Strange Riddles

[Mike Rotch]

Lame-o, but hey. *shrug*:


Can a man legally marry his widow's sister in the state of California?


Clara Clatter was born on December 27th, yet her birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible?


Even if they are starving, natives living in the Arctic will never eat a penguin's egg. Why not?


Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?


How are a jeweler and a jailer alike?


How many bricks does it take to complete a building made of brick?


How many of each animal did Moses take on the ark?


I have a head like a cat. I have feet like at cat. But I am not a cat. What am I?


I know a word of letters three,
Add two and fewer there will be.


If a rooster laid a brown egg and a white egg, what kind of chicks would hatch?


If you were to take two apples from three apples, how many would you have?


I'm not an airplane, but I can fly through the sky. I'm not a river, but I'm full of water. What am I?


In a tunnel of darkness lies a beast of iron. It can only attack when pulled back. What is it?


In Okmulgee, Oklahoma, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?


In what year did Christmas Day and New Year's Day fall in the same year?


What wears shoes but does not walk?


I am used to bat with, yet I never get a hit. I am near a ball, yet it is never thrown. What am I?


Which burns longer, a red candle or a white one?


What always speaks the truth but doesn't say a word?


What always comes into a house through the keyhole?











ANSWERS

Can a man legally marry his widow's sister in the state of California?
No, because he's dead.

Clara Clatter was born on December 27th, yet her birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible?
She lives in the Southern Hemisphere, where the seasons are reversed.

Even if they are starving, natives living in the Arctic will never eat a penguin's egg. Why not?
Penguins are native to Antarctica.

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
A ton.

How are a jeweler and a jailer alike?
The jeweler sells watches and the jailer watches cells.

How many bricks does it take to complete a building made of brick?
Only one - the "last" one.

How many of each animal did Moses take on the ark?
Hint: Who?

I have a head like a cat. I have feet like at cat. But I am not a cat. What am I?
A kitten.

I know a word of letters three,
Add two and fewer there will be.
Few.

If a rooster laid a brown egg and a white egg, what kind of chicks would hatch?
None. Roosters don't lay eggs!

If you were to take two apples from three apples, how many would you have?
Two, what you take is what you have.

I'm not an airplane, but I can fly through the sky. I'm not a river, but I'm full of water. What am I?
A cloud.

In a tunnel of darkness lies a beast of iron. It can only attack when pulled back. What is it?
A bullet.

In Okmulgee, Oklahoma, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?
You can't take a picture with a wooden leg! You need a camera.

In what year did Christmas Day and New Year's Day fall in the same year?
It happens every year.

What wears shoes but does not walk?
A footpath.

I am used to bat with, yet I never get a hit. I am near a ball, yet it is never thrown. What am I?
Eyelashes.

Which burns longer, a red candle or a white one?
Neither, both burn shorter (not longer).

What always speaks the truth but doesn't say a word?
A mirror.

What always comes into a house through the keyhole?
A key

 

[Slick6]

Those are pretty good. Any More?

 

[Mike Rotch]

I'll have a look for more 👍

 

[HIGH ON LIFE]

o, o i got one what is the begining of the end and the end of time and space? i'll post the answer sometime tomorrow if somebody doesnt get it by then.

 

[Gil]

The letter "e"

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Your a smart one Gil.

I knew about 3 of the ones Mike posted. Probably because I have heard them elsewhere.

Trick questions usually always get me.

 

[HIGH ON LIFE]

Whoa sombody's quick. and it only took you 2 hours.

 

[Gil]

It actually only took about 4 seconds after I actually read the question.
I have one for you:
If you go to the doctor for some undiclosed medical problem. And he gives you three pills to take every half hour how long will the pills last?

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

An hour.

Duh.

 

[Gil]

Yeah, but that's an easy one.
What about the riddle of the Sphinx.

What animal is it that in the morning walks on four legs, in the afternoon on two legs, and in the twilight on three legs?
Explain your answer in detail.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Come on now Gil, you take me for a fool?

The answer is humans. We crawl on four limbs while we are a baby(morning), walk upright on two as an adult(afternoon), and walk with a cane during old age(twilight).

 

[Gil]

Damn, Quai chang Rumple, you're good!
[incredibly old sensei voice]
Grasshoppa, you have crossed the rice paper and left no trace of your passing. You are ready to leave the monastery and go out into the "real' world.
[/incredibly old sensei voice]

 

[Small_Fryz]

these are good

 

[Dorifto]

Here's a hard/odd one: If you have a "B" in your hand, what is in your eye?

 

[Famine]

Originally posted by Gil
Yeah, but that's an easy one.
What about the riddle of the Sphinx.

What animal is it that in the morning walks on four legs, in the afternoon on two legs, and in the twilight on three legs?
Explain your answer in detail.

Read Terry Pratchett's "Pyramids" for a much more detailed answer to this...