346 riddles with hints and detailed explanations
A beggar's brother died, but the man who died had no brother. How could that be?
I am the beginning of sorrow, and the end of sickness. You cannot express happiness without me, yet I am in the midst of crosses....
If you drop me, I'm sure to crack. Give me a smile, and I'll always smile back. What am I?
You can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I?
The things I bite, they don't bleed, I don't bite until you push me; I bring my victims together each time I bite, But they'll com...
Almost everyone sees me without noticing me, For what is beyond is what he or she seeks. What am I?
A man shaves several times a day, yet he still has a beard. Who is this man?
I'm like a doll, But I'm not for playing; I stand up straight, but if windy I may be laying; I'm well-known and famous for having...
I'm as small as an ant, as big as a whale. I'll approach like a breeze, but can come like a gale. By some I get hit, but all have...
It's hard to give up. Remove part of it and you still have a bit. Remove another part, but bit is still there. Remove another and...
2 men and a boy started a never ending race. One of the men can run super fast while the other man can run way faster than the boy...
This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, rui...
I make you weak at the worst of all times. I keep you safe, I keep you fine. I make your hands sweat, and your heart grow cold, I...
Sometimes I am loved, Usually by the young. Other times I am dreaded, Mostly by the old ones. I am hard to remember, Also hard to...
Mountains will crumble and temples will fall, and no man can survive its endless call. What is it?
Very helpful if you intend to go gently down a stream.
Some try to hide, some try to cheat, but time will show, we always will meet, try as you might, to guess my name, I promise you'll...
A twiggy home.
When they are caught, they are thrown away. When they escape, you itch all day. What are they?
Where everyone wants to run home and stealing is encouraged.
Violet, indigo, blue and green, yellow, orange and red; these are the colors you have seen after the storm has fled. What am I?
What is full of holes, but can still hold a lot of water?
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
What is higher without the head, than with it?