Brain Teasers
Riddles
Riddles are short poems, stories, or phrases that pose a question with a hidden meaning that you need to answer to solve the puzzle. Riddles frequently rhyme, but not always. Some riddles rely on metaphor to disguise the answer and these are usually called 'Enigmas'. Other riddles use puns or double meaning to hide the solution - these are called 'Conundra'. There are over a thousand riddles here at Braingle for you to enjoy.
Popular Riddles
Exit and Entrance
If you throw me from the window,
I will leave a grieving wife.
Bring me back, but in the door, and
You'll see someone giving life!
What am I?
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If you throw me from the window,
I will leave a grieving wife.
Bring me back, but in the door, and
You'll see someone giving life!
What am I?
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The Protector
I am a protector.
I sit on a bridge.
One person can see right through me, while others wonder what I hide.
What am I?
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I am a protector.
I sit on a bridge.
One person can see right through me, while others wonder what I hide.
What am I?
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Only a Head
I am only a head,
I have nothing within,
I have no mouth,
But speak through my skin.
What am I?
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I am only a head,
I have nothing within,
I have no mouth,
But speak through my skin.
What am I?
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A drum.
Drums consist of a drumhead (the part of the drum you beat) over a hollow space, and are traditionally made with animal skin.
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Drums consist of a drumhead (the part of the drum you beat) over a hollow space, and are traditionally made with animal skin.
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Assemble
What king can you make if you take
the head of a lamb
the middle of a pig
the hind of a buffalo
and the tail of a dragon?
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What king can you make if you take
the head of a lamb
the middle of a pig
the hind of a buffalo
and the tail of a dragon?
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A lion, king of the jungle! (the head of a Lamb, the middle of a pIg, the hind of a buffalO and the tail of a dragoN)
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Always Old, Sometimes New
Always old, sometimes new. Never sad, sometimes blue. Never empty, sometimes full. Never pushing, always pulling. What am I?
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Always old, sometimes new. Never sad, sometimes blue. Never empty, sometimes full. Never pushing, always pulling. What am I?
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A Batter
I am used to bat with, yet I never get a hit.
I am near a ball, yet I am never thrown.
What am I?
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I am used to bat with, yet I never get a hit.
I am near a ball, yet I am never thrown.
What am I?
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Fun Riddles
Blue Earth
I am where the sky is orange;
I am where the grass is red;
I am the land of violet bananas
and the home to blue oranges.
What am I?
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I am where the sky is orange;
I am where the grass is red;
I am the land of violet bananas
and the home to blue oranges.
What am I?
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I am a film negative.
On a negative, everything is its complementary color (red and green complement each other, as do yellow and violet, and blue and orange)
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On a negative, everything is its complementary color (red and green complement each other, as do yellow and violet, and blue and orange)
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Dagger
A dagger thrust at my own heart
Dictates the way I'm swayed
Left I stand, and right I yield
To the twisting of the blade.
What am I?
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A dagger thrust at my own heart
Dictates the way I'm swayed
Left I stand, and right I yield
To the twisting of the blade.
What am I?
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It Starts and Ends With `E`
What word starts with `e` ends with `e` and only has one letter in it?
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What word starts with `e` ends with `e` and only has one letter in it?
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Dead on the Field
Dead on the field lie ten soldiers in white,
felled by three eyes, black as night.
What's going on here?
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Dead on the field lie ten soldiers in white,
felled by three eyes, black as night.
What's going on here?
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Six Letters it Contains
A word I know,
six letters it contains
subtract just one,
and twelve is what remains.
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A word I know,
six letters it contains
subtract just one,
and twelve is what remains.
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Easy Riddles
What Costs Nothing?
What costs nothing
but is worth everything,
weighs nothing, but can last a lifetime,
that one person can't own,
but two or more can share?
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What costs nothing
but is worth everything,
weighs nothing, but can last a lifetime,
that one person can't own,
but two or more can share?
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Yard By Yard
Blade to blade I always win,
My foe laid low and even.
Yard by yard through thick and thin,
I'm busiest in season.
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Blade to blade I always win,
My foe laid low and even.
Yard by yard through thick and thin,
I'm busiest in season.
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A lawn mower.
Explanation: It cuts blades of grass with its blade, leaving them low and even. It is used in home yards and is busiest in summer when grass grows fastest.
(Hint)
You push and pull when cutting and generally stay in a straight course, and your lawn mower engine has a horsepower rating (like 3.5 horsepower).
Hope it was enjoyed more than mowing the yard!
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Explanation: It cuts blades of grass with its blade, leaving them low and even. It is used in home yards and is busiest in summer when grass grows fastest.
(Hint)
You push and pull when cutting and generally stay in a straight course, and your lawn mower engine has a horsepower rating (like 3.5 horsepower).
Hope it was enjoyed more than mowing the yard!
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Gone on Monday and Friday
Saturday and Sunday, I am big.
Tuesday through Thursday, I am small.
Monday and Friday, I am non-existent.
What am I?
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Saturday and Sunday, I am big.
Tuesday through Thursday, I am small.
Monday and Friday, I am non-existent.
What am I?
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Emotional Distress
I am feared by many people;
but scramble my letters
and I become hated.
What am I?
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I am feared by many people;
but scramble my letters
and I become hated.
What am I?
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By Your Breath I Die
I am tall when I am young.
I am short when I am old.
When I live I glow.
From your breath I die.
What am I?
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I am tall when I am young.
I am short when I am old.
When I live I glow.
From your breath I die.
What am I?
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Royal Menace
Against your royalty I attack,
Going black to white and white to black
And one by two or two by one,
Until I'm caught or the war is done.
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Against your royalty I attack,
Going black to white and white to black
And one by two or two by one,
Until I'm caught or the war is done.
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