2,066 Medium Riddles With Answers - page 17 of 21
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?
Black holes form when massive stars die and collapse, and their gravity is so extreme that even light cannot escape.
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?
The sun fuels life on Earth throughout the day and will eventually end in an explosive death far in the future.
I cause death yet make your day. I am your friend, but your enemy. I am the beginning and end. What am I?
Time both grants and ends life, at once welcomed for making your day and feared for bringing death.
Some try to hide, some try to cheat; but time will show, we always will meet. What am I?
No matter how people try to avoid or delay it, everyone eventually meets death.
What do you get if you cross a snowman with a witch?
Pun on "spell," meaning both a witch's magic spell and a cold weather spell.
Why did the skeleton head cross the road?
This riddle plays on the classic "why did the chicken cross the road" joke, swapping "side" for the sound-alike "spine."
I am as small as a beetle, as annoying as a fly, I like to kill trees, what am I?
The invasive lantern fly is small, pesky, and known for damaging and killing trees.
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?
The riddle describes a being that mimics human behavior without genuine emotion, fitting AI or a robot.
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?
The riddle describes classic vampire traits: nocturnal, drinks rather than eats, and burns in sunlight.
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?
An animal can't survive six months without food, so the lion behind door three would already be dead and harmless.
Where does a werewolf like to hide?
Wordplay — "claws-it" sounds like "closet," and werewolves have claws.
I wear you down, yet you'll mourn me once I fly. You can kill me, but I will never die. What am I?
Time gradually wears people out, is missed once it passes, and cannot truly be destroyed even by 'killing time'.
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?
The murderer's name is an acrostic spelling out the first letters of the five murder months in order.
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?
This is a self-referential riddle describing the very act of solving a riddle.
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?
A flower has colorful petals ("folds") on a stem, is often picked by hand, and symbolizes both love and farewell.
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?
The riddle buries the real question 'what does he weigh [as his job]?' among irrelevant physical details, and the butcher weighs meat.
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?
Fire spreads (grows), needs oxygen to burn (like breathing air), and is extinguished by water, despite not being a living creature.
How do you communicate with a monster that lives on the seabed?
'Drop a line' means to send a message, but it also describes literally dropping a fishing line to the seabed.
Avoid me, and you'll live. Look at me, and you'll die. Who am I?
The riddle describes the creature from the film Bird Box, whose appearance is fatal to anyone who looks at it.
What kind of drinks do aliens like best?
'Gravi-tea' puns on 'gravity,' a force associated with space, combined with 'tea.'
What kind of music do aliens like?
Wordplay — "Neptune," the planet, sounds like "Nep-tunes," musical tunes.
If you hadn't put me in a bowl, I would have lived for 20 years. What am I?
Goldfish can live for decades in the wild or large ponds but their lifespan is drastically shortened when kept in a small bowl.
What's a type of cloud that's afraid of heights?
Fog is essentially a cloud that forms low to the ground instead of high in the sky, as if avoiding heights.
Why was the arrow trembling?
Pun on "quiver," meaning both shaking with fear and the container that holds arrows.
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?
Since the new cup was already sweet without her adding sugar again, she deduced it must be the same tea she had already sweetened.
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?
Fear is an invisible feeling that can make you shiver, yet leaves no physical weight to carry.
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.
Eyes move ('dart') within their sockets, stay fixed on the face, and can convey emotions like happiness or fear through tears.
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?
Silence has no physical presence to sense, yet it can be broken by any sound, and reactions to it vary from calming to unsettling.
What word is a fun word until you add one letter and it becomes a terrible word that no one wants to happen?
Adding the letter 'S' to the front of 'laughter' transforms it into the grim word 'slaughter'.
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?
If the river's surface was frozen solid, the dog could simply walk across the ice without getting wet.
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?
Fear can physically weaken you in dangerous moments while also serving a protective, self-preserving purpose.
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?
Curiosity drives people to explore the unknown and fuels invention and adventure.
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?
Lettuce wilts and loses its texture when frozen or cooked, so it is only ever sold fresh.
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?
The breakup itself figuratively 'broke her heart' before she physically broke anything else.
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?
Time constantly 'runs' but has no physical form to see, and can feel long (boring) or short (frightening, like a deadline).
I am strong enough to smash ships, but I fear the Sun. What am I?
Ice (as in icebergs) can crush ships, but it melts away when exposed to the sun's heat.
When I looked at the lake, I saw my reflection, yet I disappear from every picture I take. What am I?
Ghosts are traditionally said to have no reflection in photographs even though they might appear in water or mirrors in folklore.
Why did Frankenstein's monster get indigestion?
'Bolted down his food' means eating too fast, punning on the neck bolts of Frankenstein's monster.
What is a five-letter word with no vowels?
'Crypt' is five letters long and uses no standard vowels (a, e, i, o, u), fitting the Halloween theme of a burial vault.
What kind of Doctors are like spiders?
'Spin doctor' is a term for someone who manages public perception, punned with a spider spinning webs.
My hair is blue and pink, I am human, I am daddy's Lil monster. Who am I?
Harley Quinn is famously depicted with blue and pink hair and calls herself 'Daddy's Lil Monster.'
When I looked at the lake, I saw my reflection, but yet I disappear from every picture I take. What am I?
Ghosts are traditionally said to have no reflection in photographs even though they might appear in water or mirrors in folklore.
What was written on Frankenstein's monster's grave?
'Rust in peace' puns on 'rest in peace,' fitting the monster's metal bolts that would rust.
I can make many people scream yet I can still be seen I make many things grow yet still I can melt the snow. What am I?
Fire is visible, can cause screams from fear or pain, helps things grow when controlled, and melts snow with its heat.
Why couldn't Dracula's wife go to sleep?
'Coffin' sounds like 'coughing,' implying Dracula kept her awake by coughing, punned with his actual coffin.
What do you call a ghost without a host?
Removing the letters 'host' from 'ghost' leaves only the letter 'G.'
You walk into your house you see three doors you've never seen before. One vampire bat that will suck your blood. Two zombies who will eat your brain. Three a lion that hasn't eaten for over six months. Which one do you go through?
A lion that hasn't eaten in six months would have starved to death, making that door safe.
I serve on a cross, to prevent loss. What am I?
A scarecrow is mounted on a cross-shaped frame in a field to prevent crop loss from birds.
What happens when a sea monster gets angry?
'Comm-ocean' puns on 'commotion,' with 'ocean' fitting the sea monster's habitat.
What did the tourist say to a vampire?
Wordplay — "get a bite" means both grabbing a meal and a vampire's literal bite.
What do you get when you cross Purell with the devil?
'Hand Satanizer' puns on hand sanitizer, swapping in 'Satan.'
I am the enemy of all that is good and right. Five letters--that is the length of my name. Remove the first and evil I remain.
Removing the 'D' from 'devil' leaves the word 'evil,' matching the riddle's clue.
I am dead but alive, I eat but am never satisfied, I consume knowledge but gain none. What am I?
A zombie is undead (dead but moving/'alive'), endlessly hungry, and mindlessly consumes brains without learning anything.
How can you tell if a vampire is sick?
Wordplay — "coffin" sounds like "coughing," a sign of sickness, and vampires sleep in coffins.
I move without wings, between silken strings, I leave as you find, my substance behind. What am I?
A spider has no wings but travels along the silk threads of its own web, leaving that web (its silk) behind wherever it goes.
I'm under your face, I'm outside your mind; A biological case, Pressure brings pain sometimes. What am I?
The skull sits beneath the face and encases the brain, and pressure or trauma to it can cause pain, such as headaches.
I can be hairy and itchy all over. I hang on a stick. I can be the scariest thing you have ever seen. I stand in the middle of nowhere. What am I?
A scarecrow is stuffed with hairy straw, is mounted on a wooden stick, and stands alone in a field.
Why don't zombies eat popcorn with their fingers?
Zombies are known for eating body parts, so they'd rather eat their own fingers than use them to eat popcorn.
I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty. What am I?
A skull once held the eyes and brain of a living person but is now hollow bone.
You're in a room and there is a ghost in the room, but you're the only one in the room. How is this possible?
The riddle's twist reveals that the reader themselves is the ghost, resolving the apparent contradiction.
What did the spider say to the fly on Halloween?
The line reworks 'trick or treat' with the spider's web as the trick and the fly as the treat.
What kind of makeup is a ghost's favorite to wear?
'Mascara' is split to reveal the hidden word 'scare,' fitting a ghost's job of scaring people.
Why did the vampire take an art class?
'Draw blood' means to injure and bleed someone, punned with drawing as an art skill.
What kind of candy would a prisoner want before he is executed?
'Life Saver' is both a brand of candy and literally something that would save the prisoner's life.
Which three letters can frighten a ghost away?
Saying the letters 'I C U' sounds like 'I see you,' which would startle a hiding ghost.
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
Running faster makes you more out of breath, so your breath becomes 'harder to catch.'
Why did Snap, Crackle, and Pop get scared?
The Rice Krispies mascots are cereal characters, so 'cereal killer' puns on 'serial killer.'
How do you spell candy in 2 letters?
The word 'candy' hides the word 'and' inside c-AND-y, so 'C' plus 'Y' with 'and' implied spells it in two letters.
Who spends the day at the window, goes to the table for meals, and hides at night?
Houseflies often rest on windows during the day, land on food at the table during meals, and disappear once it gets dark.
You can get fooled by me and you have no clue what you are doing, you can see them day and night. What am I?
Signs can be misread or misleading, yet they remain visible and posted at all hours, day and night.
What is significant about 3661 seconds past midnight on 1st January 2001?
3661 seconds equals 1 hour, 1 minute, and 1 second, landing exactly at 01:01:01 on 01/01/01.
A room with no windows or doors, walks in the night, grows in a day, and is found where there is death and decay. What is it?
A mushroom cap has no true doors or windows, spreads via spores overnight, grows rapidly, and thrives on decaying matter.
A color is seen on a stoplight, an item you use to eliminate the darkness. What comic book character is it?
"Green" is a stoplight color and a "lantern" eliminates darkness, together naming the superhero Green Lantern.
There lived a man in a house and every time he went to bed he turned on the light. One night, the man forgot to turn on the light. The next day he read the paper and killed himself. Why?
He was a lighthouse keeper whose one forgotten light caused a shipwreck, and guilt over the deaths drove him to suicide.
A group of men is suddenly awakened by a loud, piercing, continuous sound. They all scramble out of their beds, get dressed, grab a pole, and disappear into a hole. What in the world are these men doing?
The sequence described—alarm, dressing quickly, sliding down a pole—matches firefighters responding to a fire alarm at the firehouse.
The ghost of the mountain never to be seen, leaps like a raging fire to catch his prey. As pale as the moon but fast as the wind. Cold as ice, but a flash of light in the night. What is it?
The snow leopard is nicknamed the 'ghost of the mountain' for its elusiveness, pale coat, and swift, fiery hunting speed.
I am life, yet not real. When we first meet, things are dark. When we leave each other, you are in the light. I meet many people with and after you. What am I?
A movie starts in a darkened theater and ends with the lights coming back up, and it goes on to be seen by many more people.
I come out at night, I am neither human nor animal, I rarely eat I only drink, I can only be found at night, I will glow in the sunlight. What am I?
The nocturnal habits, drinking instead of eating, and burning/glowing in sunlight all describe classic vampire lore.
I watch you sleep, I haunt you by day. You stare at me and saw nothing, but darkness. What am I?
Fear can keep you awake at night and weigh on you during the day, yet it has no physical form to actually see.
I welcome the day with a show of light, I stealthily came here in the night. I bathe the earthy stuff at dawn, But by noon, alas! I'm gone. What am I?
Dew forms silently overnight, coats the ground at dawn, and evaporates once the sun warms things by midday.
I'm the first thing you see in the morning and the last thing you see at night, I'm always there but you choose to ignore me, cross your eyes and you will see me. What am I?
Your nose sits constantly in your peripheral vision, unnoticed unless you deliberately cross your eyes to focus on it.
I'm grown from darkness but shine with a pale light. Very round I am, and always a lady's delight. What am I?
An oyster grows a pearl in the dark ocean depths, and its pale round glow makes it a prized jewel.
You see me at night, by day you tell everyone about me. I come back looking different than before. I sometimes leave you in the darkness. What am I?
Dreams occur at night, are often recounted the next day, and rarely repeat in exactly the same form.
I can't t hurt you, but I can leave you with scars. Nobody wants me, but everyone has me. But you are the only one who can see me. What am I?
Nightmares aren't physically real yet feel emotionally scarring, and only the dreamer experiences them.
I grow in the dark and shine in the light; The paler I am, the more I am liked; My maker never gets paid, but never goes on strike. What am I?
An oyster produces a pearl in the darkness of the seabed; the palest pearls are the most prized, and oysters obviously never demand wages.
A nightmare for some. For others, a savior I come. My hand's cold and bleak. It's the warm hearts they seek. What am I?
Death is feared by some yet welcomed by others as relief, personified with a cold hand reaching for the living.
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 exist in a place where there is no gravity. What am I?
Black holes form from the collapse of massive dying stars, and their gravity is so extreme that even light cannot escape, making them appear utterly dark.
The marathon man timed himself and found out that if he wore a bright white outfit he ran 20 miles in 80 minutes, but when he wore a dark outfit, he ran 20 miles in one hour and twenty minutes. What does this mean for his next race?
80 minutes and "one hour and twenty minutes" are the exact same duration, so the outfit made no real difference.
I am a tick, and I am usually black or white, You will find me in many clothing, People think I am cool. What am I?
The Nike 'swoosh' logo is often called a 'tick' shape and commonly appears in black or white on clothing.
You have 14 brown socks, 14 blue socks, and 14 black socks in your sock drawer. How many socks must you remove (without looking to be sure) to have a matched pair?
With three colors in the drawer, the worst case is pulling one of each color (3 socks, all different) before a fourth sock guarantees a matching pair.
I'm sometimes white, Although sometimes I'm black. I take you there But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse, which can be white or black, carries the deceased to their final resting place with no return trip.
I am sometimes green, I am sometimes yellow and green. When I'm green, I have many white babies inside me; and when yellow and green, I have many black babies inside of me, and is sweet. What am I?
Pawpaw (papaya) fruit is green when unripe with pale seeds, and turns yellow-green and sweet with dark seeds ('black babies') when ripe.
What goes in the water red, and comes out black?
A red-hot glowing iron cools and darkens to black the moment it is plunged into water.
Black within, red without, with four corners, roundabout. What is it?
A chimney is dark and sooty inside, made of red brick outside, and roughly square yet allows smoke to swirl round about.
How many black beans will make five white ones?
The riddle plays on the fact that peeling a black bean can reveal a lighter interior, making a black bean 'become' a white one.
I come in many colors, but folks prefer me in black or blue, also be careful not to misspell my name with the letter "i". What am I?
'Pen' misspelled with an 'i' becomes 'pin', a warning clue pointing to the writing tool commonly used in black or blue ink.
Blacker than black, colder than cold, some things out here are worth more than gold. What is it?
Outer space is extremely dark and cold, and it contains rare materials and resources more valuable than gold.
Sometimes I am black, sometimes I am white sometimes you can see me at night. I have friends that are with me that are much smaller. Some of you have walked on me but not all. What am I?
The moon changes appearance through phases, appears alongside smaller stars, and only a handful of astronauts have ever walked on it.
I always point in the right direction. My instructions are written in black and white. Disobey me and pay the consequences. I will never say more than two words at a time. What am I?
A 'One Way' sign is black and white text, points a specific direction, and carries only two words with a penalty for ignoring it.
I'm blue at day and black at night; I do contain some creatures born and died. What am I?
Seawater appears blue in daylight and black at night, and is home to countless marine creatures throughout their life cycles.