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Medium Riddles With Hints and Answers
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I speak without a mouth and answer without ears. I have no body, but repeat what you say. What am I?
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The answer is
An echo
I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and water but no fish. What am I?
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The answer is
A map
What travels around the world while staying in one corner?
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A stamp
What runs but never walks, has a mouth but never talks?
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A river
What begins with E, ends with E, and contains one letter?
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An envelope
What has many ears but cannot hear?
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A field of corn
I have many eyes but cannot see. I grow underground. What am I?
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A potato
My rings tell my age, but I never wear jewelry. What am I?
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A tree
I seem to change shape through the month, but I stay round. What am I?
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The moon
I have a head and a foot but no body. I am made of rock. What am I?
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A mountain
How many months have 28 days?
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All 12 months
There are three apples. You take away two. How many apples do you have?
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Two apples
I am an odd number. Remove one letter and I become even. What number am I?
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Seven
I can be a solid, liquid or gas, but I am always the same thing. What am I?
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Water
I travel faster than anything else and help your eyes see. What am I?
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Light
I look like a horn overflowing with fruit and vegetables. What am I?
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A cornucopia
What is taken before you get it?
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Your picture
What belongs to you but is used more by other people?
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Your name
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
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Footsteps
What kind of door opens only when it gets smaller?
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A gap.
What box gets lighter as you use what is inside it?
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A matchbox after you strike the matches.
I make sense when I am whole, but I become noise when you split me too much. What am I?
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A sentence.
What river can run through a city without getting wet?
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A road named River Street.
What bridge can carry a friendship but not a footstep?
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Trust.
What library gets bigger every time you forget to write something down?
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Your memory.
What word gets heavier when you add four letters to its front?
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Weight becomes overweight.
What ladder helps you rise but has no rungs?
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A plan.
In what race does the last person win by staying behind?
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A queue.
What room gets smaller every time more people enter it?
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Personal space.
What book writes about you without holding a pen?
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A diary app or activity log.
What puzzle has no pieces until someone explains the problem?
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A mystery.
What map changes every day even when it stays on the same wall?
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The answer is
A calendar.
What button starts an argument without being pressed?
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The answer is
A hot-button topic.
What kind of star is awarded when people judge something?
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The answer is
A review rating.
What paper can cut through silence without making a sound?
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A note.
What fish lives in a browser and catches your attention?
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Clickbait.
What window can show yesterday but never lets in air?
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A photo gallery window on a screen.
What fire can cool tempers instead of heating them?
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A fire drill.
What picture gets louder the more people look at it?
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A meme.
What bird can sit on your screen all day and never fly away?
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A cursor shaped like a bird.
What road starts in your mouth and can lead to an argument?
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A sentence.
What snake is made of letters and can still be hard to follow?
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A long sentence.
What home can fit on a key but has no rooms?
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The word Home on a keyboard key.
What forest has no trees but can still be full of branches?
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A family tree.
What sound can you see but not hear?
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A sound wave on a screen.
What flag never flies but can still warn you?
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A red flag in a message or situation.
What train can be lost without leaving a station?
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A train of thought.
What rope can hold a story together without tying a knot?
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A plot line.
What plate never eats but can still be full?
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A number plate.
What blanket can cover a whole town but weighs almost nothing?
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Fog.
What ticket can take you nowhere but still let you escape?
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A book ticket or library card.
What key opens a song but not a door?
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A musical key.
What circle starts a game but is not drawn with a pencil?
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A kickoff circle or centre circle.
What tooth bites paper but never chews?
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A stapler tooth.
What river flows from a pen but never reaches the sea?
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A line of writing.
What page turns itself without hands?
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A webpage that auto-refreshes.
What chair can seat a whole meeting but is only one person?
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The chair of a meeting.
Which school subject is best at keeping secrets?
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History
I arrive before the party guests and tell them where to go. What am I?
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The invitation
I am made of gas, wrapped in liquid, and I pop when I get too bold. What am I?
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A bubble
Why did the classroom clock win the race?
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It had a good second hand.
I sing at night, jump in the grass, and rub my legs to make music. What am I?
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A cricket
What gets bigger after dinner but smaller the next day?
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The leftovers pile
You have 6 blue socks and 6 red socks in a dark drawer. What is the fewest socks you must pull out to guarantee a matching pair?
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Three
What wears a silver coat after the rain but owns no clothes?
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A leaf
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a day?
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The letter M
I can pull some metals closer, but I never use my hands. What am I?
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A magnet
What word starts with water but does not get wet?
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Watermelon
What comes next: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ?
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37
What comes next: 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, ?
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63
What comes next: 4, 10, 18, 28, 40, ?
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54
What comes next: 100, 91, 83, 76, 70, ?
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65
What comes next: 12, 21, 13, 31, 14, ?
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41
Two numbers add to 20. One number is 6 more than the other. What are the numbers?
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7 and 13
I am a number. Double me and add 6 to get 30. What number am I?
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12
Two fathers and two sons go fishing. Each catches one fish, but only three fish are caught. How is that possible?
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They are a grandfather, father, and son.
A bag has red, blue, and green balls. How many must you take to guarantee two of the same colour?
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4
You face north. Turn right, turn around, then turn left. Which way are you facing?
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South
What is a cow's favourite music?
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Moo-sic.
Why did the ocean say hello?
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Because it waved.
Why did the tree use the computer?
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To log in.
Why did the lamp win an award?
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Because it was bright.
Why did the paper win the race?
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Because it was on a roll.
Why did the skeleton not play music?
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Because it had no guts.
Why did the apple stop running?
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Because it lost its core-age.
Why did the toothbrush feel important?
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Because it had plaque to tackle.
Why did the pencil go to the party?
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Because it wanted to be sharp.
Why did the puzzle smile?
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Because everything finally fell into place.
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