586 riddles for age 8
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Ten pears hanging high, Ten men come passing by, Each took a pear and left nine hanging there. How could that be?
Hint: Ten pears hanging high…
The beginning of eternity, the end of time and space; the beginning of every end, and the end of every place. What am I?
Hint: The beginning of eternity…
The better the skater, the more worn I get. Without me, a board is just a plank of wood. I keep your feet glued when tricks go wild. What am I?
The higher I climb, the hotter I engage, I can not escape my crystal cage. What am I?
Hint: The higher I climb…
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?
Hint: The marathon man timed himself and found out that if he wore a bright white outf…
The more there is the less you see. What is it?
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
The priest in my hometown told us that on a particular day he would walk on water for 30 minutes. The lake was not dry and we all observed the priest actually walking on water. How?
Hint: The priest in my hometown told us that on a particular day he would walk on wate…
The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart. If the water is rising at the rate of one foot an hour, how long will it take until the water covers over the ladder?
Hint: The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart…
The strangest creature you’ll ever find: Two eyes in front and many many more behind.
Hint: The strangest creature you’ll ever find: Two eyes in front and many many more be…
The sun bakes them, the hand breaks them, the foot treads on them, and the mouth tastes them. What are they?
Hint: The sun bakes them…
The two dice in each pair are identical. As usual, the numbers on opposite sides add up to seven. On each pair, what is the total of the two hidden sides that face each other? CLUE:Dice A has a 5 and 3
Hint: The two dice in each pair are identical…
There are 20 people in an empty, square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it. If you are not allowed to move in any way (other than your eyes). Where can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?
Hint: There are 20 people in an empty…
There are four brothers in this world that were all born together. The first runs and never wearies. The second eats and is never full. The third drinks and is always thirsty. The fourth sings a song that is never good.
Hint: There are four brothers in this world that were all born together…
There are four girls, and four apples in a basket. Every girl takes an apple, Yet one apple remains in the basket. How is this possible?
Hint: There are four girls…
There are two bodies on the floor. They are surrounded by water and broken glass. How did they die?
Hint: There are two bodies on the floor…
There is a bus full of people travelling over San Francisco and no one gets off the bus throughout the journey. But when it gets to the other side there is not a single person left. How is this possible?
Hint: There is a bus full of people travelling over San Francisco and no one gets off …
There is a clothing store in Bartlesville. The owner has devised his own method of pricing items. A vest costs $20, socks cost $25, a tie costs $15 and a blouse costs $30. Using the method, how much would a pair of underwear cost?
Hint: There is a clothing store in Bartlesville…
There is a frog, dead in the middle of an island. If he swims north, the distance to the mainland is 2 meters. If he swims south, the distance to the mainland is 3 meters. If he swims east or west, the distance is 4 meters. Which way does he swim?
Hint: There is a frog…
there is a man he leaves home and runs around three blocks, when he comes back home their are two masked men, who are they?
Hint: there is a man he leaves home and runs around three blocks…