70 riddles with hints and detailed explanations
What falls but never breaks?
I always run but never walk, Have a mouth but never talk. What am I?
I pass before the sun, yet make no shadow. What am I?
I am a rock group that has 4 members, all of whom are dead, one of which was assassinated. What am I?
I fly when I am born, lie when I'm alive, and run when I am dead What am I?
A cloud was my mother, the wind is my father, my son is the cool stream, and my daughter is the fruit of the land. A rainbow is my...
What US state is surrounded by the most water?
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...
I heard of an invading, vanquishing army sweeping across the land, liquid-quick; conquering everything, quelling resistance. With...
Die without me, Never thank me. Walk right through me, never feel me. Always watching, never speaking. Always lurking, never seen.
As beautiful as the setting sun, As delicate as the morning dew; An angel's dusting from the stars that can turn the Earth into A...
A thousand colored folds stretch toward the sky, Atop a tender strand, Rising from the land, 'Til killed by maiden's hand, Perhaps...
What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees Up, up it goes, And yet never grows?
I build up castles. I tear down mountains. I make some men blind, I help others to see. What am I?
Lighter than what I am made of, More of me is hidden Than is seen.
Reaching stiffly for the sky, I bare my fingers when it's cold In warmth I wear an emerald glove And in between I dress in gold
Glittering points that downward thrust, Sparkling spears that never rust.
Soft and fragile is my skin, I get my growth in mud I'm dangerous as much as pretty, for if not careful, I draw blood.
When you went into the woods you got me. You hated me yet you wanted to find me. You went home with me cause you couldn't find me...
The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it?
What always runs but never walks, often murmurs, never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?
A twiggy home.
Never resting, never still. Moving silently from hill to hill. It does not walk, run or trot. All is cool where it is not.
It is an insect, and the first part of its name is the name of another insect. What is it?