2,066 Medium Riddles With Answers - page 19 of 21
Which dogs never go to heaven?
The answer lies in a darker interpretation of the clue provided.
You’re certain to be wearing your best outfit or something special when you come to stay with me. What am I?
The person who builds it sells it, and the one inside can't see anything.
I hold the memories of those long gone, yet I am filled with silence and stone. What am I?
Graveyards are quiet places with engraved headstones.
Why don’t graveyards have WiFi?
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Man turns off lights and goes to bed. 365 people die. Why?
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Every month someone dies. July, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov. Who is it?
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Murder in snow. Only footprints and two parallel lines. Who is the suspect?
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Mailman finds a man dead on Thursday. Porch has Monday's paper.
The answer lies in a darker interpretation of the clue provided.
A woman shoots her husband, holds him underwater, then they eat dinner.
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Power is out. Nurse, maid, doctor, or wife killed Frank. Who did it?
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Condemned man chooses: Fire, Assassins, or Lions (no food 3 years).
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Two girls drink poisoned tea. One drinks 5 fast and lives. Why?
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A man died with a cassette recorder. Tape started at the start.
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The person who built it sold it. The person who used it never saw it.
The person who builds it sells it, and the one inside can't see anything.
Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it, you die.
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Every single person died in a plane crash. Who survived?
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A man builds a house where all sides face south. A bear walks by. Color?
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I’m strong enough to smash ships, but I fear the sun.
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You use me to clean, but the powerful take me for a ride.
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You’ll only see one side of me. I change each day (big to sliver).
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I’m blue on the inside and red on the outside. Donate me, never drink me.
Focuses on the biological fluid essential for life (and often sought by monsters).
I crack when I’m weary, tingle when I’m scared, and stretch when I’m proud.
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I’m soft, delicate, and silky. If you’re wrapped in me, you’ll scream.
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I begin with fear and end in silence.
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What gets buried but never dies?
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The more you fear me, the stronger I grow. I live in your mind.
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Why did Mozart kill all of his chickens?
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Why don’t cannibals eat clowns?
'Taste funny' is a double meaning: clowns are funny by profession, and 'tastes funny' also means tastes odd.
What kind of ball must you never throw, kick, hit, or pitch?
The answer lies in a darker interpretation of the clue provided.
What’s the best band to make you feel better?
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A thunderous voice, but silent I fly. The naked eye cannot see me.
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In a tunnel of darkness lies a beast of iron. Attack when pulled back.
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Allan survived 12 days without sleep. How is this possible?
The riddle only says he didn't sleep during the days; nights are unmentioned, so he simply slept every night.
You wear your best outfit when you come to stay.
The person who builds it sells it, and the one inside can't see anything.
Soft, delicate, and silky... if you’re wrapped in me, you’ll scream.
The answer lies in a darker interpretation of the clue provided.
What’s light during the day but heavy during the night?
Eyelids feel effortless to keep open in daylight but grow "heavy" with sleepiness at night.
What falls down but never breaks?
The pun is on "nightfall," which "falls" every evening without literally breaking anything.
What runs but never moves?
Focuses on the biological fluid essential for life (and often sought by monsters).
I am taken before you’re ready and never returned.
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I have a neck but no head. What am I?
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I have no eyes, yet once I did see. I once had thoughts...
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The more I eat, the bigger I get. The more I drink, the sooner I die.
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The closer you get to me, the less you can see.
Darkness is the absence of light and often carries scary connotations.
I can be heard but never seen. I can travel for miles but never move.
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The deeper I am, the harder it is to escape.
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Why don’t murderers make great gardeners?
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What’s the best way to lose a few pounds instantly?
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I mark the end of your journey, but my door swings only one way.
The person who builds it sells it, and the one inside can't see anything.
I am a place where silence speaks, and names are written in stone.
Graveyards are quiet places with engraved headstones.
Why did the police arrest the guy for writing in his diary?
The police used his written confessions as evidence against him.
Why did the cannibal dump his girlfriend?
Cannibals value their partners based on their food potential.
What do you call a magician who lost his tricks?
The name 'Ian' is a pun on the word 'Illus-ian' (illusion).
Why did the parentless child bring a ladder to class?
A dark joke about the pressure of parental expectations even after death.
Does the top of a shadow move faster when the shadow is longer or shorter?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
Spends day at window, goes to table for meals, hides at night. What is it?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
Clock takes 6 seconds to strike 4. How long to strike midnight (12)?
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Runs over fields all day, under the bed at night with long tongue out. What am I?
Shoes go everywhere with you and 'sit' under the bed with their 'tongue' out.
You can get fooled by me, you can see them day and night. What am I?
Signs provide directions or information day and night.
Room with no windows, grows in a day, found where there is decay. What is it?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
No legs or two, green color, teeming with chemicals of darkness and light. What is it?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
Slam slam slam all day... black as night. A through Z, 1,2,3. What am I?
Keyboards are black and white, have A-Z/1-3, and work with monitors (sensitive to the eye).
Color on a stoplight + item to eliminate darkness = which comic character?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
I am a yellow fork from tables in the sky... the apparatus of the dark. What am I?
Lightning looks like a jagged fork in the sky.
The more it is made, the more it is destroyed. Used in both light and dark. What is it?
You 'make' your bed in the morning and 'destroy' (mess it up) when you sleep.
Which sees most clearly in total darkness: A bat, tiger, or owl?
Vision requires light; in *total* darkness, no creature can see.
A man in a lighthouse forgot to turn on the light. He read the paper the next day and killed himself. Why?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
My first is a part of day, my last a conductor of light. Measure of time useful day and night. What am I?
Sand (last) conducts through the glass to measure time (whole).
Forward I am a rodent in drains, backward I am something you see at night. What is the word?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
A glow in the dark, a place without life, where a small spark means the greatest strife. Where am I?
Space is vast and cold, where a small fire or 'spark' can be catastrophic (explosions).
What creature has four feet in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three at night?
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Stealthy as a shadow, cunning but affectionate. Never owned but often loved. What am I?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
From house to house he goes, a messenger small and slight. He sleeps outside at night. What am I?
Roads connect houses and remain outside in all weather.
Nick ran 20 miles in 80 minutes in white, and 1 hour 20 minutes in dark clothes. What does it mean?
80 minutes is exactly the same as one hour and twenty minutes.
Men are awakened by a piercing sound, scramble out of bed, and disappear into a hole. What are they doing?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
Ghost of the mountain, pale as the moon but fast as the wind. A flash of light in the night. What is it?
Snow leopards are elusive predators known for their pale, camouflaged fur.
I have billions of eyes, yet live in darkness. No muscle, yet I rule two hemispheres. What am I?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
I am life, yet not real. When we first meet, things are dark. When we leave, you are in the light. What am I?
Movies start in a dark theater and end with the lights coming on.
I come out at night, neither human nor animal. I only drink. I glow in the sunlight. What am I?
In modern fiction (like Twilight), vampires might glow, and they are nocturnal drinkers.
My first is in ocean but not sea... my whole is a creature that comes out at night. What am I?
The letters O (ocean/sea), W (wasp/bee), L (glider/flight) spell OWL.
I watch you sleep, I haunt you by day. You stare at me and see nothing but darkness. What am I?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
You use me every day but let me rest at night. I have an identical twin. I have a soul. What am I?
You use feet all day, cover them with shoes/socks, and they have a 'soul' (sole).
I welcome the day with light, having come stealthily in the night. By noon, I am gone. What am I?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
I'm blue at day and black at night; I contain creatures born and died. What am I?
The ocean looks blue/black depending on light and contains marine life.
The king of the jungle, rare as gold, black as night. Claws of knives, teeth of swords, silent as a mouse. What is it?
A black panther is a powerful, dark feline that is stealthy and silent.
What loses its head in the morning, and gets it back at night?
A pillow is "headless" once you get up in the morning and regains its "head" when you lie down again at night.
Dead on the field lie ten soldiers in white, felled by three eyes, black as night. What happened?
The 'soldiers in white' are the ten bowling pins, knocked down by the three-holed black bowling ball, describing a strike.
I'm grown from darkness but shine with a pale light. Round I am, and a lady's delight. What am I?
Pearls grow inside dark oysters and are prized as round, pale gems.
With three eyes and a black as night, I frequently knock down ten men with a single strike! What am I?
A bowling ball has three finger holes ("eyes"), is often black, and is thrown to knock down all ten bowling pins in one strike.
You see me at night, by day you tell everyone about me. I sometimes leave you in the darkness. What am I?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
I can't hurt you, but I can leave you with scars. Nobody wants me, but everyone has me. Only you can see me. What am I?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
I have an eye in the middle of me but cannot see. I can have twists and water and scares. What am I?
The center of a hurricane is called the 'eye', and it features wind and water.
I grow in the dark and shine in the light; The paler I am, the more I am liked. What am I?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
A nightmare for some. For others, a savior I come. My hand's cold and bleak. What am I?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
When I am metal or wood, I bring you home. When I am flesh and blood, in the darkness I roam. What am I?
A wooden or metal baseball bat can drive a runner "home," while the living animal bat roams the night sky.
Duels of good and evil, a fighter of good am I. King of the black night sky. What am I?
Darkness dominates the night sky.
At night they come without being fetched, and by day they are lost without being stolen. What are they?
Stars "arrive" on their own each night and simply fade from view in daylight rather than being taken.
I was born from the death of something large and hot. I consume everything. I am dark and exist where there is no gravity. What am I?
Black holes are formed from collapsed stars and have intense gravity.
I sleep by day, I fly by night. I have no feathers to aid my flight. What am I?
Unlike birds, bats are nocturnal mammals that fly using wing membranes instead of feathers.
The marathon man timed himself and found that if he wore white he ran 20 miles in 80 minutes, but in a dark outfit, he ran it in an hour and twenty minutes. What does this mean?
80 minutes is exactly the same as one hour and twenty minutes.
I can fly but have no wings. I can cry but I have no eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?
Clouds drift without wings, release rain ("cry") without eyes, and block sunlight, casting darkness below.