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The "Missing Dollar Riddle" is a renowned riddle that is believed to date back to the 1930s.
Samson's riddle was proposed to the Philistines at a banquet, according to the bible.
One of the most famed riddles ever has an answer that involves "being a coffin".
Some riddles have become famous because they don't have an unequivocal answer, and continue to baffle people for years to come.
Edward Elgar's Enigma is a puzzle that draws debate to this day. It was created in the late 1800's.
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Since the art of the riddle dates back to some of human civilizations earliest recorded works, there are many riddles that have left their mark on a variety of cultures because they remain confounding to this present day.
One of the most popular riddles is one from Ancient Greek mythology and it is often referred to as 'The Riddle of the Spinx.' In it the protagonist Oedipus is asked a riddle by the Spinxh who is guarding the city of Thebes. Apparently no one had ever answered the riddle correctly, and when Oedipus did, the Spinxh is said to have been so disheartened, that she committed suicide.
There are many other famous riddles to take a look at throughout this section, so be sure to take a good look around. Check back often because we will continue to update this category often.
What Happened To This Ship
A ship sank in perfect weather. If the weather had been worse the ship probably would not have sank. What happened?
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The ship was the Titanic which hit an iceberg on a flat sea. If the weather was worse the ship's lookouts would have seen the waves hitting the side of it or heard it(icebergs make groaning noises when they move). Unfortunately the iceberg was not seen and the rest is history. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Mason, The Shipwright, Or The Carpenter
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The answer is a gravedigger. This riddle is from one of the gravediggers to another just before they encounter Hamlet. It is important because it goes along very well with the theme of death and the unknown throughout the story. Just like death is unknown and ominous so is time. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The House Of Seeing
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There is a house. One enters it blind and leaves it seeing. What is it? Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The 2 Barbershops
There is a small town on the East Coast that has 2 barbershops each with a single barber, and on opposite sides of town. The barbershop in the good part of town is immaculate. The floors and windows are washed and the air is fresh. The barber is very friendly, always smiling, he has shined shoes, a nice head of hair, and a clean dress shirt. The barbershop in the bad part of town is a mess. The entire barbershop is covered with a layer of dirt, and the air smells of trash. The barber always has a frown on his face. His skin is oily, his hair is ragged, and there are always stains visible on his shirt.
A man comes into town and hears of both barbershops and the man decides to go to the dirty barbershop in the bad part of town. Why does he do this?
A man comes into town and hears of both barbershops and the man decides to go to the dirty barbershop in the bad part of town. Why does he do this?
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The clean-cut barber must have his hair cut by the dirty barber and the dirty barber by the clean-cut barber. So its obvious that the dirty barber gives a better haircut. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Ending In GRY Riddle
Think of words ending in GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is.
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The answer is language. It is the third word of the phrase the English language. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Tri-Wizard Tournament Riddle
First think of the person who lives in disguise,
Who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies,
Next tell me whats always the last thing to mend,
The middle of middle and end of the end?
And finally give me the sound often heard,
During the search for a hard-to-find word.
Now string them together, and answer me this,
Which creature would you be unwilling to kiss?
Who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies,
Next tell me whats always the last thing to mend,
The middle of middle and end of the end?
And finally give me the sound often heard,
During the search for a hard-to-find word.
Now string them together, and answer me this,
Which creature would you be unwilling to kiss?
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Out Of The Eater Riddle
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The honey produced by bees nestled in the carcass of the lion he defeated. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Riddle Of Gestumblindi Scandinavia
Four hang, four sprang, two point the way, two to ward off dogs, one dangles after, always rather dirty. What am I?
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3 Gods Riddle
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Question 1: (To any of the three gods) If I were to ask you "Is that the random god," would your answer be "ja?" (This questions, no matter the answer, will enable you to tell which god is not random i.e. the god who is either False or True)
Question 2: (To either the True or False god) If I asked you "are you false," would your answer be "ja?"
Question 3: (To the same god you asked the second question) If I asked you "whether the first god I spoke to is random," would your answer be "ja?" Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Question 2: (To either the True or False god) If I asked you "are you false," would your answer be "ja?"
Question 3: (To the same god you asked the second question) If I asked you "whether the first god I spoke to is random," would your answer be "ja?" Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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5 Houses Riddle
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An Englishman resides in a red house.
The Dane drinks tea.
Dogs are kept by the Swede.
The green house is left to the white house.
The occupant of the green house drinks coffee.
The birds are kept by the Pall Mall smoker.
The horse keeper and the Dunhill smoker live next to each other.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives right next to the blue house.
The blend smoker's neighbor drinks water.
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Doorway To Heaven
You die then you find yourself in limbo, and you see two doors. One of them leads you to hell and the other one heaven. They are being guarded by two guardians. The guardian guarding the doorway to heaven always tells the truth and the guardian guarding the doorway to hell always lies. What is the one question you will ask to either of the guardians to find out which door will lead you to heaven?
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If I asked the other guardian which door leads to heaven, what would he tell me? Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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What Is Caught And Kept Riddle
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White Horses Riddle
There are 30 white horses on a red hill: first they champ, then they stamp, then they stand still. What are they?
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Sumer House Riddle
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Prohibited Chess Riddle
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1. What do you get when you cross a snowman and a shark? Frostbite!
2. Why did the hipster burn his tongue? He drank his coffee before it was cool.
3. What kind of bagel can fly? A plain bagel-tor!
4. Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well.
5. What did the grape say when it got stepped on? Nothing, it just let out a little wine.
6. Why was the tomato blushing? Because it saw the salad dressing.
7. Why did the melon go to the gym? It wanted to get juicy gains.
8. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta.
9. How do you make a tissue dance? Put a little boogey in it.
10. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
11. What do you call a cow that plays an instrument? A moo-sician.
12. Why couldn't the bicycle stand up by itself? It was two-tired.
13. Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide.
14. What do you call a sleepwalking nun? A Roamin' Catholic.
15. Why did the cookie go to the doctor? Because it was feeling crumbly.
16. How do you organize a space party? You planet.
17. Why did the hippie refuse to wear shoes? He wanted to be a free sole.
18. What do you call an alligator who solves crimes? An investi-gator.
19. Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems.
20. What do you call a deer with no eyes? No-eye deer!
21. Why don't skeletons fight each other? They don't have the guts.
22. What does a nosy pepper do? It gets jalapeño business.
23. What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear!
24. Why did the lion break up with his girlfriend? She was a cheetah.
25. What do you call a fake crystal? A sham rock.
26. Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing.
27. What did the duck say when it bought lipstick? "Put it on my bill."
28. What do you call a pig who does karate? A pork chop.
29. Why did the coffee file a police report? It got mugged.
30. Why was the big cat disqualified from the race? Because it was a cheetah.
31. What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A stick.
32. Why did the frog call his insurance company? He had a jump in his car.
33. What do you call a boar that likes to clean? A swiffer pig.
34. Why did the tomato turn green? Because it was un-ripe.
35. What do you call a snowman with a six-pack? An abdominal-snowman.
36. Why did the clock tick louder and louder? Because it was getting ticked off.
37. What do you call a duck that's always in a bad mood? A quacker sour puss.
38. Why did the cow go to outer space? To see the moooon.
39. What do you call a bear with no teeth and no arms? A gummy worm.
40. Why did the duck go to the doctor? It had a webbed feat.
41. What do you call a dog magician? A labracadabrador.
42. Why did the mouse break up with the rat? It wanted a squeakier clean relationship.
43. What do you call a can opener that doesn't work? A can't opener.
44. Why did the giraffe go to the hospital? It fell off the tower and had a case of long neck syndrome.
45. What do you call a snake that's good at math? A ssscientist.
46. Why did the banana go to the doctor? It had a-peeling symptoms.
47. What do you call a skateboarding bird? A kick-flamingo.
48. Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems.
49. What do you call a lizard that loves to sing? A reptile crooner.
50. Why did the broccoli go to the beach? To get a tan-stalk.
1. What do you get when you cross a snowman and a shark? Frostbite!
2. Why did the hipster burn his tongue? He drank his coffee before it was cool.
3. What kind of bagel can fly? A plain bagel-tor!
4. Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well.
5. What did the grape say when it got stepped on? Nothing, it just let out a little wine.
6. Why was the tomato blushing? Because it saw the salad dressing.
7. Why did the melon go to the gym? It wanted to get juicy gains.
8. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta.
9. How do you make a tissue dance? Put a little boogey in it.
10. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
11. What do you call a cow that plays an instrument? A moo-sician.
12. Why couldn't the bicycle stand up by itself? It was two-tired.
13. Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide.
14. What do you call a sleepwalking nun? A Roamin' Catholic.
15. Why did the cookie go to the doctor? Because it was feeling crumbly.
16. How do you organize a space party? You planet.
17. Why did the hippie refuse to wear shoes? He wanted to be a free sole.
18. What do you call an alligator who solves crimes? An investi-gator.
19. Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems.
20. What do you call a deer with no eyes? No-eye deer!
21. Why don't skeletons fight each other? They don't have the guts.
22. What does a nosy pepper do? It gets jalapeño business.
23. What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear!
24. Why did the lion break up with his girlfriend? She was a cheetah.
25. What do you call a fake crystal? A sham rock.
26. Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing.
27. What did the duck say when it bought lipstick? "Put it on my bill."
28. What do you call a pig who does karate? A pork chop.
29. Why did the coffee file a police report? It got mugged.
30. Why was the big cat disqualified from the race? Because it was a cheetah.
31. What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A stick.
32. Why did the frog call his insurance company? He had a jump in his car.
33. What do you call a boar that likes to clean? A swiffer pig.
34. Why did the tomato turn green? Because it was un-ripe.
35. What do you call a snowman with a six-pack? An abdominal-snowman.
36. Why did the clock tick louder and louder? Because it was getting ticked off.
37. What do you call a duck that's always in a bad mood? A quacker sour puss.
38. Why did the cow go to outer space? To see the moooon.
39. What do you call a bear with no teeth and no arms? A gummy worm.
40. Why did the duck go to the doctor? It had a webbed feat.
41. What do you call a dog magician? A labracadabrador.
42. Why did the mouse break up with the rat? It wanted a squeakier clean relationship.
43. What do you call a can opener that doesn't work? A can't opener.
44. Why did the giraffe go to the hospital? It fell off the tower and had a case of long neck syndrome.
45. What do you call a snake that's good at math? A ssscientist.
46. Why did the banana go to the doctor? It had a-peeling symptoms.
47. What do you call a skateboarding bird? A kick-flamingo.
48. Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems.
49. What do you call a lizard that loves to sing? A reptile crooner.
50. Why did the broccoli go to the beach? To get a tan-stalk.