Section: «Riddles with Answers»
A riddle is a short description of an object or phenomenon, often in poetic form, containing an intricate task in the idea of an explicit (direct) or implied (hidden) question. The content of riddles reflects a person's life. The world around him: living and inanimate nature, phenomena of reality, objects of labor and everyday life, and more.
Riddle: Why couldn't they play cards on the ark?Answer: Because Noah sat on the deck.
Riddle: When do elephants have eight feet?Answer: When there are two of them.
Riddle: What asks no questions but requires many answers?Answer: A doorbell.
Riddle: Why is an old man like a window?Answer: Because he is full of pains (panes).
Riddle: Why do chimneys smoke?Answer: Because they can't chew.
Riddle: If your uncle's sister is not your aunt, what relation is she to you?Answer: Your mother.
Riddle: When is a door not a door?Answer: When it is a-jar.
Riddle: What is the difference between a hungry man and a glutton?Answer: One longs to eat and the other eats too long.
Riddle: Why is the sun like a good loaf of bread?Answer: Because it's light when it rises.
Riddle: What is the difference between a deer fleeing from hunters and a midget witch?Answer: One is a hunted stag and the other a stunted hag.
Riddle: What does the artist like to draw best?Answer: His salary.
Riddle: What is a bare-faced liar?Answer: One without whiskers.
Riddle: Why is coffee like an axe with a dull edge?Answer: Because it must be ground before it is used.
Riddle: Why did the golfer change his socks?Answer: He had a hole-in-one.
Riddle: What famous nurse wore her pajamas all day long?Answer: Florence Nightingown.
Riddle: Why did Silly Billy's mom write TGIF on his slippers?Answer: For "Toes Go In First."
Riddle: Why did Silly Billy wear a helmet to bed?Answer: So he could crash.
Riddle: How did the court know the judge was ready for bed?Answer: He was wearing his robe.
Riddle: Why did the radish turn red?Answer: It saw the salad dressing.
Riddle: What does a slice of toast wear to bed?Answer: Jam-mies.
Riddle: What's a lifeguard's favorite game?Answer: Pool.
Riddle: Where do jellyfish sleep?Answer: In tent-acles.
Riddle: What did the little lobster get on its math test?Answer: Sea-plus.
Riddle: How do caterpillars swim laps?Answer: They do the butterfly.
Riddle: How do chiropractors swim laps?Answer: They do the back stroke.