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The riddle has a rich history in the English language. Here are a few obscure facts related to their relationship:
One of the most distinguished pieces of literature in the past thousand years contains a very comprehensive set of riddles in English. This book is called the "Exeter Book."
Old English riddles are commonly filled with double entendre.
Riddles are often defined as a piece of literature or poetry that describes something yet to be named.
One of the oldest recorded riddles to remain in tact is featured on an ancient tablet from Mesopotamia.
In the modern world, riddles are used in various forms of art and media, including movies.
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These English riddles with answers are a great tool to help you gauge your reasoning and reading comprehension skills while simultaneously having a bit of fun.
These puzzles in English have been put together wonderfully. They are designed to help you better understand the language and are guaranteed to keep almost anyone entertained for hours on end.
Remember that many of these are written in an older and more complex English style. So those who aren't very great with the English language may want to keep a dictionary and thesaurus ready.
Hint: Be sure give yourself a bit more time to solve them than you would with less complex riddles.
8 Letter Word Riddle
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Inkstand - kst is in the middle. "In" is the beginning, and "and" ends the word. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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YES NO
What Can Be Seen In A Second Riddle
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See Blank To Blank Riddle
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Shorter When It Is Lengthened Riddle
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9 Letters Riddle
What word in English has 9 letters that keeps producing another word when you remove any one letter from it (goes on up to a single letter)?
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Startling - starting - staring - string - sting - sing - sin - in - I. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Sentence With All Letters
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Truth And Lies Riddle
And poison without touching.
We bear truth and lies,
But are not judged by size.
What are we?
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Visiting Aliens Riddle
You are an alien that is visiting the Earth. Though you know the English language, you do not understand it. What day would you consider the following:
1.Payday
2. People cook on this day
1.Payday
2. People cook on this day
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Monday would be payday because it contains the first part of MONey. People would of course cook on Friday day because You FRI things when you cook. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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YES NO
The Wettest Country Riddle
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The Unusual Paragraph
What is so unusual about this paragraph?
Too many humans it may occur obvious but to half of a population it might not. I found that this was a fascinating thing. So try to find any kind of solution. And try to find the solution. I did find that this took a lot of brain to find out.
Too many humans it may occur obvious but to half of a population it might not. I found that this was a fascinating thing. So try to find any kind of solution. And try to find the solution. I did find that this took a lot of brain to find out.
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Shocked Into Silence Riddle
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Nothing Like The Word Riddle
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Two Female Candy Riddle
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This House Holds Rooms Riddle
This house holds rooms, one score and six, that shelter a vast mob.
It lets lions lie down with the lambs, Yet makes both shun the slob.
None now will nestle with nicks and nates, While reams room near the rear.
Though you and I have separate rooms. Both our bottles brim with beer. The king and queen can never mate (Though hands and hearts hobnob). Because their rooms are separate. If this jail does its job. What house is this that rules thus
Forcing faith to fend with fear? The answer to this riddle lies, with dead and dying here.
It lets lions lie down with the lambs, Yet makes both shun the slob.
None now will nestle with nicks and nates, While reams room near the rear.
Though you and I have separate rooms. Both our bottles brim with beer. The king and queen can never mate (Though hands and hearts hobnob). Because their rooms are separate. If this jail does its job. What house is this that rules thus
Forcing faith to fend with fear? The answer to this riddle lies, with dead and dying here.
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Visit This City Riddle
Tower Bridge and St Pauls Cathedral
Big Ben and Westminster Abbey
Which city would you have to visit
If these were things you want to see?
Big Ben and Westminster Abbey
Which city would you have to visit
If these were things you want to see?
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Post Your English Riddles Puns Below
Can you come up with a cool, funny or clever English Riddles of your own? Post it below (without the answer) to see if you can stump our users.
1. Why couldn't the bicycle stand up by itself? Because it was two-tired.
2. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
3. Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing.
4. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field.
5. Why did the coffee file a police report? Because it got mugged.
6. What do you call a fish with no eyes? Fsh.
7. Why did the hipster burn his tongue? Because he drank his coffee before it was cool.
8. Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide.
9. What do you call an alligator in a vest? An investigator.
10. Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems.
11. Why was the computer cold? Because it left its Windows open.
12. Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well.
13. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta.
14. Why did the dinosaur cross the road? Because chickens didn't exist yet.
15. What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear.
16. Why don't melons get married? Because they cantaloupe.
17. Why did the bicycle fall over? Because it was two-tired.
18. Why did the balloon go near the needle? Because it wanted to be pop-ular.
19. What do you call a psychic dwarf who has escaped from prison? A small medium at large.
20. Why did the coach go to the bank? To get his quarter back.
21. Why did the duck wear pants? To cover his butt-quack.
22. I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised.
23. How do you make a tissue dance? Put a little boogey in it.
24. Did you hear about the kidnapping at the park? He woke up.
25. Why don't skeletons fight each other? They don't have the guts.
26. Why did the old man fall in the well? Because he couldn't see that well.
27. What do you call a sleeping bull? A bulldozer.
28. Why did the music teacher need a ladder? To reach the high notes.
29. What do you call a snake that works for the government? A civil serpent.
30. Why did the ghost go to the party? Because he had nobody to boo-gie with.
31. Why was the belt arrested? For holding up pants.
32. What did the grape say when it got stepped on? Nothing, it just let out a little wine.
33. Why are frogs always so happy? They eat whatever bugs them.
34. Why did the frog call his insurance company? He had a leap of faith.
35. Did you hear about the Italian chef who died? He pasta way.
36. Why did the chicken go to the seance? To talk to the other side.
37. What do you call a spider who just got married? A newly web.
38. What did the lawyer wear to court? A lawsuit.
39. Why did the tomato blush? Because it saw the salad dressing.
40. How does a penguin build its house? Igloos it together.
41. Why couldn't the bicycle stand up by itself? Because it was two-tired.
42. Why did the coffee file a police report? It got mugged.
43. How did the barber win the race? He took a short cut.
44. What did the left eye say to the right eye? Between us, something smells.
45. Why did the math book look so sad? Because it had problems.
46. Why did the cookie go to the doctor? It felt crumbly.
47. Why did the scarecrow win a prize? Because he was outstanding in his field.
48. Why did the banana go to the doctor? It wasn't peeling well.
49. Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing.
50. Why don't oysters give to charity? Because they're shellfish.
1. Why couldn't the bicycle stand up by itself? Because it was two-tired.
2. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
3. Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing.
4. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field.
5. Why did the coffee file a police report? Because it got mugged.
6. What do you call a fish with no eyes? Fsh.
7. Why did the hipster burn his tongue? Because he drank his coffee before it was cool.
8. Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide.
9. What do you call an alligator in a vest? An investigator.
10. Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems.
11. Why was the computer cold? Because it left its Windows open.
12. Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well.
13. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta.
14. Why did the dinosaur cross the road? Because chickens didn't exist yet.
15. What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear.
16. Why don't melons get married? Because they cantaloupe.
17. Why did the bicycle fall over? Because it was two-tired.
18. Why did the balloon go near the needle? Because it wanted to be pop-ular.
19. What do you call a psychic dwarf who has escaped from prison? A small medium at large.
20. Why did the coach go to the bank? To get his quarter back.
21. Why did the duck wear pants? To cover his butt-quack.
22. I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised.
23. How do you make a tissue dance? Put a little boogey in it.
24. Did you hear about the kidnapping at the park? He woke up.
25. Why don't skeletons fight each other? They don't have the guts.
26. Why did the old man fall in the well? Because he couldn't see that well.
27. What do you call a sleeping bull? A bulldozer.
28. Why did the music teacher need a ladder? To reach the high notes.
29. What do you call a snake that works for the government? A civil serpent.
30. Why did the ghost go to the party? Because he had nobody to boo-gie with.
31. Why was the belt arrested? For holding up pants.
32. What did the grape say when it got stepped on? Nothing, it just let out a little wine.
33. Why are frogs always so happy? They eat whatever bugs them.
34. Why did the frog call his insurance company? He had a leap of faith.
35. Did you hear about the Italian chef who died? He pasta way.
36. Why did the chicken go to the seance? To talk to the other side.
37. What do you call a spider who just got married? A newly web.
38. What did the lawyer wear to court? A lawsuit.
39. Why did the tomato blush? Because it saw the salad dressing.
40. How does a penguin build its house? Igloos it together.
41. Why couldn't the bicycle stand up by itself? Because it was two-tired.
42. Why did the coffee file a police report? It got mugged.
43. How did the barber win the race? He took a short cut.
44. What did the left eye say to the right eye? Between us, something smells.
45. Why did the math book look so sad? Because it had problems.
46. Why did the cookie go to the doctor? It felt crumbly.
47. Why did the scarecrow win a prize? Because he was outstanding in his field.
48. Why did the banana go to the doctor? It wasn't peeling well.
49. Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing.
50. Why don't oysters give to charity? Because they're shellfish.