Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

What does man love more than life Fear more than death or mortal strife What the poor have, the rich require, and what contented m...

Glittering points that downward thrust, Sparkling spears that never rust.

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

All about, but cannot be seen, Can be captured, cannot be held, No throat, but can be heard.

I have four legs but no tail. Usually I am heard only at night. What am I?

I know a word of letters three. Add two, and fewer there will be!

You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat?

With the numbers 123456789, make them add up to 100. They must stay in the same order. You can use addition, subtraction, multipli...

I am always hungry, I must always be fed, The finger I touch, Will soon turn red

There is one word that stands the test of time and holds fast to the center of everything. Though everyone will try at least once...

Kings and queens may cling to power and the jester's got his call, But, as you may all discover, the common one outranks them all.

Two in a corner, 1 in a room, 0 in a house, but 1 in a shelter. What am I?

I am seen in the water if seen in the sky, I am in the rainbow, a jays feather,and lapis lazuli.

Lighter than what I am made of, More of me is hidden Than is seen.

Each morning I appear to lie at your feet, All day I will follow no matter how fast you run, Yet I nearly perish in the midday sun...

It's true I bring serenity, And hang around the stars But yet I live in misery; You'll find me behind bars With thieves and villai...

What is it that after you take away the whole, some still remains?

How far will a blind dog walk into a forest?

When set loose I fly away, Never so cursed As when I go astray.

What begins and has no end? What is the ending of all that begins?

This is a most unusual paragraph. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothi...

An old man wanted to leave all of his money to one of his three sons, but he didn't know which one he should give it to. He gave e...

A man builds a house with all 4 sides facing south. A bear walks past the house. What color is the bear?

I build up castles. I tear down mountains. I make some men blind, I help others to see. What am I?