Riddle: People need it yet they give it away every day. What is it?
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Money.
Test your powers of logical thinking with these fun what is it riddles, complete with answers!
Riddle: People need it yet they give it away every day. What is it?
Money.
Riddle: To some it means to combine but to others it means 1009. What is it?
MIX (in Roman numerals M = 1000 and IX = 9).
Riddle: When one is taken then three more is added. What is it?
SIX. When one letter is taken away (S), we have IX, which is 9 in Roman numerals. And 9 is three more than 6.
Riddle: On flowing rivers or between the eyes or under singing strings it lies. What is it?
Bridge.
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?
Watermelon.
Riddle: If you are to keep it, you must first give it to me. What is it?
Your word.
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?
A clock.
Riddle: It stalks the countryside with ears that cannot hear. What is it?
Corn.
Riddle: It is often running yet it has no legs. You need it but it doesn’t need you. What is it?
Water.
Riddle: When it points up it’s bright but when it points down it’s dark. What is it?
A light switch.
Riddle: You use a knife to slice its head and weep beside it when it’s dead. What is it?
An onion.
Riddle: It belongs in a gallery but add one letter and it belongs in a racetrack. What is it?
Art (kart).
Riddle: If you take away the whole you still have some left over. What is it?
The word wholesome.
Riddle: It is bouncy but it is not round. It can be above or in the ground. What is it?
A trampoline.
Riddle: Round like a dishpan and smaller than a bathtub, but the ocean can’t fill it. What is it?
A sieve.
Riddle: It can be short and sometimes hot. When displayed, it rarely impresses. What is it?
A temper.
Riddle: It can be painful to receive or a delicious drink. What is it?
Punch.
Riddle: You can use it to look through a wall. What is it?
A window.
Riddle: Nobody has ever walked this way. What is it?
The Milky Way.
Riddle: It is easy to lift but hard to throw. What is it?
A feather.
Riddle: One plant on it’s own it’s us but two plants together it’s I. What is it?
Cactus/cacti.
Riddle: Far better to be great in age instead of adolescent. To be less in size means less time convalescent. What is it?
A wound.
Riddle: You do not want it but if you get it you don’t want to lose it. What is it?
A lawsuit.
Riddle: Very few men have ever been here but one man has been for thousands of years. What is it?
The moon.
Riddle: It is a ball that can be rolled but never bounced or thrown. What is it?
Eyeball.
Riddle: It favors the brave, can be found on a wheel, yet is often given by trust. What is it?
Fortune.
Riddle: You have to travel far before you turn it over. What is it?
An odometer.
Riddle: Flat as a leaf and round as a ring. Has two eyes but can’t see a thing. What is it?
A button.
Riddle: This question has only one answer but everyone answers it differently. What is it?
What’s your name?
Riddle: It only works the first time you use it. What is it?
A match.
Riddle: The leaves are on the fruit but the fruit is on the leaves. What is it
A pineapple.
Riddle: What is it that is full all day and empty at night?
Shoes.
Riddle: Voiceless it cries, wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters. What is it?
Wind.
Riddle: You carry it everywhere you go but it does not get heavy. What is it?
Your name.
Riddle: Re-arrange the letters O O U S W T D N E J R to spell just one word. What is it?
Just one word.
Riddle: Everyone has it but no one can lose it. What is it?
A shadow.