Riddles for Adults – page 12
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Riddle Time
If ten apples are to be distributed among ten people, but there's still an apple left in the basket, how is that possible?
“Consider all the items involved.”
Answer
The last person received the apple still in the basket.
Riddle Time
What can you hold in your right hand but never in your left?
“It's a body part.”
Answer
Your left elbow
Riddle Time
What can both hold an object and be a sharp turn on a road?
“Found in your home and on the road.”
Answer
A hook
Riddle Time
What is sharp, yet can never cut anything?
“Often grows by water.”
Answer
Reeds
Riddle Time
What makes a bird light, but also makes a clock wound?
“Think of something that has to do with both time and air.”
Answer
A spring
Riddle Time
What can you go on, but also shows which way you take?
“It can lead you forward or teach you something.”
Answer
A course
Riddle Time
What can catch mice, but also makes a tree fall?
“Both a thing and an action.”
Answer
A trap
Riddle Time
What has wings but can still sit neatly around your neck?
“An accessory.”
Answer
A fly
Riddle Time
What holds boxes but never says a word?
“Think furniture.”
Answer
A shelf
Riddle Time
What has a tongue but cannot speak, and daily meets your feet?
“It has a tongue, but it does not lick.”
Answer
A shoe
Riddle Time
What is light as a feather, but can still bear the weight of an entire car?
“Think of both birds and vehicles.”
Answer
A spring
Riddle Time
What falls from trees but can also cut sharply?
“It can be found in the forest and in the kitchen.”
Answer
A blade
Riddle Time
What can silence the worst storm, but is rarely there when needed most?
“It calms the little ones.”
Answer
A pacifier
Riddle Time
What always leaves traces of the family's party and mess, without ever speaking?
“Think of visible evidence from dinner table mishaps.”
Answer
A stain
Riddle Time
What gathers the family's messiest secrets behind a closed door, only to spit them out clean and shining?
“It's a kitchen appliance.”
Answer
A dishwasher
Riddle Time
What whispers secrets in your ear, but rarely goes for a swim?
“An aid for hearing.”
Answer
A hearing aid
Riddle Time
What silently reveals the passage of time in the mirror, unless constantly betrayed by the magic of the bottle?
“It grows on your head.”
Answer
Grey hair
Riddle Time
What suddenly becomes your third foot, a faithful support that appears when your own legs begin to falter?
“It accompanies you on your walk.”
Answer
A cane
Riddle Time
What is a straight line to the finish, yet makes you run in circles?
“Its true form is deceptive.”
Answer
A running track
Riddle Time
What can decide a match without scoring a single goal?
“A referee's signal.”
Answer
The red card