Riddle Me
This: Classic and Hard Riddles with Answers
Some riddles become classics because they cleverly conceal the answer
in plain sight. Others are beloved because they twist your brain into
knots. This collection features a mix of both – from traditional puzzles
that have survived centuries to modern stumpers. Think you can solve
them all?
Classic Riddle Puzzles
Riddle 1
What has roots as nobody sees, is taller than trees, up, up it goes,
and yet never grows?
Answer: A mountain. It has deep roots underground,
towers above trees and doesn’t grow like a plant.
Riddle 2
Thirty white horses upon a red hill, first they champ, then they
stamp, then they stand still. What are they?
Answer: Your teeth. They’re like white horses on
your gums.
Riddle 3
Voiceless it cries, wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless
mutters. What is it?
Answer: The wind. It howls and blows without a mouth
or wings.
Riddle 4
I’m always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, will
soon turn red. What am I?
Answer: Fire. It “eats” fuel and burns whatever it
touches.
Riddle 5
What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?
Answer: An echo. It repeats your words.
Hard Riddles with Answers
Riddle 6
I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter but
can’t go outside. What am I?
Answer: A keyboard. It has keys, a space bar and an
enter key.
Riddle 7
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for much
longer than a minute. What am I?
Answer: Your breath. Eventually you need to breathe
out.
Riddle 8
What has a head, a tail, is brown and has no legs?
Answer: A penny. It has a head and tail side and is
copper‑coloured.
Riddle 9
What breaks and never falls, and what falls and never breaks?
Answer: Day breaks and night falls.
Riddle 10
A man gave one son 10 cents and another son was given 15 cents. What
time is it?
Answer: 1:45. A quarter to two (because 25 cents is
a quarter of a dollar).
Hungry for more? Dive into our Hard
Riddles or enjoy a laugh with our Funny
Riddles.