Easy Riddles with Answers

A horse is on a 24 foot chain and eats an apple that is 26 feet away. How did the horse get to the apple?

Why does an Elephant drink more water in January than February?

How can you place a pencil on the floor so that no one can jump over it?

In British Columbia you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?

I have a name, but it isn't my name. My face shows signs of age. I always mean the same thing, no matter what I say. I'm born in mourning, and I last 'til the e...

I have no wings but I fly, I have no teeth but I bite. What am I?

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who am I?

I am a strong as ten men Yet ten men cannot stand me up. What am I?

Violet, indigo, blue and green, yellow, orange and red; these are the colors you have seen after the storm has fled. What am I?

Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?

Teddy bears are never hungry because they are always what?

I always run but never walk, Have a mouth but never talk. What am I?

I go into the water black and come out red. What am I?

I'm not an air plane, but I can fly through the sky. I'm not a river, but I'm full of water. What am I?

Dead on the field lie ten soldiers in white, Felled by three eyes, black as night. What happened?

Simon Simpleton was born in London, England. His mother was Welsh and his father Scottish. When Simon was eight his mother died. When Simon was ten his father m...

Every dawn begins with me At dusk I'll be the first you see And daybreak couldn't come without What midday centers all about Daises grow from me, I'm told And w...

I am a word of meanings three. Three ways of spelling me there be. The first is an odor, a smell if you will. The second some money, but not in a bill. The thir...

I live in water If you cut my head I'm at your door, If you cut my tail I'm fruit, If you cut both I'm with you What am I?

I heard of an invading, vanquishing army sweeping across the land, liquid-quick; conquering everything, quelling resistance. With it came darkness, dimming the...

I look flat, but I am deep, Hidden realms I shelter. Lives I take, but food I offer. At times I am beautiful. I can be calm, angry and turbulent. I have no hear...

I have existed for centuries, but last only a month. What am I?

You are awoken at 3 A.M. by a knock on your door. Your parents call you to let you know that they are there for breakfast. You are confused but quickly think of...

A father's child, a mother's child, yet no one's son. Who am I?