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Think you may need a bit of help in your quest to conquer some of the best riddles around? Here are some historical cues about the art of the riddle:

When you think of riddles, do you think of the game Charades? Well you should since this modern game is essentially derived from this age-old art form.

The definition of what a riddle is, is something that important scholarly figures have quarreled over for much of recorded history.

There are two main types of riddle: enigma, and conundrum.

The riddle is considered a very important literary device, because it helps to grasp the attention of the audience by coercing the audience into trying to be thoroughly aware.

It is a common belief of literary experts that it is almost always a probability that good metaphors come from the best riddles.

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The Start Of Church And The End Of School

They might mark the start of church
Or signal days end at schools
You might have one by the door
So you know when someone calls

What are they?

Hint:

They are bells

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Solved: 70%

Found In A Kitchen Riddle

I have a handle but Im not a car door
Im found in a kitchen but Im not a cupboard door
I sometimes spread things but Im not a sneeze
Im used to cut things but Im not a pair of scissors
I have a blade but Im not grass

Hint:

I am a knife

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Top 100 Riddles

Solved: 78%

Over The Tower

A horse jumps over a tower and the tower disappears. It's not an illusion or a dream.

So where could this happen?

Hint:

On a chessboard.

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Riddle Of The Day

Solved: 57%

Walking In The Rain

Samuel was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?

Hint:

This man is bald!

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Rain Riddles Umbrella Riddles

Solved: 75%

Pouring Down On Your Head

When its pouring down and your heads getting wetter, put me up and life will be better?

Hint:

An umbrella

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Solved: 89%

Nothing More Than Sand

You think you can fly right out of me. Yet when you try, you realize you can't, and that the air in front of you is nothing more than sand. What am I?

Hint:

A window

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Solved: 56%

Thick And Slick Riddle

I am thin although sometimes thick. I am slick although sometimes rough. I am used by an artiste whom doesn't draw nor paint. Im a?

Hint:

A guitar pik

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Solved: 53%

Singing You A Song

I tend to fret when you string me along,
but play with me and I'll sing you a song.

What am I?

Hint:

A guitar

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Solved: 79%

Here To Make You Happy

I look pretty and I am sweet
but still people like to reap me.
I am soft sometimes but still
people use razor knife to cut me
I am here to give you joy
but still people put fire on me
I am here to make you happy
but people use me to smear others face.

So what am I?

Hint:

I am a cake

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Riddle Of The Day

Solved: 74%

Arrested Star

Why did the star get arrested?

Hint:

Because it was a shooting star!

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Solved: 70%

Not A Camera Riddle

I have a lid but Im not a can of paint
I have a lens but Im not a camera
Im in a socket but Im not a plug
I have an iris but Im not a bunch of flowers
I have lashes but I dont have a whip

What am I?

Hint:

An eye

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What Am I Riddles

Solved: 62%

I Have No Words

I am a window, I am a lamp, I am clouded, I am shining, and I am colored; set in white, I fill with water and overflow. I say much, but I have no words. What am I?

Hint:

I am an eye.

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What Am I Riddles

Solved: 50%

Bobby's World

You are in a place called Bobby's world and there is only one Law. There is a mirror, but no reflection. There is pizza with cheese, but not sausage. There is pepper, but no salt. There is a door, yet no entrance or exit. What is the law?

You are in a place called Bobby's world and there is only one Law. There is a mirror, but no reflection. There is pizza with cheese, but not sausage. There is pepper, but no salt. There is a door, yet no entrance or exit. What is the law?

Hint:

Everything that is in Bobbys world has to have a double letter in it for example

1. Theres GRASS but no dirt
2. Theres CATTLE but no cows

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Solved: 51%

If It's Information You Seek

If it's information you seek, come and see me.
If it's pairs of letters you need, I have consecutively three.

Who am I?

If it's information you seek, come and see me.
If it's pairs of letters you need, I have consecutively three.

Who am I?

Hint:

A bookkeeper

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Who Am I Riddles

Solved: 39%

Weightless On A Scale

Im measured on a special type of scale but I dont weigh anything
I cant be seen but Im not the Invisible Man
I can whistle but I have no mouth
I can knock down trees but Im not a lumberjack
I help you fly a kite but Im not a piece of string
I blow but Im not someone playing the trumpet.

What am I?

Hint:

Wind

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Scavenger Hunt Riddles

Solved: 68%

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