Riddle

Black I am and much admired, men seek me until they're tired. When they find me, they break my head and take from me my resting bed. What am I?

Choose an answer

A.Oil
B.Gold
C.Diamond
D.Coal
Hint: It's a word with 4 letters, starting with "C".

Answer

Coal

Why this is the answer

Miners search tirelessly for this black, valuable material, then break it out ('break my head') from its underground bed -- describing coal mining.

This riddle is filed under Color Riddles and rated Hard.

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