: If you have two twins, three triplets and four quadruplets, how many people do you have?
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Nine people. Two twins are 2 people, three triplets are 3 people, and four quadruplets are 4 people. 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Why are pirates great singers?
Riddle: Why are pirates great singers?
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They can hit the high Cs.
I build up castles and I tear down mountains. I make some men blind but I help others to see. What am I?
Riddle: I build up castles and I tear down mountains. I make some men blind but I help others to see. What am I?
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Sand.
What do you call a snake with a great personality?
Riddle: What do you call a snake with a great personality?
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A snake charmer.
What job occurs once every moment, always with momentum but never in stopping?
Riddle: What job occurs once every moment, always with momentum but never in stopping?
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A mom.
What happened to the woman who fell into the upholstery machine?
Riddle: What happened to the woman who fell into the upholstery machine?
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She’s fully recovered.
What word can go before ticket, stop and ride?
Riddle: What word can go before ticket, stop and ride?
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Bus.
Born in the past but only live in the present. Sometimes false, always personal. What am I?
Riddle: Born in the past but only live in the present. Sometimes false, always personal. What am I?
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Memories.
You can always see me in darkness, but never in the light. I make laughter lethal. But without me, your scars become a ride.
Riddle: You can always see me in darkness, but never in the light. I make laughter lethal. But without me, your scars become a ride.
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The letter ‘s’ – it appears twice in the word darkness, add it to the beginning of laughter and you get slaughter, remove it from the word scars and you get the word car.
I can run but not walk. Thought is not far behind me. What am I?
Riddle: I can run but not walk. Thought is not far behind me. What am I?
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Nose.
People knock on me to say hello but lock me up after their visitors go. What am I?
Riddle: People knock on me to say hello but lock me up after their visitors go. What am I?
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A door.
There’s a green house. In the green house there’s a white house. In the white house there’s a red house. In the red house there are black rooms. What is it?
Riddle: There’s a green house. In the green house there’s a white house. In the white house there’s a red house. In the red house there are black rooms. What is it?
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Watermelon.
If you are to keep it, you must first give it to me. What is it?
Riddle: If you are to keep it, you must first give it to me. What is it?
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Your word.
Why are giraffes so slow to apologize?
Riddle: Why are giraffes so slow to apologize?
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It takes them a long time to swallow their pride.
I go up and down at the very same time, and never stop. What am I?
Riddle: I go up and down at the very same time, and never stop. What am I?
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Stairs.
A clerk at a butcher shop stands five-feet ten-inches tall and wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh?
Riddle: A clerk at a butcher shop stands five-feet ten-inches tall and wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh?
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Meat.
It has a face that does not smile or frown. It has no mouth but it makes a familiar sound. It has hands but fingers it does not. What is it?
Riddle: It has a face that does not smile or frown. It has no mouth but it makes a familiar sound. It has hands but fingers it does not. What is it?
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A clock.
Why does a dragon sleep all day?
Riddle: Why does a dragon sleep all day?
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So it can hunt knights.
Open me and you can’t see me without a mirror. Close me and you can’t see me at all. What am I?
Riddle: Open me and you can’t see me without a mirror. Close me and you can’t see me at all. What am I?
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Your eyes.
Why did the bicycle fall over?
Riddle: Why did the bicycle fall over?
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Because it was two-tired.
Why did the pirate go to the Apple Store?
Riddle: Why did the pirate go to the Apple Store?
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To buy an iPatch.
I can be sun, I can be sand, and I can be bird. What am I?
Riddle: I can be sun, I can be sand, and I can be bird. What am I?
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A clock (sundial, hourglass and cuckoo clock).
What increases the more it is shared by others?
Riddle: What increases the more it is shared by others?
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Happiness.
Three doctors said that Steven was their brother but Steven said he had no brothers. Who is lying?
Riddle: Three doctors said that Steven was their brother but Steven said he had no brothers. Who is lying?
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No one is lying; the doctors are all Steven’s sisters.
Contrary to my name I am not a queen. Hold me up to things though and their length is seen.
Riddle: Contrary to my name I am not a queen. Hold me up to things though and their length is seen.
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A ruler.
When is a football player like a judge?
Riddle: When is a football player like a judge?
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When he sits on the bench.
A man is alone in his house washing dishes. When he looks down, there are more glasses in the sink than there were before. How?
Riddle: A man is alone in his house washing dishes. When he looks down, there are more glasses in the sink than there were before. How?
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His own pair of glasses fell into the sink.
When you take me out of a window you leave a grieving wife. When you stick me in a door you will save somebody’s life. What am I?
Riddle: When you take me out of a window you leave a grieving wife. When you stick me in a door you will save somebody’s life. What am I?
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The letter ‘n’. Take it from the word ‘window’ and you are left with ‘widow’. Add it to the word ‘door’ and you get ‘donor’.
I might come through your window and I’m often at the bar. Sometimes I’m used to send your kids to die in lands afar. What am I?
Riddle: I might come through your window and I’m often at the bar. Sometimes I’m used to send your kids to die in lands afar. What am I?
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Draft.
Why did the woman wear a helmet every time she ate?
Riddle: Why did the woman wear a helmet every time she ate?
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She was on a crash diet.
It stalks the countryside with ears that cannot hear. What is it?
Riddle: It stalks the countryside with ears that cannot hear. What is it?
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Corn.
What is something you will never see again?
Riddle: What is something you will never see again?
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Yesterday.
What do you call a fairy that doesn’t take a bath?
Riddle: What do you call a fairy that doesn’t take a bath?
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Stinkerbell.
What do you ask for but rarely take?
Riddle: What do you ask for but rarely take?
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Advice.
I am something you sit on but can’t take with you. What am I?
Riddle: I am something you sit on but can’t take with you. What am I?
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The floor.
What’s the difference between a person with a terrible toothache and a rainy day?
Riddle: What’s the difference between a person with a terrible toothache and a rainy day?
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One is roaring with pain; the other is pouring with rain.
What does a rain cloud wear under his clothes?
Riddle: What does a rain cloud wear under his clothes?
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Thunderwear.
Why did the queen go to the dentist?
Riddle: Why did the queen go to the dentist?
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To get crowns on her teeth.
What word can go after down, fire and lake?
Riddle: What word can go after down, fire and lake?
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Side.
You can see me in water but I never get wet. What am I?
Riddle: You can see me in water but I never get wet. What am I?
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A reflection.
What word can go before time, reach and rule?
Riddle: What word can go before time, reach and rule?
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Over.