Funny Riddles
Sailing Spirit: My dress is tranquil when I tread the earth, or dwell at home, or drift on the water. Sometimes my wings and this wide sky lift me over the dwellings of men, and then strong clouds carry me over the people. My ornaments echo loudly and melodiously, Illustriously sing when I am not …
Golden Juice: Within, I clean all that is bad and is old. I make juice that’s the color of gold. Should i die, a filter machine would you need assembled To replace me, and beans I resemble.What am I? A kidney.
Unseen: I pass before the sun, yet make no shadow. What am I? The wind.
Always Truthful: Here on Earth it’s always true, that a day follows a day. But there is a place where yesterday always follows today! In a dictionary.
Pancake Predicament: If the only frying pan in the house is large enough to cook two pancakes at a time and pancakes take one minute to brown one side, how can you make three pancakes in three minutes? Pour two pancakes and brown the first side. After the first side is done, flip one, take …
He and He: Name an English word of more than 2 letters that both begins and ends with the letters “he” in that order. There are two possible answers. Headache or Heartache.
Rain That Dries: My thunder comes before the lightning; My lightning comes before the clouds; My rain dries all the land it touches. What am I? A volcano.
Made Today: Formed long ago, yet made today, Employed while others sleep. What none would freely give away. Nor any wish to keep. A bed.
Delicious Riddle: A little pool with two layers of wall around it. One white and soft and the other dark and hard, amidst a light brown grassy lawn with an outline of a green grass. What am I? A Coconut.
Two Dead Bodies: There are two bodies on the floor. They are surrounded by water and broken glass. How did they die? The fish bowl got knocked over. The bodies were goldfish.
All Three: No legs have I to dance, No lungs have I to breathe, No life have I to live or die And yet I do all three. What am I? I am Fire.
A Special Number: The following number is the only one of its kind: 8,549,176,320Can you figure out what is so special about it? It’s the only number that has all the digits arranged in alphabetical order.
Presidential Ties: The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States of America had the same parents, but were not brothers. How can this be possible? They were the same man. Grover Cleveland served two terms as president of the United States, but the terms were not consecutive.
Lighter Barrel: What can be seen, but cannot be touched, and when put in a barrel, will make the barrel lighter? A beam of light!
Don’t Think Too Hard: If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become? Wet, duh!
Never Rust: Glittering points That downward thrust, Sparkling spears That never rust. Icicle.
Thick or Thin: If boiling water is poured into a thick drinking glass as well as a very thin wine glass, of the two, which is more likely to crack? The thick glass is more likely to crack since glass is a poor conductor of heat. In a thin glass, the heat passes more quickly …
Who is the Murderer?: There are five acquaintances. One of them shot and killed one of the other five. Which man is the murderer?1. Dan ran in the NY City marathon yesterday with one of the innocent men. 2. Mike considered being a farmer before he moved to the city. 3. Jeff is a top-notch …
A Strange Murder: A man was shot to death while in his car. There were no powder marks on his clothing, which indicated that the gunman was outside the car. However, all the windows were up and the doors locked. After a close inspection was made, the only bullet-holes discovered were on the man’s body. …
Money Talks: A wealthy man named Richard Ellis had been counting his money. When he finished, he accidentally left a $100.00 bill on his desk. But when he returned for it a short while later, it was gone. Only two other people could have seen the bill. One was the maid; the other was the …
