Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

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

The shorter I am, the bigger I am. 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?

At noon and at midnight, the long and short hands of a clock are together. Between noon and midnight, how many times does the long...

An iron horse with a flaxen tail. The longer the horse runs, the shorter his tail becomes. What is it?

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

I appear once in summer and twice in autumn, but never in winter. What am I?

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I've been used by almost everybody....

Under pressure is the only way I work, and by myself is the only way I am hurt. What am I?

Of the king I am blue and of the peasant I am red. Of the frog I am cold and of the dog I am hot instead. What am I?

What has everything inside it? Everything you can imagine. Even God, wind, world, sky, heaven, earth and everything that comes to...

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

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

I am a fruit. I am tasty and provide lots of energy. You can also find me in a calendar. What am I?

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

What goes around and in the house, but never touches the house?

The combined age of Jack and John is 49. Jack is twice as old, as John was when Jack was as old as John is now. How old are the br...