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Some riddles in English. Can you guess them?


Definition of a riddle: "A question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning".

  • What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

  • What has an eye but can not see?

  • What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?

  • What kind of room has no doors or windows?

  • Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?

  • Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?

  • If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?

  • How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?

  • He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?

  • Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?

  • What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?

  • Your mother’s brother’s only brother-in-law is asleep on your couch. Who is asleep on your couch?

  • What has four eyes but cannot see?

  • What start with a "t", end with a "t", and is full of "t" ?

  • What types of words are these: madam, civic, eye, level?

 
 
 
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