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This document contains multiple lists of riddles in different languages including English, Tagalog, Ilocano. The riddles pose questions with hidden or double meanings and the reader must infer the answers. Some examples of riddles included are "What has a neck but no head?" with the answer being a bottle, or "What belongs to you but is used more by others?" with the answer being your name. Over 30 riddles are provided in total across the various language sections.
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Riddles

This document contains multiple lists of riddles in different languages including English, Tagalog, Ilocano. The riddles pose questions with hidden or double meanings and the reader must infer the answers. Some examples of riddles included are "What has a neck but no head?" with the answer being a bottle, or "What belongs to you but is used more by others?" with the answer being your name. Over 30 riddles are provided in total across the various language sections.
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  • English Riddles: A collection of English riddles with their answers provided immediately after each question.
  • Tagalog Riddles: A set of traditional Tagalog riddles with answers, showcasing cultural insights.
  • Ilocano Riddles: A series of Ilocano riddles with accompanying answers, exploring regional language and humor.

RIDDLES

1. What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?


A clock!
2. What is the easiest way to double your money?
Put it in front of the mirror of course!
3. What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?
A glove.
4. What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg.
5. What has a neck but no head?
A bottle.
6. What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.
7. What goes up and doesnt come back down?
Your age.
8. What belongs to you but is used more by others?
Your name.
9. Everyone has it and no one can lose it, what is it?
A shadow.
10. Its been around for millions of years, but its no more than a month old. What is it?
The moon.

RIDDLES
1. What gets wet while its drying?
A towel.
2. What can go up a chimney down, but cant go down a chimney up?
An umbrella.
3. What comes down but never goes up?
Rain.
4. What type of cheese is made backwards?
Edam.
5. What has a neck but no head?
A bottle.
6. How many months of the year have 28 days?
All of them!
7. What has one eye but cant see?
A needle.
8. What stays where it is when it goes off?
An alarm clock.
9. What needs an answer but doesnt ask a question?
A telephone.
10. If you took two apples from three apples how many apples would you have?
Two apples the two that you took.

RIDDLES
1. Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
The C.
2. What is as light as a feather but even the strongest man in the world cant hold it for
long?
His breath.
3. What has hands but cant clap?
A clock.
4. What word is spelled wrong in all the dictionaries?
Wrong.
5. Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Ton.
6. Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?
Nothing.
7. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
8. Footsteps.
9. What gets bigger and bigger the more you take away from it?
A hole.
10. What goes up and down but never moves?
The temperature.

TAGALOG RIDDLES
1. Kung kailan mo pinatay, saka pa humaba ang buhay.
Sagot: kandila
2. Baboy ko sa pulo, ang balahiboy pako.
Sagot: langka
3. Nang sumipot sa maliwanag, kulubot na ang balat.
Sagot: ampalaya
4. Isang butil ng palay, sakot ang buong buhay.
Sagot: ilaw
5. Ako ay may kaibigan, kasama ko kahit saan.
Sagot: anino
6. Sa araw ay bungbong, sa gabi ay dahon.
Sagot: banig
7. Dumaan ang hari, nagkagatan ang mga pari.
Sagot: siper
8. Munting hayop na pangahas, aaligid-aligid sa ningas.
Sagot: gamu-gamo
9. Tinaga ko ang puno, sa dulo nagdurugo.

Sagot: gumamela
10. Naabot na ng kamay, ipinagawa pa sa tulay.
Sagot: kubyertos

TAGALOG RIDDLES
1. Malaking supot ni Mang Jacob, kung sisidlan ay pataob.
Sagot: kulambo
2. Maliit pa si kumare, marunong ng humuni.
Sagot: kuliglig
3. Baka ko sa palupandan, ungay nakakarating kahit saan.
Sagot: kulog
4. May bintana ngunit walang bubungan, may pinto ngunit walang hagdanan.
Sagot: kumpisalan
5. Heto na si Kaka, bubuka-bukaka.
Sagot: palaka
6. Magandang prinsesa, nakaupo sa tasa.
Sagot: kasoy
7. Hindi pari, hindi hari, nagdadamit ng sari-sari.
Sagot: paruparo
8. Dalawang batong itim, malayo ang nararating.
Sagot: mga mata
9. Kay lapit-lapit na sa mata, di mo pa rin makita.

Sagot: tenga
10. Sa maling kalabit, may buhay na kapalit.
Sagot: baril

TAGALOG RIDDLES
1. Sa buhatan ay may silbi, sa igiban ay walang sinabi.
Sagot: bayong o basket
2. Hindi tao, hindi hayop, kung uminom ay salup-salop.
Sagot: batya
3. Isa ang pasukan, tatlo ang labasan.
Sagot: kamiseta
4. Butot balat na malapad, kay galing kung lumipad.
Sagot: saraggola
5. Lumuluha walang mata, lumalakad walang paa.
Sagot: ballpen o Pluma
6. Nagbibigay na, sinasakal pa.
Sagot: bote
7. May puno walang bunga, may dahon walang sanga.
Sagot: sandok
8. Hinila ko ang baging, sumigaw ang matsing.
Sagot: kampana o batingaw
9. Yumuko man ang reyna, di malalaglag ang korona.

Sagot: bayabas
10. Nakatalikod na ang prinsesa, ang mukhay nakaharap pa.
Sagot: balimbing

ILOCANO RIDDLES
1. Ania ti uppat ti sacana dudua ti tugotna?
Pasagad
2. Ania iti pinarsua iti Dios a balin suec a maturog?
Panniqiu
3. Ania ti pinarsua ni Apo Dios nga ipagnana ti bocotna?
Baloto
4. No magnaac iti nasipnget aoan caduac quet no magnaac iti nalaoag adda caduac.
Anninioan
5. Magmagna itugtogotnat balayna.
Pag-ong
6. Adda pitu a botonisco; maymaysat pinat pategco.
Dommingo
7. Dua ti taquiagna, maysat sacana, adda olo aoan matana.
Krus
8. Adda maysa nga cayo nga bulong nga bulong di met agsabong; sanga nga sanga dimet
agbunga.
Caoayan
9. Uppat iti adiguina, maysa iti baotna, dua iti paypayna, dua iti boneng.
Nuang
10. Nagcapa dimet nagpadi; Nagcorona dimet nagari.
Manok

ILOCANO RIDDLES
1. Quitquitaec quet quitaennac; no cataoaac cataoaan nac.
Espejo
2. Siasino iti parsua ni apotayo nga Dios nga casla agropropa a caballo quet iti payacna
casla bulong iti caoayan?
Dudon
3. Ania nga abut iti tacopan iti iapadana nga abut?
Iquet
4. Ania ti pinarsua ni Apo Dios nga ipagnana ti bocotna?
Baloto
5. No magnaac iti nasipnget aoan caduac quet no magnaac iti nalaoag adda caduac.
Anninioan
6. Magmagna itugtogotnat balayna.
Pag-ong
7. Adda pitu a botonisco; maymaysat pinat pategco.
Dommingo
8. Dua ti taquiagna, maysat sacana, adda olo aoan matana.
Krus
9. Adda maysa nga cayo nga bulong nga bulong di met agsabong; sanga nga sanga dimet
agbunga.
Caoayan
10. Uppat iti adiguina, maysa iti baotna, dua iti paypayna, dua iti boneng.
Nuang

ILOCANO RIDDLES
1. Magmagna itugtogotnat balayna.
Pag-ong
2. Adda pitu a botonisco; maymaysat pinat pategco.
Dommingo
3. Dua ti taquiagna, maysat sacana, adda olo aoan matana.
Krus
4. Adda maysa nga cayo nga bulong nga bulong di met agsabong; sanga nga sanga dimet
agbunga.
Caoayan
5. Uppat iti adiguina, maysa iti baotna, dua iti paypayna, dua iti boneng.
Nuang
6. Nagcapa dimet nagpadi; Nagcorona dimet nagari.
Manok
7. Siasino iti parsua ni apotayo nga Dios nga casla agropropa a caballo quet iti payacna
casla bulong iti caoayan?
Dudon
8. Ania nga abut iti tacopan iti iapadana nga abut?
Iquet

9. Ania ti uppat ti sacana dudua ti tugotna?


Pasagad
10. Ania iti pinarsua iti Dios a balin suec a maturog?
Panniqiu

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