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Riddles
Riddles
Born at the same time as the world, destined to live as long as the world, and yet never five weeks old. What is
it? A- The Moon.
2. It wasnt my sister, nor my !rother, !"t still was the #hild of my father and mother. Who was it? A- Me.
3. The more you take the more you leave behind. A- Footsteps.
$. What can run but never walks,
has a mouth but never talks,
has a head but never weeps,
has a bed but never sleeps? A- A river.
%. You "se a knife to sli#e my head and wee& !eside me when I am dead. A- An onion.
'. ronounced as one letter,
And written with three,
Two letters there are,
And two only in me.
!"m double, !"m sin#le,
!"m black blue and #rey,
!"m read $rom both ends,
And the same either way. A- (ye.
). *o" #an feel me !"t not to"#h me, yo" #an see me !"t not look at me, I am small !"t yo" #o"ld never lift me.
What am I? A-+"n.
,. -orward I am heavy, !"t !a#kward I am not. What am I? A- A ton.
.. What #an !e swallowed !"t #an also swallow yo"? A-Water.
1/. 0ow m"#h dirt is in a hole $ feet dee& and 2 feet wide? A- There is no dirt in a hole.
11. 1/ men with two ladies
gathered as for festivities
dressed 2"ite formally, !la#k and white
yet movement t"rns to nasty fight.
What is !eing des#ri!ed? A- A #hess mat#h.
12. Mi#hael3s &arents have fo"r #hildren. Their names are 4o&&er, +ilver, and 5old. What is the fo"rth #hild3s
name? A- Mi#hael.
11. What has ' legs, !"t walks with only $? A- A horse with a rider.
1$. 6o"nd as a #"&, flat as a !oard, &ale as gold, altar of the l"&ine lords. A- The moon.
1%. What &asses in front of the s"n witho"t a shadow? A- The wind.