Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

If you were standing directly on the south pole facing north, which direction would you travel if you took one step backward?

This guy crossed a road and everyone wants an explanation.

Special abilities and brightly colored underwear are all you need to be one of these.

What is it that no man ever yet did see, which never was, but always is to be?

I cover what's real; hide what is true, but sometimes bring out the courage in you. What am I?

Three lives have I. Gentle enough to soothe the skin. Light enough to caress the sky. Hard enough to crack rocks. What am I?

You are in a room with 3 monkeys. One monkey has a banana, one has a stick, and one has nothing. Who is the smartest primate?

What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don't want to use it?

I have two arms, but fingers none. I have two feet, but cannot run. I carry well, but I have found I carry best with my feet off the ground....

Mountains will crumble and temples will fall, and no man can survive its endless call. What is it?

You can spin, wheel and twist, but this thing can turn without moving. What is it?

If you blow past your destination, you'll have to throw your car into this.

Though liquid in nature, don't push me too far for then I will break, and the damage may scar. What am I?

Look at me. I can bring a smile to your face, a tear to your eye, or even a thought to your mind. But, I can't be seen. What am I?

When asked how old she was, Suzie replied, "in two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago." How old is she?

This old one runs forever, but never moves at all. He has not lungs nor throat, but still a mighty roaring call. What is it?

In a tunnel of darkness lies a beast of iron. It can only attack when pulled back. What is it?

What is that which goes with a car, comes with a car, is of no use to a car, and yet the car cannot go without it?

Never resting, never still. Moving silently from hill to hill. It does not walk, run or trot. All is cool where it is not.

I was carried into a dark room, and set on fire. I wept, and then my head was cut off. What am I?

What object has keys that open no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go in?

What has a mouth but can't chew?

First you see me in the grass dressed in yellow gay; next I am in dainty white, then I fly away. What am I?

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 know, whe...