Riddles

Riddle 1

What’s green, but not a leaf; copies others, but is not a monkey?

Think, think! The answer to the riddle is simple, but it definitely has a twist.

• Here’s a hint: We’re talking about a living being.

Still haven’t got it?

• Another hint: it’s a bird!

Now come on, it doesn’t get easier than this. Okay, here’s the answer:

Answer: A parrot

Riddle 2

What sleeps through the day and cries through the night. The more it cries, the more it creates light?

Not quite sure about what creates light? The Sun, yes; but this involves fire!

Want a hint?

• Here’s one: the answer is not an electrical gadget.

Got the answer?

I’m sure you are almost there.

• Here’s another hint: think about something that makes light by using a matchstick to light it (think about fire!)

Yes, you got that right!

Answer: A candle

Riddle 3

What’s worth more after it’s broken?

Wait! What? How can a broken thing be worth more than when it’s not broken? Confused, eh? Think hard.

• This broken thing takes very little effort to break; plus you get mamma to break it for you every morning for breakfast.

Yes, you got that right!

Answer: An egg

Riddle 4

It can see, but it isn’t an eye. What is it?

How is this possible? Only eyes can see right? It’s a brain teaser that just seems impossible to solve.

Want a hint?

• Carpenters make this eye, and not God.

Hmmm… still thinking? Here’s the answer:

Answer: A keyhole.

Riddle 5

What is it that you can’t hold for more than a few seconds?

It’s one of the easy riddles in this list.

Thinking about it? Take deep breaths as you think.

Now, hold your breath. Can you hold it for more than a few seconds? Well, that’s your answer!

Answer: Your breath

Riddle 6

I’m excellent to taste, but horrible to smell. What am I?

What’s excellent to taste? Well, many things. In fact, everything tastes excellent or not excellent to different people. So then what’s the one thing that’s excellent to taste universally?

Or maybe it’s excellent to help us taste?

• Hint: It’s a body part!

Answer: A tongue

Riddle 7

We are brothers from the same mother, but we’ve never met.

• Need a hint? The ‘brothers’ are not human beings. Just two related things that occur everyday, but never together.

Got it? Oh, don’t worry. Here’s your answer!

Answer: Day and night

Riddle 8

I have lots of money, but I need someone else to carry me around to spend it.

Wow! A rich riddle!

Now ask yourself; who has lots of money but cannot spend it? Not any rational person right? Because that’s not possible! All people spend money on their own.

Haven’t got it?

Okay, then go straight to the answer.

Answer: A wallet/purse. It holds all our money, but does it spend it?

Riddle 9

What grows only upwards and can never come down?

This one is another one of the easy riddles. Haven’t got it?

• Think biologically. Look at yourself.

Yes, you got that right!

Answer: Our height

Riddle 10

You can eat me at night, but never in the morning. What am I?

To name a few, I can be vegetables, lentils, junk food, salads, chocolate, hmmm…maybe ice cream?

No, that’s not the correct answer.

• Here’s a hint: it’s the name of a meal!

Yes, you got that right.

Dinner can never be had in the morning because it’s dinner!

Answer: Your dinner

Riddle 11

I like food, but water kills me. What am I?

Water kills? Never heard of anything that water kills, no?

Think, think! It might be something that water can remove or extinguish. Yes, your guess is right. It is fire!

Answer: Fire

Riddle 12

What has teeth, but cannot chew?

These riddles are getting weirder by the minute, no? How can teeth not chew? I mean the main idea to have teeth is for them to be able to chew, right?

You probably signed in only for easy riddles here! Anyway, let’s think. Do any objects have teeth?

Yes. One object does have teeth, but does not chew.

Answer: A comb

Riddle 13

I am a number. When you add the letter G to me, I go away. What number am I?

How can a number have a letter added to it? Does it mean number spellings? Maybe yes!

Let’s start from the beginning and spell number one. Yes! That’s the answer.

Answer: One (add G and it becomes ‘gone’)

Riddle 14

I am hard like stone, but I grow on your body. What am I?

What hard things grow on us? Is it hair? But hair is not hard. Nails? But nails are not hard like stone, we can cut them. Then what else?

• Here’s a hint: look inside your mouth!

Yes, there they are. Our teeth!

Answer: A tooth

Riddle 15

I am made of water, but I’m not wet. What am I?

How can water not be wet? Let’s analyse: water is wet, ice is wet, and juices are wet. Anything made of water will be wet, no?

• Hint: it’s the gaseous form of water.

Got it?

Answer: A cloud

Riddle 16

I have hands, but cannot hold a thing.

These riddles are really racking our brains no? How can something have hands, but not hold anything?

Let’s think about things that have hands: human beings have hands, animals have hands, statues have hands, and clocks have hands.

Yes, clocks have hands, but they cannot hold!

Answer: A clock

Riddle 17

I am black in colour, yet I’m colourless. What am I?

If something is black, how can it be colourless? A real tough brain teaser, isn’t it?

Well…

Answer: A shadow

Riddle 18

I can carry lots of food, but cannot eat anything.

This one actually one of the promised easy riddles. Just think of all the things that hold or carry food – the kitchen shelf, the snack cabinet, and the fridge.

Don’t you think the fridge holds all our cooked food, but cannot eat any of it?

Answer: A refrigerator

Riddle 19

You cannot come in or go out without me. What am I?

No, we’re not talking about mummy’s permission here. Yes, you cannot come in or go out without it but the answer here is a bit more technical.

• Hint: you use this every day. It keeps your house safe.

Answer: A door

Riddle 20

I’m a single digit number having no value. Which number am I?

Let’s count. Start from number one…. But all numbers, from number 1 onwards have a value? Which number can it be?

• Hint: This number comes before number 1.

Answer: Number 0 (zero)

Riddle 21

I’m as hard as a rock, but I melt immediately in hot water. What am I?

A rock that melts in hot water? What kind of a rock is it?

• A hint: The rock is made of water.

What? Made of water? Hmmm…is it the solid form of water?

Yes it is!

Answer: An ice cube

 Riddle 22

I use my ear to speak and my mouth to hear. What am I?

Are these easy riddles or puzzling riddles? How can something speak with ears and hear with the mouth? Oh! Maybe because it’s not a human being but a thing!

It’s something mom and dad use everyday!

Answer: A phone