Riddles

EVANGELISTA, MARSHA H.
 Riddles are questions or statements
that offer a puzzle to be solved. They often
involve critical thinking on the reader’s part
in order to figure out the answer, and this
offers challenging entertainment.
 It doesn’t
have a lot
It to do.
just
hangs
there in one
place,
Clue
Waiting for you
‘ … who’s the to come
fairest of them all?’ along
And stare it in
Answer : Mirror
 I have no hands or
feet;
I have no wings but
on my own I can fly
up high.
Tell me, What Am I?

Clue
Answer :

SMOK
E
Every living person
on Earth has seen
me but no one
will ever see me
again.
Pleasename.
tell me my Clue
Answer: Yesterday
 In the forest I am
green.
At the market I
am black.
Clue In the kitchen I
am red.
Name Me …
don’t wait!
Answer : CHARCOAL
You use me from
your head to
your to toes.
And the more
you use me
the thinner I Clue
grow.am
What
I?
Answer :
SOAP
 It neither goes to
a river nor
comes to
It is shore.
suspended in
Clue air, but
somehow has
water in it.
What is it?
Answer : COCONUT
 I’m not an
airplane, but I
can fly
through the
sky. I’m not Clue
a river, but
I’m full of
water.
What am I?
Answer : CLOUD
 Soldiers lined up spaced
with pride. Two long
rows lined side by side.
One sole unit can
decide if the rows will
unite or divide.
Clue
Tell me, tell me, scream
it out. What’s the thing
I talk about?
Answer :
ZIPPER
A proverb may have an allegorical message
behind its odd appearance. The reason of
popularity is due to its usage in spoken
language, as well as in folk literature.
Once bitten twice shy.

If a person has been

tricked once they will
be more careful the
next time.
Great minds think alike.

Wise people will

usually think
alike.
It’s no use crying over spilt
milk.

It is a waste of time to feel bad

about things that can’t be
found or mistakes
that can’t be changed.