Challenging Riddles

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A lamp shines in the dark. A friend bets money that you can't hit it with a rock from 30 feet away. You ask if it counts if the rock just barely touches it and he agrees. You then ask if you can toss something in place of a rock. He also agrees. What do you use to guarantee a win?

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16 sodium particles walk into a bar, what/who comes next?

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One hand behind, no foot beneath. Always has jaws, sometimes has teeth. Might lean left, might lean right. Poke through the eyes to make it bite. Though it bites, it never eats. Seldom near blankets, often near sheets.

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I share a father with Polyphemus, And I am a cyclops too. But when it comes to sinking ships, I’m the better of the two.

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Twice born but once it dies. A more feline obelisk then a dairy soar. Some to royalty will rise. When seen by many they're adored. What is it?

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My owner never calls me by name. Also, I take; Although, I make. A glutton to be thinner.

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Marta and Susan are sisters. But one day, Marta brutally murders Susan’s husband Peter in cold blood. After the judge and juries decision, Marta is sentenced to death. However, Susan appealed it and won. Why?

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My first is in FILLINGS, but not in BRACES. My second is in TENNIS, but not HORSE RACES. My third is in PLAIN SIGHT, not in DISTANT SKIES. My fourth is in CANDY STORES, but not in PIES. My fifth is in STORMS, but not in the SEA. My sixth is in RINGS, but not in JEWELRY. My seventh is in a TILT, and also in a SPIN. My eighth is in ICE, but not in GIN. Is my ninth in DARKNESS, under a pall? No. My ninth is not the ninth at all.

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Three people came to a witch with personal difficulties or diseases. The witch told them that she would craft a brew to soothe their woes, but this panacea required certain ingredients. To the boatsman, she asked to bring back the rib bone of a shark. To the butcher, she asked for the blood of a mule's firstborn. To the baker, she asked for unleavened sourdough made from wheat's first harvest. The witch told them to never return until they came back with their ingredient. Who was the first to return?

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There are 3 wooden crates. One labeled "Apples." One labeled " Oranges." One labeled "Apples & Oranges." They are all labeled incorrectly. You can reach into one crate, and pull out one fruit, and by doing so, you need to correct all labels. How can it be done?

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When one is taken, three more is added. What am I?

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Two sisters are we, one is dark and one is fair. Twin towers dwelling we're quite the pair. One of us is from land and one of us is from sea. Tell us truly, who are we?

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We sound like Eden as a pair. Make us weight, we won't play fair. Sometimes consensus, most times schism. Usually locked away in prism. If by chance you seek, then throw. The serpent sees where we meet low. We carry freight when we meet high, But separate us, and we die.

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You wake up naked and locked inside of a walk-in freezer. Brrrr! You only have so much time before you freeze and die. \n A steel pipe is sticking straight out of the floor. You look inside and see that the bottom is sealed, and sitting there at the bottom is the key to get out. \n Your wrist is too fat to fit inside the pipe. Tantalizing. Your killer must have mounted the pipe and then dropped the key inside as a joke. \n You look around the freezer to find anything else. All you find is a jar of salt and a glass pitcher of water that hasn't yet frozen. Markered on the pitcher of water are instructions: "dump this water on your head to turn into a cool popsicle"

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You may think me an actor; people come from all over the world to see me play my role. The play begins like all plays do – the red curtain draws aside, and I come onto the stage. There is one other actor. He is dressed in beautiful, bright clothing. I, however, am entirely naked. There are many acts in this play, in between which the other actor helps me to get dressed before the curtain reopens. He dresses me in colorful piercings and a red coat. The story we tell is a tragedy through dance. My choreography is straightforward, but if he forgets his then the play is over. Either way, I consider this a once in a lifetime performance. What role do I play?