Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

Samuel said, "I wish yesterday was tomorrow so that today would be Friday." What day did Samuel say this on?

It turns into a different story. What is it?

I'm an old relative who's hands can't hold anything and eyes can't see anything. What am I?

I always follow my brother, although very different we are. You can see him, but not me. You can hear me, but not him. What am I?

Alone I am 24th, with a friend I am 20. Another friend and I am unclean. What am I?

I have six faces but not even one body connected, 21 eyes in total but cannot see. What am I?

I only point in one direction, but I guide people around the world. What am I?

There are several different kinds but the one you pick doesn't do its job. What is it?

I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?

What can be seen in the middle of March and April that cannot be seen at the beginning or end of either month?

All roses are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. Therefore some roses fade quickly. True of False?

I am found in the sea and on land but I do not walk or swim. I travel by foot but I am toeless. No matter where I go, I'm never fa...

You have two dogs. How can you give one away, yet keep both?

What is it that is deaf, dumb and blind and always tells the truth?

Which word contains 26 letters but only three syllables?

I can go through glass without breaking it. What am I?

I am the son of your grandmother and grandfather but not your uncle. Who am I?

How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?

Take me with you and I'll lead you anywhere. Flip me around and I'll annoy you.

Which ring is square?

I am as simple as a circle, worthless as a leader but when I follow a group, their strength increases tenfold. By myself I'm pract...

Ever eating, never cloying, All-devouring, all-destroying, Never finding full repast, Till I eat the world at last.

What we caught, we threw away. We kept what we didn't catch. What was it that we kept?

A harp has four of something, whilst a guitar has six of them. What are we talking about?