Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

Until I am measured I am not known, Yet how you miss me when I have flown.

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.

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

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

If you break me I do not stop working, If you touch me I may be snared, If you lose me Nothing will matter.

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?

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...

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

You saw me where I never was and where I could not be. And yet within that very place, my face you often see. What am I?

I drift forever with the current down these long canals they've made, Tame, yet wild, I run elusive Multitasking to your aid. Befo...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

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...

It's red, blue, purple and green, no one can reach it, not even the queen. What is it?

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

James ordered a fishing rod, priced at $3.56. Unfortunately, James is an Eskimo who lives in a very remote part of Greenland and t...

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