Riddle of the Day Archive

How could a cowboy ride into town on Friday, stay two days, and ride out on Friday?

What has keys but no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but can't go inside?

I have cities, but no houses live there. I have mountains, but no trees grow. I have water, but no fish swim. What am I?

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

What gets wetter the more it dries?

I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?

What can fill a room but takes up no space?

If you drop me, I'm sure to crack, but give me a smile and I'll always smile back. What am I?

What begins with an 'e' and contains only one letter?

What has a head and a tail but no body?

What can you catch but not throw?

I fly without wings. I cry without eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?

What is seen in the middle of March and April that can't be seen at the beginning or end of either month?

What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire word signifies a great woman?

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

What has an eye, but cannot see?

I have a face but no eyes, hands but no arms. What am I?

What is full of holes but still holds water?

What 8-letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word, take another letter away and it still makes a word, keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is it?