my favorite Riddles
A blue house is made of blue bricks. A yellow house is made of yellow bricks. A red house is made of red bricks. An orange house is made of orange bricks. What would a green house be made of?
Glass
There are four girls, and four apples in a basket. Every girl takes an apple, Yet one apple remains in the basket. How is this possible?
One girl took the basket. She took the last apple while it was in the basket.
What is once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years?
The letter M.
Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?
Because they were all married and not single.
A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?
The man did exactly as he said he would and wrote "your exact weight" on the paper.
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.
How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?
Only one time. After that, you would be subtracting from 20.
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
Water A river.
What word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?
NOON
They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bone. Yet they have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they?
Gloves
This is as light as a feather, Yet no man can hold it for long. What is it?
Your Breath.
What is put on a table, cut, but never eaten?
A deck of cards.
A train was on its way to Florida and derailed. Where would they bury the survivors?
They wouldn't need to, the survivors are still alive!
This old one runs forever, but never moves at all. He has not lungs nor throat, but still a mighty roaring call. What is it?
A Waterfall.
Dave and Brad, two popular politicians, met at a club to discuss the overthrow of their party leader. They each ordered a vodka on the rocks. Brad downed his and ordered another. He then drank his second in a gulp and decided to wait before he ordered a third. Meanwhile, Dave, who was sipping his drink, suddenly fell forward dead. Both men were setup for an assassination. Why did Dave die and Brad live?
Both Dave and Brad were given drinks with poisoned ice cubes. Brad drank his drinks so quickly that the ice didn't have time to melt and release the poison.
What is the easiest way to throw a ball, and have it stop, and completely reverse direction after traveling a short distance?
Toss it in the air.
What gets whiter the dirtier that it gets?
A chalkboard.
How high would you have to count before you would use the letter A in the English language spelling of a whole number.
One thousand.
He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A preacher.
You do not want to have it, But when you do have it, You do not want to lose it? What is it?
A lawsuit.
A large truck is crossing a bridge 1 mile long. The bridge can only hold 14000 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck. The truck makes it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird lands on the truck. Does the bridge collapse?
No, it does not collapse. Because it has driven a half mile - you would subtract the gas used from the total weight of the truck.
You are in a room that is completely bricked in on all four sides, including the ceiling and floor. You have nothing but a mirror and a wooden table in the room with you. How do you get out?
You look in the mirror you see what you saw, you take the saw and you cut the table in half, two halves make a whole, and you climb out the hole.
A man is lying drowned in a dead forest, far from water. How did this happen?
A firefighting plane filled its tanks with water from a lake, sucking a scuba-diver in. He drown while the plane was in flight and was dumped onto a burning forest with the water.
The priest in my hometown told us that on a particular day he would walk on water for 30 minutes. The lake was not dry and we all observed the priest actually walking on water. How?
It was winter and the lake was frozen.
Four men sat down to play. They played all night till break of day. They played for gold and not for fun. With separate scores for everyone. When they had come to square accounts. They all had made quite fair amounts. Can you the paradox explain. If no one lost, how all could gain?
The men were musicians..
Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white," or "The yolk of the egg is white?"
Neither, because egg yolks are yellow.
Four cars come to a four way stop, all coming from a different direction. They can't decide who got there first, so they all go forward at the same time. They do not crash into each other, but all four cars go. How is this possible?
They all made right-hand turns.
If you're 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distance to the door. How many moves will it take to reach the door.
You will never reach the door, it will always be half the distance, no matter how small!
A king decided to let a prisoner try to escape the prison with his life. The king placed 2 marbles in a jar that was glued to a table. One of the marbles was supposed to be black, and one was supposed to be blue. If the prisoner could pick the blue marble, he would escape the prison with his life. If he picked the black marble, he would be executed. However, the king was very mean, and he wickedly placed 2 black marbles in the jars and no blue marbles. The prisoner witnessed the king only putting 2 black marbles in the jars. If the jar was not see-through and the jar was glued to the table and that the prisoner was mute so he could not say anything, how did he escape with his life?
The prisoner grabbed one of the marbles from the jar and concealed it in his hand. He then swallowed it, and picked up the other marble and showed everyone. The marble was black, and since the other marble was swallowed, it was assumed to be the blue one. So the mean king had to set him free.
You have three stoves: a gas stove, a wood stove, and a coal stove, but only one match. Which should you light first?
The match!
The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true. Are these sentences true or false?
Neither, it's a paradox. If the first is true, then the second must be false, which makes the first false; it doesn't work.
A man was just doing his job when his suit was torn. Why did he die three minutes later?
He was an astronaut on a space walk, doing repairs.
I have a big mouth and I am also quite loud! I am NOT a gossip but I do get involved with everyone's dirty business. Can you name me?
Vacuum Cleaner
What can burn the eyes, sting the mouth, yet be consumed?
Salt.
Mountains will crumble and temples will fall, and no man can survive its endless call. What is it?
Time
David's father has three sons: Snap, Krackel, and _____ ?
David.
What always goes to bed with shoes on?
A Horse.
A man was found dead out in a field of snow. The only tracks that were left was a set of footprints between two parallel lines. Who should the police be looking for?
A man in a wheelchair.
What has no beginning, end, or middle?
A doughnut.
If you have three oranges and you take away two, how many will you have?
Two. The two you took.
What can bring back the dead; make us cry, make us laugh, make us young; born in an instant yet lasts a life time?
Memories.
What part of the turkey has the most feathers?
The outside.
What goes up when the rain comes down?
An umbrella.
A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?
The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.
What goes up and never comes down?
Your Age.
You heard me before, Yet you hear me again. Then I die, 'Til you call me again What am I?
An Echo.
There was a man who was born before his father, killed his mother, and married his sister. Yet, there was nothing wrong with what he had done. Why?
His father was in front of him when he was born, therefore he was born before him. His mother died while giving birth to him. Finally, he grew up to be a minister and married his sister at her ceremony.
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
Your breath!
What's the difference between a jeweler and a jailer?
A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells.
How is it possible to shave three times a day and still grow a beard?
If you were a barber, you could shave other men three times a day and still grow your own beard.
What starts with a T, ends with a T, and has T in it?
A teapot.