Random Riddle Questions

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What is seen in the middle of March and April that can't be seen at the beginning or end of either month?

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What wears a jacket but no pants?

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Two men are paddling a rowboat in a desert. One says "wears your paddle?" The other says "sure does" How does this make sense?

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I am a mother and a father, but have never given birth. I'm rarely still, but I never wander. What am I?

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What has a cape but isn't a superhero?

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I am taken from a mine and shut in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everyone. What am I?

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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?

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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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What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?

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I have an end but no beginning, a home but no family, a space without room. I never speak but there is no word I cannot make. What am I?

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What has a cap but no head?

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Two men come to a river. By the shore there’s a boat that can carry only one person at a time. Soon both men cross the river. How did they do it?

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Two fathers and two sons go fishing. They each catch one fish. Why do they bring home only three fish?

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What comes in many different sizes but is always only one foot long?

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A blacksmith has many apprentices working for him, and as a reoccurring game, every so week one of them succeeds at forging a key to let loose his pet monkey. The monkey goes wild, throwing stuff and breaking things until the blacksmith finally recages him and puts on a different lock. The ordeal has become costly. The blacksmith scolds the apprintices and makes them do the monkey catching, and puts them to extra work. The apprentices do find the extra work bothersome, yet they continue to pick the locks, releasing the monkey. The blacksmith is at his wit's end. He makes more and more complex locks, but everytime, one of his apprentices succeeds in solving it. The blacksmith asks for your advice. What should he do? He doesn't want to sell his pet monkey, nor does he have another place for it to stay.