Riddles

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What has a head and a tail, but no body?

  1. A coin

  2. A snake

  3. A worm

  4. A key


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A coin has a head and a tail, but it doesn't have a body.

What goes up a chimney down, but can't go down a chimney up?

  1. A broom

  2. An umbrella

  3. A bird

  4. A smoke


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

An umbrella can go up a chimney down because it can be folded. However, it can't go down a chimney up because it's too big.

I am always hungry, the more you feed me the more I grow, but when I'm thirsty, I get smaller.

  1. A fire

  2. A plant

  3. A dog

  4. A computer


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A fire grows when it is fed with fuel. However, when it is thirsty (lacks oxygen), it gets smaller.

What has three feet, but can't walk?

  1. A yardstick

  2. A tripod

  3. A table

  4. A chair


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A tripod has three feet, but it can't walk because it doesn't have legs.

You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but there is not a single person on board. Why?

  1. They are all married

  2. They are all children

  3. They are all statues

  4. They are all ghosts


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The answer is that all the people on the boat are married to each other.

What has a neck without a head, a back without a spine, and four legs without feet?

  1. A shirt

  2. A table

  3. A chair

  4. A guitar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A shirt has a neck without a head, a back without a spine, and four legs without feet.

What can you catch but not throw?

  1. A cold

  2. A ball

  3. A fish

  4. A bird


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

You can catch a cold, but you can't throw it.

What has a tongue but cannot speak, a bed but never sleeps, and a river but no water?

  1. A shoe

  2. A book

  3. A map

  4. A clock


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A shoe has a tongue, but it cannot speak. It has a bed, but it never sleeps. It has a river, but no water.

What has many keys, but can't open a single door?

  1. A piano

  2. A typewriter

  3. A computer keyboard

  4. A guitar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A piano has many keys, but it can't open a single door.

What goes around and around, but always stays in place?

  1. A merry-go-round

  2. A Ferris wheel

  3. A clock

  4. A ceiling fan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A clock goes around and around, but it always stays in place.

What has a face, but no eyes, a mouth, but no tongue, and hands, but no arms?

  1. A clock

  2. A watch

  3. A mirror

  4. A doll


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A clock has a face, but no eyes. It has a mouth, but no tongue. It has hands, but no arms.

What has a head and a tail, but no body?

  1. A snake

  2. A worm

  3. A coin

  4. A key


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A coin has a head and a tail, but it doesn't have a body.

What goes up a chimney down, but can't go down a chimney up?

  1. A broom

  2. An umbrella

  3. A bird

  4. A smoke


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

An umbrella can go up a chimney down because it can be folded. However, it can't go down a chimney up because it's too big.

I am always hungry, the more you feed me the more I grow, but when I'm thirsty, I get smaller.

  1. A fire

  2. A plant

  3. A dog

  4. A computer


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A fire grows when it is fed with fuel. However, when it is thirsty (lacks oxygen), it gets smaller.

What has three feet, but can't walk?

  1. A yardstick

  2. A tripod

  3. A table

  4. A chair


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A tripod has three feet, but it can't walk because it doesn't have legs.

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