How Good Are You At Riddles? Take This Quiz To Find Out

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Riddles have been used since ancient Mesopotamia to test individuals’ intellect, particularly those who read. They have often been used in writings to build suspense.

However, we don’t come across riddles nearly as often. How many are you able to get right?

1. I stay in one corner while traveling the world. What am I?

I stay in one corner while traveling the world. What am I?
A clock has two hands that point to the time.

2. I become shorter as my age grows. What am I?

I become shorter as my age grows. What am I?
Candles get shorter as the wax melts.

3. I use two hands, but only one for pointing. What am I?

I use two hands, but only one for pointing. What am I?
A clock has two hands that point to the time.

4. What are the names of the characters of a popular rice cereal?

What are the names of the characters of a popular rice cereal?
Snap, Crackle, and Pop are the elves on the front of the popular cereal.

5. The one-bedroomed house you live in has red carpets. What colour is the kids room?

The one-bedroomed house you live in has red carpets. What colour is the kids room?
Red
The house only has one bedroom.

6. I can run but I cannot walk. What am I?

I can run but I cannot walk. What am I?
A river’s current runs but cannot walk.

7. What bird is different from the rest?

What bird is different from the rest?
 An ostrich is the only bird there that cannot fly.

8. I will be fine after falling from high, I don’t weigh much, but I dread water.

I will be fine after falling from high, I don’t weigh much, but I dread water.
Paper is light and can fall any height but dissolves in water.

9. I have a head and a tail, but no middle. What am I?

I have a head and a tail, but no middle. What am I?
A coin has two sides, heads and tails.

10. I am wet while I dry. What am I?

I am wet while I dry. What am I?
A towel gets wet when it dries our bodies.

11. What has a neck but doesn’t have a head?

What has a neck but doesn’t have a head?
A bottle has a neck but no head.

12. It always falls but it never goes up.

It always falls but it never goes up.
Rain always falls but it never goes up.

13. What has an eye but can’t see?

What has an eye but can’t see?
The eye of the needle is where you put the thread.

14. What kind of room doesn’t have windows, floors, or doors?

What kind of room doesn’t have windows, floors, or doors?
A mushroom isn’t like any other kind of room.