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  1. People who want to get rid of me forever, there are dreamers, there are ignorant people; people who are happy to greet me, there are indifferent people, there are crazy people; most people fear me, but I will come eventually. What am I?
  2. I bring death with a mighty blow. I can ruin nations with a mighty hole. Many people may die. Many people will cry. A battle is won at least. In the end I can bring peace. What am I?
  3. In the olden days, you are a clever thief charged with treason against the king and sentenced to death. But the king decided to be a little lenient and let you choose your own way to die. What way should you choose?
  4. To some I am kind, to others I am cold, but once I'm done with you, you'll never be bothered again. What am I?
  5. I have no mind or a soul. I've been eternally attached since man's dawn. My kind disappear on and off, to everyone I accompany them to their death, and buried with them, then I hide away when the casket shuts. What am I?
  6. Despised I am by knave and liar. After me, the wise inquire, I rise above all death and fire. What am I?
  7. In shattered peace I find release. In death, I do delight. Where blood is spilled upon the ground, And men begin to fight. What am I?
  8. I work very hard and never stop. When I stop, life is death. Who am I?
  9. The king of the jungle, rare as gold, black as night, in light not there and night not seen. Goes in water, goes on trees, goes in caves, goes on the ground. Claws of knives, teeth of swords, roar of death but silent as a mouse. What is it?
  10. What grows but never gets taller, shrinks but never gets smaller, hurts the minds of men, doesn't live, but doesn't have a deathbed?
  11. I am the kind of game that people play. But I used to be a death sentence back in the day. What kind of game am I?
  12. Alive without breath, As cold as death, Never thirsty, Ever drinking, Clad in mail, Never clinking, Drowns on dry land, Thinks an island Is a mountain, Thinks a fountain Is a puff of air. What am I?
  13. What welcomes you with open arms, but many people try to avoid it?
  14. I am not a person nor an animal. I was born from the death of something large and hot. I am capable of consuming anything and everything. I am very dark and exists in a place where there is no gravity. What am I?
  15. What do liars do after death?
  16. The fuel for life, Important parts of the day, Even if it is a long time away. Long lasting use, Long lasting fuse, Until my explosive death day. What am I?
  17. I have a beginning, but no end and I end all things that begin. What am I?
  18. I cause death yet make your day. I am your friend, but your enemy. I am the beginning and end. What am I?
  19. Some try to hide, some try to cheat; but time will show, we always will meet. What am I?
  20. Why do witches buy magazines?
  21. Who do witches stop for on the highway?
  22. What is the difference between a deer fleeing from hunters and a midget witch?
  23. What do witches ask for when they stop at a hotel?
  24. Why did the doctor switch jobs?
  25. Which school subject was the witch's favorite?
  26. What do you get if you cross a snowman with a witch?
  27. What do you call a witch that lives on the beach?
  28. What do you call two witches who live together?
  29. Why did the skeleton head cross the road?
  30. What does a troll call his apartment?
  31. What was the pilgrim favorite type of music?
  32. I am as small as a beetle, as annoying as a fly, I like to kill trees, what am I?
  33. What is a vampires favorite car to drive in?
  34. A riddle names six vacation spots one after another, each hiding a pun. What are the six destinations?
  35. I look like a human, but have no feelings, no heart, soul, skin, or bones. I can walk and talk. I can easily be controlled by people. What am I?
  36. What is a vampires favorite boat to travel on?
  37. I come out at night, I am nor human nor animal, I rarely eat I only drink, I can only be found at night, I will glow in sunlight. What am I?
  38. You walk into your house you see three doors you've never seen before. One vampire bats that will suck your blood. Two zombies that will eat your brain. Three a lion that hasn't eaten for over six months. Which one do you go through?
  39. Do vampires play tennis on their free time?
  40. Where did pilgrims land when they arrived in America?
  41. Why did the vampire take art class?
  42. Where does a werewolf like to hide?
  43. A plane crashed and every single person on board this flight was killed, yet, there were survivors. Can you explain how?
  44. A man moved into a new house and decided he was tired after the journey and turned off all the lights and went to bed. The next morning he had killed 365 people how could this be? he does not sleep walk he slept like a baby
  45. I wear you down, yet you'll mourn me once I fly. You can kill me, but I will never die. What am I?
  46. What kills you inside the more you keep it and sets you free the moment you release it?
  47. Every month someone dies, and there are five suspects. The suspects are, Jason, Lily, Nathan, Elizabeth, and Erin, and the months of the murders are July, August, September, October, and November. Who's the murderer?
  48. Something that requires our mental skill to decode it, our imagination to understand it, our knowledge is tested to its max, it confuses us at every stage, it seems easy yet difficult, only those who are used to, will get through. What is it?
  49. I am a rock group that has 4 members, all of whom are dead, one of which was assassinated. What am I?
  50. A thousand colored folds stretch toward the sky, Atop a tender strand, Rising from the land, 'Til killed by maiden's hand, Perhaps a token of love, perhaps to say goodbye. What am I?
  51. What hired killer never goes to jail?
  52. A woman is at her mother's funeral when suddenly she sees a man so handsome, that she instantly falls in love with her. Unfortunately, she never got a chance to talk to the man. The next day, the woman kills her sister. What was the motive?
  53. There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers. He has a wife and 2 kids. What does he weigh?
  54. There was a man who was born before his father, killed his mother, and married his sister. Yet, there was nothing wrong with what he had done. Why?
  55. There is a brother and a sister. The boy wants to visit his father in jail, and the sister wants to visit her mother in the hospital. But they both are not allowed in jail or hospital. All they have is a gun. What do they do?
  56. Always in you, Sometimes on you; If I surround you, I can kill you. What am I?
  57. I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
  58. What is a mummy's favorite type of paper?
  59. What type of music is a mummy's favorite?
  60. Why didn't the Mummy have any friends?
  61. How do you communicate with a monster that lives on the seabed?
  62. Avoid me, and you'll live. Look at me, and you'll die. Who am I?
  63. There's a land where there are mummies and daddies but no babies. Books but no libraries. Mirrors but no reflections. Kittens but no cats. Cattle but no cows. Lollipops but no candy and trees but no forests. It's the land of what?
  64. What kind of drinks do aliens like best?
  65. What time is it when you see the monster?
  66. How do mummies hide?
  67. Why did King Kong get into trouble at school?
  68. In Ancient Egypt, what music did the mummies like most?
  69. What kind of music do aliens like?
  70. If you hadn't put me in a bowl, I would have lived for 20 years. What am I?
  71. What is a cereal's worst fear?
  72. Fifty is my first. Nothing is my second. Five just makes my third. My fourth, a vowel, is reckoned. Now to find my name, Fit my parts together. I die if I grow cold but never fear cold weather.
  73. What's a type of cloud that's afraid of heights?
  74. Why was the arrow trembling?
  75. A woman was horrified to find a fly in her tea. The waiter took her cup and went into the kitchen and returned with a fresh cup of tea. She shouted, "You brought me the same tea!" How did she know?
  76. Adored by few, Feared and hated by many. Mistress of the entire universal reason, Master in the art of numbers. Some may have solved many of your mysteries, But there is still much of them to find. What are they?
  77. You can feel me but you cannot see me. I am always with you, but I never get heavy. You shiver when I come and are relieved when I pass. What am I?
  78. I change when scared. I'm in a popular movie. My tongue is long. What am I?
  79. We are a pair, We can dart here and there, Though we always stay in one place. We can smile or shed tears, Show our pleasure or fears, And you'll find us on everyone's face.
  80. What type of music are balloons scared of?
  81. What temperature does ice freeze at?
  82. You can't see me. You can't touch me. You can't hear me. You can't taste me. You can use me or create me. You can find me. I can be interrupted easily. Some enjoy me and others fear me. What am I?
  83. What word is a fun word until you add one letter and it becomes a terrible word that no one wants to happen?
  84. A man is on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crossed the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?
  85. I make you weak at the worst of all times. I keep you safe, I keep you fine. I make your hands sweat, and your heart grows cold, I visit the weak, but seldom the bold. What am I?
  86. What does man love more than life, fear more than death or mortal strife, What the poor have, the rich require, and what contented men desire, What the miser spends and the spendthrift saves And all men carry to their graves?
  87. I lead the way into the unknown, and bring strength where there is fear. I am the creator of the invention and the maker of all adventure. What am I?
  88. I am born in fear, raised in the truth, and I come to my own indeed. When comes a time that I'm called forth, I come to serve the cause of need.
  89. Double my number, I'm less than a score, and half of my number is less than four. Add one to my double when bakers are near, days of the week are still greater, I fear. What am I?
  90. It's the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh. What is it?
  91. A girl came running home crying because her boyfriend broke up with her. When she got home, she broke her phone and all of the pictures that had her boyfriend in them. What broke first?
  92. It runs and runs but can never flee. It is often watched, yet never seen. When long it brings boredom, When short it brings fear. What is it?
  93. What do you call a person who is afraid of Santa Claus?
  94. I am strong enough to smash ships, but I fear the Sun. What am I?
  95. When I looked at the lake, I saw my reflection, yet I disappear from every picture I take. What am I?
  96. What are the ghost's favorite pants to wear?
  97. What kind of make up is a ghost's favorite to wear?

Answers

  1. Death.People react to the idea of death in wildly different ways, but it remains universally inevitable in the end.
  2. War.War brings death and destruction to nations, but historically can also end in peace once battles are won.
  3. Choose to die of old age.Since the king only agreed to let the thief pick the manner of death, cleverly choosing "old age" delays it indefinitely.
  4. Death.Death is experienced differently by different people, but once it occurs, that person is beyond further worldly troubles.
  5. A shadow.A shadow follows a person their whole life and disappears into darkness once they are buried and the casket closes off all light.
  6. The Truth.Liars despise truth, the wise seek it out, and truth endures beyond any lie, death, or destruction.
  7. War.War thrives on broken peace and bloodshed between fighting men.
  8. Your Heart. It has to work hard to pump blood to all parts of your body!The heart must continuously pump blood; if it ever stops, the body dies.
  9. A black panther (black jaguar)The description of a rare, all-black, silent jungle predator matches the melanistic black panther (black jaguar).
  10. SOUND. Sound grows and shrinks but, realistically, doesn't do either. Can hurt ears and the brain at certain frequencies. Doesn't live and isn't dead.Sound can grow louder or fade softer without literally changing size, can damage hearing and minds, and isn't alive so it can't have a deathbed.
  11. Hangman!The word game Hangman takes its name from the historical execution method of hanging.
  12. A fish.A fish lives without lungs, is cold-blooded, is always surrounded by water it 'drinks,' has scales like armor, and dies out of water.
  13. Death.Death is often depicted as inevitable and "welcoming," even though people try hard to avoid or delay it.
  14. A black hole.Black holes form when massive stars die and collapse, and their gravity is so extreme that even light cannot escape.
  15. Lie still.The pun plays on "lie," meaning both telling falsehoods and lying motionless.
  16. The sun.The sun fuels life on Earth throughout the day and will eventually end in an explosive death far in the future.
  17. Death.Death marks a permanent turning point and ends every living thing that ever began.
  18. Time.Time both grants and ends life, at once welcomed for making your day and feared for bringing death.
  19. I am death.No matter how people try to avoid or delay it, everyone eventually meets death.
  20. They like to read the horror-scopes.Pun on "horoscopes" blended with "horror" to fit the witch theme.
  21. Witch-hikers.Pun on "hitchhikers," reworked into "witch-hikers."
  22. One is a hunted stag and the other a stunted hag.The answer is a spoonerism, swapping the sounds of "hunted stag" and "stunted hag."
  23. Broom Service or A broom with a view.Pun on "room service" and "room with a view," swapped for "broom."
  24. He lost his patientsPun on "patients" sounding like "patience," and "switch" hiding the word "witch" inside it.
  25. Spelling!Pun on "spelling," the school subject, and "spells," a witch's magic.
  26. A cold spell.Pun on "spell," meaning both a witch's magic spell and a cold weather spell.
  27. Sand-witch.Pun on "sandwich," split into "sand" and "witch."
  28. Broommates!A pun on "roommates" -- witches who share a home and their brooms are "broommates."
  29. To get to the other spine.This riddle plays on the classic "why did the chicken cross the road" joke, swapping "side" for the sound-alike "spine."
  30. Gnome sweet gnome.Wordplay — "Gnome sweet gnome" sounds like "Home sweet home."
  31. Plymouth Rock.Wordplay — "Plymouth Rock," where Pilgrims landed, sounds like the music genre "rock."
  32. A Lantern Fly!The invasive lantern fly is small, pesky, and known for damaging and killing trees.
  33. A bloodmobile?Wordplay — "bloodmobile" sounds like "Batmobile," fitting a blood-drinking vampire.
  34. Finland, The Canary Islands, The Dead Sea, Turkey, Cuba, and The Florida Keys.Each destination hides a wordplay pun: "Fin-land," "Canary" birds, "Dead Sea," the bird "Turkey," "Cuba" sounding like a container, and "Keys."
  35. Artificial Intelligence, or a robot.The riddle describes a being that mimics human behavior without genuine emotion, fitting AI or a robot.
  36. A blood vessel.Wordplay — "blood vessel" is both a body part carrying blood and a type of "vessel," a boat.
  37. A vampire.The riddle describes classic vampire traits: nocturnal, drinks rather than eats, and burns in sunlight.
  38. Three a lion that hasn't eaten for over 6 months because he would be dead.An animal can't survive six months without food, so the lion behind door three would already be dead and harmless.
  39. No they prefer bat-minton.Wordplay — "bat-minton" sounds like "badminton," and vampires turn into bats.
  40. On their feet.Trick question: the literal answer is that people land on their feet, not a place name like Plymouth Rock.
  41. He wanted to learn how to draw blood.Wordplay — "draw blood," a vampire's signature act, also means sketching in art.
  42. In your claws-it.Wordplay — "claws-it" sounds like "closet," and werewolves have claws.
  43. The married people lived; the singles died.'Single' people (unmarried) died, meaning the survivors were technically not 'single' at the time of the crash.
  44. he lived in a lighthouseTurning off the lighthouse's light caused ships to crash, so "turning off all the lights" led indirectly to the deaths.
  45. Time.Time gradually wears people out, is missed once it passes, and cannot truly be destroyed even by 'killing time'.
  46. Guilt.Bottled-up guilt weighs on a person, but confessing or releasing it brings relief.
  47. Jason. J, July. A, August. S, September. O, October. N, November.The murderer's name is an acrostic spelling out the first letters of the five murder months in order.
  48. A riddle.This is a self-referential riddle describing the very act of solving a riddle.
  49. Mount Rushmore. Get it, rock group?'Rock group' puns on the four carved stone presidents of Mount Rushmore, one of whom (Lincoln) was assassinated.
  50. A flower.A flower has colorful petals ("folds") on a stem, is often picked by hand, and symbolizes both love and farewell.
  51. An exterminator.An exterminator legally 'kills' pests for a living, so it is never a crime.
  52. The woman was hoping to see the man again. If you got this correct on the first try, you have the mind of a psychopath.Since the man appeared at a funeral, the woman reasons another funeral (her sister's) might bring him back.
  53. Meat.The riddle buries the real question 'what does he weigh [as his job]?' among irrelevant physical details, and the butcher weighs meat.
  54. His father was in front of him when he was born, therefore he was born before him. His mother died while giving birth to him. Finally, he grew up to be a minister and married his sister at her ceremony.Each shocking phrase has an innocent literal meaning: birth order, death during childbirth, and officiating a wedding as a minister.
  55. The boy shoots the girl, and then the boy goes to jail for attempted murder and the girl goes to the hospital due to her injuries.By shooting his sister, the boy gets sent to jail (to see his father) and the girl gets sent to the hospital (to see her mother).
  56. Water.Water is inside your body, sometimes on your skin, and can drown you if it surrounds you.
  57. Fire.Fire spreads (grows), needs oxygen to burn (like breathing air), and is extinguished by water, despite not being a living creature.
  58. WRAP-ing paper"Wrapping paper" puns on the bandage wrappings that cover a mummy.
  59. Wrap."Wrap" is a pun on "rap" music combined with the bandage wrappings mummies wear.
  60. He was too wrapped up in himself."Wrapped up in himself" puns on being self-absorbed and being literally wrapped in bandages.
  61. Drop him a line.'Drop a line' means to send a message, but it also describes literally dropping a fishing line to the seabed.
  62. The Bird Box Monster.The riddle describes the creature from the film Bird Box, whose appearance is fatal to anyone who looks at it.
  63. The land of double letters.Every example word, mummies, daddies, books, mirrors, kittens, cattle, lollipops, trees, contains a doubled letter, unlike its missing counterpart.
  64. Gravi-tea.'Gravi-tea' puns on 'gravity,' a force associated with space, combined with 'tea.'
  65. Time to run.The joke plays on the literal 'what time is it' question with a practical, non-time answer about fleeing.
  66. They wear masking tape."Masking tape" puns on the word "mask" (hiding) while also resembling the tape-like bandages mummies wear.
  67. He was always monkeying around in class.'Monkeying around' is an idiom for goofing off, fitting since King Kong is a giant ape.
  68. Wrap Music.'Wrap Music' puns on 'Rap Music,' referencing how mummies are wrapped in bandages.
  69. Nep-tunes.Wordplay — "Neptune," the planet, sounds like "Nep-tunes," musical tunes.
  70. I'm your goldfish, you monster.Goldfish can live for decades in the wild or large ponds but their lifespan is drastically shortened when kept in a small bowl.
  71. A cereal killer.'Cereal killer' is a pun on 'serial killer,' framed as a cereal's greatest fear.
  72. L O V E.In Roman numerals, L=50, O=nothing(0), V=5, and E is a vowel, spelling LOVE, which is said to 'die' if it grows cold.
  73. Fog, because Fog is like a cloud but it's never in the sky.Fog is essentially a cloud that forms low to the ground instead of high in the sky, as if avoiding heights.
  74. Because he saw his friends in a quiver. (arrow pouch)Pun on "quiver," meaning both shaking with fear and the container that holds arrows.
  75. She had already put sugar in it and when she tasted the new tea it was already sweet.Since the new cup was already sweet without her adding sugar again, she deduced it must be the same tea she had already sweetened.
  76. Mathematics.Math underlies all reasoning and numbers, is loved by few and dreaded by many, and still holds many unsolved mysteries.
  77. Your Fears.Fear is an invisible feeling that can make you shiver, yet leaves no physical weight to carry.
  78. A chameleon.Chameleons change color when startled and have long tongues, and they've been featured in popular animated movies.
  79. Two eyes.Eyes move ('dart') within their sockets, stay fixed on the face, and can convey emotions like happiness or fear through tears.
  80. Pop Music!'Pop' both names a music genre and describes the sound a balloon makes when it bursts.
  81. Ice doesn't freeze, it's already frozen.The riddle is a trick question: ice is already frozen water, so it can't freeze again.
  82. Silence.Silence has no physical presence to sense, yet it can be broken by any sound, and reactions to it vary from calming to unsettling.
  83. Laughter: If you add an 'S' to the begging of laughter it becomes slaughter.Adding the letter 'S' to the front of 'laughter' transforms it into the grim word 'slaughter'.
  84. The river was frozen.If the river's surface was frozen solid, the dog could simply walk across the ice without getting wet.
  85. Your fears.Fear can physically weaken you in dangerous moments while also serving a protective, self-preserving purpose.
  86. Nothing.This wordplay riddle secretly reads 'nothing' into every line - people love nothing more than life, fear nothing more than death, and in the end carry nothing at all to their graves.
  87. I am curiosity!Curiosity drives people to explore the unknown and fuels invention and adventure.
  88. Courage.Courage often arises out of fear and truth, and it is 'called forth' precisely when it's needed most.
  89. The number six.Doubling 6 gives 12 (less than a score/20), half of 6 is 3 (less than 4), and doubling 6 plus 1 gives 13, a baker's dozen, which is still less than the 7 days of the week... the clues all point to six.
  90. Lettuce.Lettuce wilts and loses its texture when frozen or cooked, so it is only ever sold fresh.
  91. Her heart is because of her boyfriend.The breakup itself figuratively 'broke her heart' before she physically broke anything else.
  92. Time, which is often watched when you stare at a clock.Time constantly 'runs' but has no physical form to see, and can feel long (boring) or short (frightening, like a deadline).
  93. Claustrophobic.'Claustrophobic' sounds like it starts with 'Claus,' punning on a fear of Santa Claus.
  94. Ice.Ice (as in icebergs) can crush ships, but it melts away when exposed to the sun's heat.
  95. A ghost.Ghosts are traditionally said to have no reflection in photographs even though they might appear in water or mirrors in folklore.
  96. Boo-jeans.This puns on 'blue jeans,' replacing 'blue' with 'boo,' a ghost's spooky sound.
  97. Mas-scare-a.This puns on 'mascara,' breaking it into 'mas-scare-a,' referencing a ghost's ability to scare.