Riddles 39
Yellow In The Grass
First you see me in the grass dressed in yellow gay; next I am in dainty white, then I fly away. What am I?
Answer
I am a Dandelion.
Severely Vengeful
Which of the men is so prudent and wise
as to say who drives me on my path,
when I rise up strong, at times severe,
powerfully prominent, sometimes vengeful,
I travel throughout the land, burn houses,
seized plunder? Smoke rises,
grey over rooftops. The trees on earth
shall be, the violent death of men, when
I shake the woods, the flowering forests,
fell tall trees, roofed with rain, by
the highest powers, driven in my wandering,
widely sent; I have on my back what once
covered men, body and soul, both in water.
Say who covers me, or how I am called,
that bears that burden.
Answer
A land storm.
Sailing Spirit
My dress is tranquil when I tread the earth,
or dwell at home, or drift on the water.
Sometimes my wings and this wide sky
lift me over the dwellings of men,
and then strong clouds carry me
over the people. My ornaments
echo loudly and melodiously,
Illustriously sing when I am not near
the earth and stream, a sailing spirit.
What am I?
Answer
A swan.
In Order
A ship that puts a road in order,
What is it?
Answer
A smoothing iron.
No Harm Nor Pain
Only one color, but not one size,
Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies.
Present in sun, but not in rain,
Doing no harm, and feeling no pain.
What is it?
Answer
It is a shadow!
Own Style
I cannot be felt, seen or touched;
Yet I can be found in everybody;
My existence is always in debate;
Yet I have my own style of music.
What Am I?
Answer
I am a soul.
No Brothers Or Sisters
Brothers and sisters have I none,
But that man’s father is my father’s son.Who is “that man”?
Answer
The son of the speaker.
Pound of Feathers
There are a pound of feathers, and a pound of seashells.
What weighs more?
Answer
They’re the same weight! Both weight 1 pound!
Muslim Religion
Does the Muslim religion allow a man to marry his widow’s sister?
Answer
A dead man cannot marry. His widow would mean he is dead.
Add It Up
Two American coins add up to thirty cents, but one of them is not a nickel. What coins are they?
Answer
A quarter and a nickel. One of them is not a nickel, and that’s the quarter.
On Patrol
A night shift guard, while on patrol at night, dreams that the king will die in a plane crash. He tells the king so in the morning, but the king tells him not to worry, and flies anyway. When he returns from his trip, he fires the night shift guard. Why does the king fire the night shift guard?
Answer
The night shift guard had a dream. Therefore, he was sleeping on the job.
Thin Dog, Fat Dog
Two dogs are sitting on a porch – a fat dog and a thin dog. The little dog is the son of the fat dog, but the fat dog is not the father of the thin dog. Can you explain?
Answer
The fat dog is the mother.
28 Days
Which month has 28 days?
Answer
All of them!
Hephaestus
Fire is often maintained above me, and if you remove my first letter, you will find the home shared by everyone you have ever known.
What am I?
Answer
A Hearth.
Singular
Find an English word which is singular, add an “s” and it becomes plural, and add another “s” it becomes singular again?
Answer
There are actually 3 correct answers:
Caress. Princess. Brass.
A Great Beast
Face with a tree, skin like the sea. A great beast I am, yet vermin frightens me.
What am I?
Answer
An Elephant.
Blacksmithing
What insect does a blacksmith manufacture?
Answer
He makes the firefly.
Casino Tricks
Even though the odds are always in favor of the gambling house, why does the establishment insist on a house limit on stakes?
Answer
Every casino in the world would go bankrupt without a house limit on stakes. Without it, gamblers would keep doubling their stakes until they won. No matter how bad a losing streak they were on, they would eventually win.
Keep Your…
Even if you give this to someone else, you still get to keep it.What is it?
Answer
It is your word.
Sam and His Son
Eight years ago, Sam was eight times the age of his son Sam Jr. Today, if you add their ages together, they add up to 52. How old are Sam and his son?
Answer
Sam is 40, and Sam Jr. is 12.