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| Another batch of riddles served up for National Riddle Day. |
1) Parent riddle
A doctor and a scientist went for a walk through a national park. One of them was the father of the other's son.
How was this possible?
2) Delicate riddle
What is so delicate that saying it's name breaks it?
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| Strictly speaking, this is the symbol for infinity, not eternity, but it's close enough. |
3) Eternity riddle
I am the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end, and the end of every place.
What am I?
4) Silent riddle
What's a 5 letter word where 4 of the letters are silent?
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| "Call." |
5) Bodyless riddle
What has a head and a tail, but has no body?
6) Bird riddle
7) Shared riddle
What is it that if you have, you want to share it, and if you share, you no longer have?
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| A clock. Editor's note: "Charles, you've given the answer away!" Charles: "Oops, sorry! Fortunately, my readers are all extremely intelligent, so they would probably have known the correct answer anyway." |
8) Time riddle
1) When does 10 + 3 = 1?
9) Never arriving riddle
What is always coming, but never arrives?
10) Death riddle
You are found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. You have to choose one of the following rooms: |
| Lion: "Don't worry. I'm not hungry. I'm just yawning." ** shifty eyes ** |
Room 2: 50 assassins with lethal swords.
Room 3: A room full of hungry lions that haven't eaten for 6 months.
Which room should you pick?
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If you're still struggling to solve every riddle, then scroll down the page for the answers. Or if you've already worked out all the answers, then scroll down anyway, just to confirm how clever you are!
Answers:
1) Parent riddle
A doctor and a scientist went for a walk through a national park. One of them was the father of the other's son. How was this possible?
They were husband and wife.
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| Masked person: "Shush! Don't break the silence!" Observant reader: "How about you follow your own advice?" |
2) Delicate riddle
What is so delicate that saying it's name breaks it?
Silence.
3) Eternity riddle
I am the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end, and the end of every place. What am I?
The letter E.
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| A queue, pictured yesterday. |
4) Silent riddle
What's a 5 letter word where 4 of the letters are silent?
Queue.
5) Bodyless riddle
What has a head and a tail, but has no body?
A coin.
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| A beautiful bird sitting in a tree. |
6) Bird riddle
Ten birds were sitting in a tree and a hunter shot one. How birds many were left in the tree?None. After one bird got shot, all the other birds would fly away!
7) Shared riddle
What is it that if you have, you want to share me, and if you share, you no longer have?
A secret.
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| An even bigger clock. |
8) Time riddle
When does 10 + 3 = 1?
On a clock.
9) Never arriving riddle
What is always coming, but never arrives?
Tomorrow.
10) Death riddle
You are found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. You have to choose one of the following rooms:
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| Deadly assassins. |
Room 2: 50 assassins with lethal swords.
Room 3: A room full of hungry lions that haven't eaten for 6 months.
Which room should you pick?
Room 3 because the lions would be dead if they hadn't eaten for 6 months.
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How did you do? How many riddles did you solve?
0-2 That's very poor. If you were any more foolish, you might even win an idiot award!
3-6 Not bad, but there's room for improvement.
7-10 Excellent work! Your riddling skills are a match for The Riddler!
11+ That's a brilliant score! However, sadly you must have cheated, because there were only 10 riddles, so the maximum possible score is 10.
You can find more riddles in my previous blog posts:
Puzzles and riddles
10 riddles to celebrate National Riddle Day
A puzzle involving truth and lies
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