Random Riddle Questions

20

There are 30 people cruising on a boat in the Thames. However, when they emerge from sailing beneath London Bridge, not a single person is on the boat. How?

4

My existence is fleeting, But my way of greeting, Is a wave of a hand, A piling of sand, Or the dance of an atom, For I am but a single datum. What am I?

5

What is it that you can keep only after giving it away to someone else?

9

A man dies and leaves his heir to his two sons. In the fathers testament, he says that they must do a race with their horses, and the one with the slowest horse will receive the inheritance. The two sons do a race, but they never finish it, as they keep holding their horses back. Therefore they go to an oracle and ask what they should do. Later on the brothers race, going at full speed. What did the oracle answer?

20

I sell invisible things. After I sell what I have, I still have it. I sell what everyone needs but often don't want. Who am I?

2

I have 'T' as my start and 'T' as my end, though I must say I mostly have 'T' in me too.

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?

12

I have two hands but can't scratch myself. What am I?

8

The man who invented it doesn't want it. The man who bought it doesn't need it. The man who needs it doesn't know it. What is it?

14

A girl once got straight A+ grades and was given a gift by her teacher. "This is a special gift. If you're thirsty, it can quench your thirst. If you're hungry, it can still be beneficial. If you're cold, burn it and feel the warmth." What was the gift?

5

I'm never odd or even, but I can't be anything else. What am I?

12

Three brothers share a family sport, An endless marathon. The oldest one is fat and short, And trudges slowly on. The middle brother's tall and slim, And keeps a steady pace. The youngest runs just like the wind, Speeding through the race. "He's young in years, we let him run," The older brothers say. "For though he's surely number one, He's second, in a way."

13

What’s white, then brown, but can’t be found?

8

When you're young I pop in your brain, And from there I drive you insane. I'll ruin your love and take what you have, Your brain is my hand and your body, a glove.

2

A man is found dead on some train tracks. In his hand is a rock. In his other, a sign with text, although it is unreadable as there is dust on it. What is the rock? What was written on the sign? What was he doing? What is the exact series of events leading up to his death?