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Easy Riddles With Answers

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I have hands but I cannot clap. What am I?

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A clock

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What has many keys but cannot open a single lock?

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A piano

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What gets wetter the more it dries?

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A towel

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I tell stories but never speak. I have a spine but no bones. What am I?

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A book

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I am tall when I am young and short when I am old. What am I?

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A candle

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What has one eye but cannot see?

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A needle

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What has lots of teeth but cannot bite?

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A comb

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What has a neck but no head?

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A bottle

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I follow you in daylight but disappear in the dark. What am I?

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Your shadow

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What goes up but never comes down?

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Your age

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What must be broken before you can use it?

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An egg

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What is full of holes but still holds water?

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A sponge

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What has four fingers and a thumb but is not alive?

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A glove

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What has a tongue but cannot talk?

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A shoe

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What kind of room has no doors or windows?

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A mushroom

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I have whiskers, soft paws and a purr. What am I?

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A cat

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I look like a horse wearing black-and-white pajamas. What am I?

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A zebra

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I move slowly and carry my house on my back. What am I?

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A snail

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I hop on two strong legs and carry my baby in a pocket. What am I?

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A kangaroo

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I sleep by day, hunt at night and say, “Who?” What am I?

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An owl

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I am a bird dressed like I am going to a fancy party, but I cannot fly. What am I?

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A penguin

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I have eight arms but never wear sleeves. What am I?

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An octopus

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I buzz from flower to flower and make something sweet. What am I?

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A bee

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I begin life in water, then grow legs and croak. What am I?

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A frog

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A clock

A piano

A towel

A book

A candle

A needle

A comb

A bottle

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