Riddle: He got it in the woods and brought it home in his hand because he couldn’t find it. The more he looked for it the more he felt it. When he finally found it he threw it away. What is it?
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A splinter.
What is it riddles
What is it riddles
Test your powers of logical thinking with these fun what is it riddles, complete with answers!
You buy it but never use it. You see it in your halls frequently but you are fine with it. What is it?
Riddle: You buy it but never use it. You see it in your halls frequently but you are fine with it. What is it?
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A painting.
It has a long neck, a name of a bird, feeds on ships’ cargo, and is not alive. What is it?
Riddle: It has a long neck, a name of a bird, feeds on ships’ cargo, and is not alive. What is it?
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Crane.
Doing this with your job can be risky but doing it with smoking is always a good idea. What is it?
Riddle: Doing this with your job can be risky but doing it with smoking is always a good idea. What is it?
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Quitting.
It can be long or short. It can be grown or bought. It can be painted or left bare. What is it?
Riddle: It can be long or short. It can be grown or bought. It can be painted or left bare. What is it?
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A fingernail.
On stormy sea or between the eyes, or under singing strings it lies. What is it?
Riddle: On stormy sea or between the eyes, or under singing strings it lies. What is it?
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Bridge.
It is essential to creation and surrounds every place. What is it?
Riddle: It is essential to creation and surrounds every place. What is it?
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The letter ‘e’.
A cultivated breed or basic broth to make, bought when it is low, a risk at greater stakes. What is it?
Riddle: A cultivated breed or basic broth to make, bought when it is low, a risk at greater stakes. What is it?
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Stock.
It cannot be bought or sold even if it’s made of gold. What is it?
Riddle: It cannot be bought or sold even if it’s made of gold. What is it?
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Heart.
Pretty and colorful to one’s eye. Remove its head to make it less high. What is it?
Riddle: Pretty and colorful to one’s eye. Remove its head to make it less high. What is it?
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Flower. (Remove the head, i.e. the ‘F’ and you are left with ‘lower’).
First in every pitch. Dug into the ground. Feel it in your stomach, from peaches eaten round. What is it?
Riddle: First in every pitch. Dug into the ground. Feel it in your stomach, from peaches eaten round. What is it?
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Pit.
Dry as a bone on top but wet below. You hear its cry but never its echo. What is it?
Riddle: Dry as a bone on top but wet below. You hear its cry but never its echo. What is it?
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A duck.
When it’s alive its life gets short. When I kill it its life prolongs. What is it?
Riddle: When it’s alive its life gets short. When I kill it its life prolongs. What is it?
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A candle.
It has a throne but not a king. When it rains, you often sing. What is it?
Riddle: It has a throne but not a king. When it rains, you often sing. What is it?
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Bathroom.
It does its job right after it is fired. What is it?
Riddle: It does its job right after it is fired. What is it?
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A bullet or cannonball.
Never in daylight but surrounded in sun. Found first in unicorns, it is centered in fun. What is it?
Riddle: Never in daylight but surrounded in sun. Found first in unicorns, it is centered in fun. What is it?
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The letter ‘u’.
Nobody empties it but it never stays full for long. What is it?
Riddle: Nobody empties it but it never stays full for long. What is it?
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The moon.
It has keys but no locks and space but no room. What is it?
Riddle: It has keys but no locks and space but no room. What is it?
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A computer keyboard.
People need it yet they give it away every day. What is it?
Riddle: People need it yet they give it away every day. What is it?
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Money.
To some it means to combine but to others it means 1009. What is it?
Riddle: To some it means to combine but to others it means 1009. What is it?
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MIX (in Roman numerals M = 1000 and IX = 9).
When one is taken then three more is added. What is it?
Riddle: When one is taken then three more is added. What is it?
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SIX. When one letter is taken away (S), we have IX, which is 9 in Roman numerals. And 9 is three more than 6.
On flowing rivers or between the eyes or under singing strings it lies. What is it?
Riddle: On flowing rivers or between the eyes or under singing strings it lies. What is it?
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Bridge.
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.
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.
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.
It is often running yet it has no legs. You need it but it doesn’t need you. What is it?
Riddle: It is often running yet it has no legs. You need it but it doesn’t need you. What is it?
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Water.
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 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.
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).
If you take away the whole you still have some left over. What is it?
Riddle: If you take away the whole you still have some left over. What is it?
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The word wholesome.
It is bouncy but it is not round. It can be above or in the ground. What is it?
Riddle: It is bouncy but it is not round. It can be above or in the ground. What is it?
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A trampoline.
Round like a dishpan and smaller than a bathtub, but the ocean can’t fill it. What is it?
Riddle: Round like a dishpan and smaller than a bathtub, but the ocean can’t fill it. What is it?
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A sieve.
It can be short and sometimes hot. When displayed, it rarely impresses. What is it?
Riddle: It can be short and sometimes hot. When displayed, it rarely impresses. What is it?
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A temper.
It can be painful to receive or a delicious drink. What is it?
Riddle: It can be painful to receive or a delicious drink. What is it?
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Punch.
You can use it to look through a wall. What is it?
Riddle: You can use it to look through a wall. What is it?
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A window.
Nobody has ever walked this way. What is it?
Riddle: Nobody has ever walked this way. What is it?
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The Milky Way.
It is easy to lift but hard to throw. What is it?
Riddle: It is easy to lift but hard to throw. What is it?
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A feather.
One plant on it’s own it’s us but two plants together it’s I. What is it?
Riddle: One plant on it’s own it’s us but two plants together it’s I. What is it?
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Cactus/cacti.
Far better to be great in age instead of adolescent. To be less in size means less time convalescent. What is it?
Riddle: Far better to be great in age instead of adolescent. To be less in size means less time convalescent. What is it?
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A wound.
You do not want it but if you get it you don’t want to lose it. What is it?
Riddle: You do not want it but if you get it you don’t want to lose it. What is it?
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A lawsuit.
Very few men have ever been here but one man has been for thousands of years. What is it?
Riddle: Very few men have ever been here but one man has been for thousands of years. What is it?
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The moon.
It is a ball that can be rolled but never bounced or thrown. What is it?
Riddle: It is a ball that can be rolled but never bounced or thrown. What is it?
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Eyeball.
It favors the brave, can be found on a wheel, yet is often given by trust. What is it?
Riddle: It favors the brave, can be found on a wheel, yet is often given by trust. What is it?
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Fortune.
You have to travel far before you turn it over. What is it?
Riddle: You have to travel far before you turn it over. What is it?
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An odometer.
Flat as a leaf and round as a ring. Has two eyes but can’t see a thing. What is it?
Riddle: Flat as a leaf and round as a ring. Has two eyes but can’t see a thing. What is it?
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A button.
This question has only one answer but everyone answers it differently. What is it?
Riddle: This question has only one answer but everyone answers it differently. What is it?
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What’s your name?
It only works the first time you use it. What is it?
Riddle: It only works the first time you use it. What is it?
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A match.
The leaves are on the fruit but the fruit is on the leaves. What is it?
Riddle: The leaves are on the fruit but the fruit is on the leaves. What is it
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A pineapple.
What is it that is full all day and empty at night?
Riddle: What is it that is full all day and empty at night?
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Shoes.
Voiceless it cries, wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters. What is it?
Riddle: Voiceless it cries, wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters. What is it?
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Wind.
You carry it everywhere you go but it does not get heavy. What is it?
Riddle: You carry it everywhere you go but it does not get heavy. What is it?
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Your name.
Re-arrange the letters O O U S W T D N E J R to spell just one word. What is it?
Riddle: Re-arrange the letters O O U S W T D N E J R to spell just one word. What is it?
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Just one word.
Everyone has it but no one can lose it. What is it?
Riddle: Everyone has it but no one can lose it. What is it?
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A shadow.