Today's Riddles

19

I clear the name of guilty men and mixed with common items I am deadly. What am I?

3

Upon two legs I walk all day, but human i am not. Chased by giants I am but prey, bound to the earth I shall lay. Make a wish upon my bones but beware my foul intentions are well known.

14

I have a face that does not frown, I have hands that do not touch. I walk about from town to town, yet I do not use my feet that much. What am I?

13

What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?

6

How many animals did Moses take on the ark?

15

What has a spine but no bones?

9

I am born tall and grow short with age. What could I be?

5

When is four half of five?

8

What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands?

6

I have no life, but I can die. What am I?

8

Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it, you die. What is it?

5

It kills scientists in seconds, Europeans take a little longer. Americans are unaffected.

10

What is easy to get into but hard to get out of?

11

You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I'm quick when I'm thin and slow when I'm fat. The wind is my enemy.

14

There are three chests, each containing 100 coins. One chest has 100 gold coins, one has 100 silver coins, and one has half & half. The catch: the chests are all labeled incorrectly. You may pull out just one coin from any of the chests, then you must identify which chest contains all gold coins. How do you do it?