Question 1

Mrs. Watt has 5 children. The oldest four children's names are Lala, Lele, Lili, and Lolo. What is the name of the youngest child - why do people laugh at her name?

Accepted Answer

What Watt (This one is a bit of a grammar riddle. It's not asking "what is her name? Why do people laugh at it?" It states, "'What' is the name of the youngest child". The only question is why do people laugh. They laugh because Mrs Watts' youngest is called What Watt)

Question 2

I have a little house in which I live all alone. It has no doors or windows, and if I want to go out I must break through the wall. What am I?

Accepted Answer

A chick in an egg

Question 3

What has cities but no people, forests but no animals, and oceans but no water?

Accepted Answer

A globe

Question 4

It’s ancient China and there are two emperors. As there can only be one emperor, they are about to go to war. They have all their armies and ships ready to fight. However, instead of fighting, they agree to decide the outcome with a philosophical battle where they will each have their best philosopher answer the question: What is the ultimate truth? The philosophers will privately present their answer to panel of judges, who will decide the winner. The first emperor tells his best philosopher the situation, and that he has three months to prepare his presentation. That philosopher doesn’t know the ultimate truth, but works as hard as he can on the problem for three months. Three months later, he still doesn’t know, but it's time to present, so he does his best. He introduces his idea and all the relevant background for three hours, and then finally says, “the ultimate truth is that something is.” He then goes out of the room, while the other philosopher gives his presentation. Three hours later, the first emperor goes to his philosopher, says, “we lost” and offers him a drink, which the philosopher knows is poison because he failed. The question is, what did the other philosopher say?

Accepted Answer

Hint: When you find out the answer, you will know it.

Question 5

What can you keep after giving it to someone?

Accepted Answer

Your word

Today's Riddles

Mrs. Watt has 5 children. The oldest four children's names are Lala, Lele, Lili, and Lolo. What is the name of the youngest child - why do people laugh at her name?

I have a little house in which I live all alone. It has no doors or windows, and if I want to go out I must break through the wall. What am I?

What has cities but no people, forests but no animals, and oceans but no water?

What can you keep after giving it to someone?

I can carry far more than my own weight, and the further I go the lighter I become. What am I?

What word contains 26 letters but only three syllables?

What room do ghosts avoid?

I build up castles. I tear down mountains. I make some men blind, I help others to see. What am I?

I have one eye but am not able to see. I am stronger and faster than any man alive but have no limbs. What am I?

It's 7:00 AM. You are asleep and there is a sudden knock on the door. Behind the door are your parents who came to have breakfast. In your fridge are bread, milk (pasteurized), juice, and a jar of jam. To answer, what will you open first?

I fly without wings. I cry without eyes. Wherever I go, darkness flees. What am I?

What can you add to a barrel of water to make it weigh less?