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so I will know what riddle you're talking about.
Riddle: 
  I can kill people but without me there would be no people.
  I was born long ago and will someday die.
  I can cause fire and am a magician with water.
  I have more brothers than any person.
  There is very little that can stop me. 
What am I?

Answer: A Celestial Body



Riddle: 
  What can you put in a barrel to make it lighter? 

Answer: A hole



Riddle: 
  In the day or in the night
     all people have seen this sight,
  On the ocean or on the plain
     most people have seen the same,
  On this world and on no other
     has been shown to me by my brother,
  Some leader once generalized it
     but many things have been called it. 
What am I?

Answer: A monster



Riddle: 
  Hickory-Dickory-Dock!
  The mouse ran up the clock.
  The clock struck one
  and down did come.
  Hickory-Dickory-Dock! 
What am I?

Answer: A guillotine



Riddle: 
  A red cap on my head,
  a stone in my throat,
  if you tell me the answer,
  I'll give you a Groat. 
What am I?

Answer: A cherry



Riddle: 
  I have rivers without water,
  Forests without trees,
  Mountains without rocks
  Towns without houses. 
What am I?

Answer: A Map



Riddle: 
  Ten Men's Strength,
  Ten Men's Length,
  Ten Men can't break it,
  Yet a young boy walks off with it 
What am I?

Answer: A rope



Riddle: 
  I begin eternity,
  And end space,
  At the end of time,
  And in every place,
  Last in life,
  Second to death,
  Never alone,
  Found in your breath,
  Contained by earth,
  Water or flame,
  My grandeur so awesome,
  Wind dare not tame,
  Not in your mind,
  Am in your dreams,
  Vacant to Kings,
  Present to Queens. 
What am I?

Answer: The letter "E"



Riddle: 
  I have many tongues but cannot taste
  By me, most things are turned to waste
  I crack and snap, yet I stay whole
  I may take the largest toll
  I assisted all of the first men
  And I will pay them back again
  Around me, people snuggle and sleep
  Yet run when I am released from my keep
  I jump around and leap and bound
  The cold man wishes I he had found 
What am I?

Answer: Fire



Riddle: 
  My first is in wield, sever bones and marrow.
  My second is in blade, forged in cold steel.
  My third is in arbalest, and also in arrows.
  My fourth is in power, plunged through a shield.
  My fifth is in honour, and also in vows
  My last will put an end to it all. 
What am I?

Answer: Weapon



Riddle: 
  My first is foremost legally,
  My second circles outwardly,
  My third leads all in victory,
  My fourth ends twice a nominee
  My whole is this gates only key. 
What am I?

Answer: Love



Riddle: 
  I turn my head and you may go where you want.
  I turn it again, you will stay till you rot.
  I have no face, but I live or die
  by my crooked teeth 
Who am I?

Answer: A Key



Riddle: 
  I am as strong as seven men.
  I am as tall as seven men.
  Yet seven men can not stand me on my end. 
What am I?

Answer: A Rope



Riddle: 
  Ten fish I caught without an eye,
  and nine without a tail.
  Half of eight, and six missing heads,
  landed in my pail.
  Who can tell me,
  as I ask it,
  how many fish are in my basket? 

Answer: Zero - 10 without the "i" is 0, 9 without it's tail leaves 0, 8<-- 
divided here leaves twice 0, 6 without it's head leaves 



Riddle: 
  High from heav'n her eye looks down,
  Constant strife excites her frown;
  Winged beings shun her sight,
  She puts the youth to instant flight.
  The aged too her looks do scout;
  Oh! oh! the fugitive cries out.
  And by her snares whoe'er is lured
  Can never of his sin been cured. 
Who am I?

Answer: I don't know the answer so e-mail me if you know the answer
  Suggestions Received: wind storm, hurricane, tornado, darkness or night, leaf, 
  ancient (red) dragon, death, moon, sun, arrow, Medusa, vampirism, lycanthropy, 
  goddess of love, Jupiter, justice, bird of prey, Shiva the Destroyer, the 
  Hindu goddess of war, love, gargoyle, dawn, time, Angel of Death, Fate 



Riddle: 
  A handless man had a letter to write,
  And he who read it had lost his sight;
  The dumb repeated it word for word,
  And deaf was the man who listened and heard. 
Who am I?

Answer: I don't know the answer so e-mail me if you know the answer
  Suggestions Received: silence, troglodyte, imagination, desire, sun, nothing, 
  the one least expected, death, love, tape recorder, faith, riddle, thought, 
  apathy, gossip, contradiction, lie, want, musical note, fight, malediction 
  (curse), evil, human determination, typewriter, cursed scroll, sign language, 
  braille, dream, human brain, cursed scroll, wizard, secret, pain, suffering, 
  curiosity, a problem, nothing, death, fate, prophecy, a blank sheet (or 
  letter), forgetfulnes



Riddle: 
  Man of old, it is told
  Would search until he tired,
  Not for gold, ne'er be sold,
  But what sought he was fire.
  Man today, thou mayst say,
  Has quite another aim,
  In places deep, he did seek,
  To find me for his gain! 
What am I?

Answer: Honor



Riddle: 
  What kind of ear cannot hear? 
What am I?
(Hint: No, the answer is not "Mike Tyson's latest snack".)

Answer: An ear of corn



Riddle: 
  There is one that has a head without an eye,
  And there's one that has an eye without a head.
  You may find the answer if you try;
  And when all is said,
  Half the answer hangs by a thread. 
What am I?

Answer: Pins and Needles



Riddle: 
  Black I am and much admired,
  Men seek me until they're tired;
  When they find me, break my head,
  And take me from my resting bed. 
What am I?

Answer: Coal



Riddle: 
  Who becomes pregnant without conceiving?
  Who becomes fat without eating? 

Answer: Clouds



Riddle: 
  In the dark night flies a many-hued phantom.
  It soars and spreads its wings
  above the gloomy human crowd.
  The whole world calls to it,
  the whole world implores it.
  At dawn the phantom vanishes
  to be reborn in every heart.
  And every night it is born anew
  and every day it dies! 
What am I?

Answer: Hope or dreams



Riddle: 
  Two brothers we are, great burden we bear
  By which we are bitterly pressed.
  In truth we may say
  We are full all the day
  But empty we go to our rest. 
What am I?

Answer: Shoes (or boots)



Riddle: 
  Of no use to one
  Yet absolute bliss to two.
  The small boy gets it for nothing.
  The young man has to lie for it.
  The old man has to buy it.
  The baby's right,
  The lover's privilege,
  The hypocrite's mask.
  To the young girl, faith;
  To the married woman, hope;
  To the old maid, charity. 
What am I?

Answer: A Kiss



Riddle: 
  A wee wee man
  In a red red coat
  Staff in my hand
  And a stone in my throat. 
What am I?

Answer: A Cherry



Riddle: 
  What runs around a city
  but never moves? 
What am I?

Answer: A Wall



Riddle: 
  What is full of holes and holds water? 
What am I?

Answer: A Sponge



Riddle: 
  Iron roof, glass walls
  Burns and burns
  And never falls. 
What am I?

Answer: A Lantern



Riddle: 
  I cut through evil
       like a double edged sword,
  And chaos flees at my approach.
       Balance I single-handedly upraise,
  Through battles fought with heart and mind,
       Instead of with my gaze. 
What am I?

Answer:Justice



Riddle: 
  It holds most knowledge that has ever been said;
       But is not the brain, is not the head.
  To feathers and their masters, 'tis both bane and boon. . .
       One empty, and one full. 
What am I?

Answer:Paper



Riddle: 
  It comes only before,
       It comes only after,
  Rises only in darkness,
       But rises only in light.
  It is always the same,
       But is yet always different. 
What am I?

Answer:The moon



Riddle: 
  A golden treasure that never stays;
       The coin whose face gives wealth to all.
  Strands, nuggets, and dust of gold
       are all bought with its shining grace. . .
  And all are more precious than any gleaming metal. 
What am I?

Answer:The sun



Riddle: 
  I run through hills;
       I veer around mountains.
  I leap over rivers
       and crawl through the forests.
  Step out your door to find me. 
What am I?

Answer:The road



Riddle: 
  Inside me the adventurous find
       Quests and treasures of every kind.
  Trolls, goblins, orcs, and more, await
       Within my closed walls for
  All those that wish to visit me.
       Your hands are the key
  To secrets untold,
       And your mind will unlock the door. 
What am I?

Answer:A book



Riddle: 
  Stronger than steel,
       And older than time;
  They are more patient than death
       and shall stand even when the stars have ceased to shine.
  Their strength is embedded
       in roots buried deep
  Where the sands and frosts of ages
       can never hope to touch or reach. 
What am I?

Answer:Mountains



Riddle: 
  Creatures of power, creatures of grace,
       Creatures of beauty, creatures of strength.
  As for their lives,
       they set everything's pace,
  For all things must come to live
       under their emerald embrace. . .
  Either in their life, or in their death. 
What am I?

Answer:Trees



Riddle: 
  As beautiful as the setting sun,
       As delicate as the morning dew;
  An angel's dusting from the stars
       that can turn the Earth into
  A frosted moon. 
What am I?

Answer:Snow



Riddle: 
  As destructive as life,
       As healing as death;
  An institutioner of strife,
       Just as prone to bless.
  It is all that is good,
       Yet with an evil trend;
  As it was the beginning of things,
       It can also be the end. 
What am I?

Answer:Fire, but Love also seems to work (though it was not the intended



Riddle: 
  I am the part of the bird
       that is not in the sky,
  Who can drown in the ocean
       and yet remain dry.
  A last vestige of man
       that refuses to die.
  In mourning I am tossed
       at your feet to lie;
  I begin my job early,
       devouring your ankles and thighs.
  I work my way up,
       eating your legs to your waist.
  And though around midday away I am chased,
       I return quickly,
  To savor the arm of my taste.
       As evening falls I enter your lungs,
  Spiraling down
       past your mouth and your tongue.
  I feast on your body, your soul, and your mind,
       but as darkness falls you shall find
  That away I will go, a relief for some;
       At least until tomorrow morning comes. 
What am I?

Answer:Your shadow



Riddle: 
  When you look into my face,
       I shall never lie;
  Instead be but a window into your soul,
       whether there light or shadows hide;
  As in me many see their deaths
       where others see their lives;
  In this deny me many try,
       but they simply twist their knives;
  For though prejudiced to some I may seem,
       THE LIE IS THEIR OWN LIVES. 
What am I?

Answer: A mirror



Riddle: 
  Two bodies have I,
  though both joined in one.
  The more still I stand,
  the quicker I run. 
What am I?

Answer: An hourglass



Riddle: 
  You get many of me, but never enough.
  After the last one, your life soon will snuff.
  You may have one of me but one day a year,
  When the last one is gone, your life disappears. 
What am I?

Answer: A birthday.



Riddle: 
  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 grow cold,
  I visit the weak, but seldom the bold. 
What am I?

Answer: Fear



Riddle: 
  Double my number, I'm less than a score,
  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?

Answer: Six



Riddle: 
  I weaken all men for hours each day.
  I show you strange visions while you are away.
  I take you by night, by day take you back,
  None suffer to have me, but do from my lack. 
What am I?

Answer: Sleep



Riddle: 
  There is a house that has every window oriented to North.
  There is a bear in front of this house.
  What color is the bear? 

Answer: The bear is white, because the only house having all its windows 
oriented to North is a house placed at South Pole. So the bear is white.
Rebuttal: No polar bears live at the south pole! All of them reside at the North 
Pole. Penguins live at the south pole. So there is no answer



Riddle: 
  They have not flesh, nor feathers,
  Nor scales, nor bone.
  Yet they have fingers and thumbs,
  Of their own. 
What am I?

Answer: Gloves



Riddle: 
  It is more beautiful than the face of your love.
  It is more scary than your worst fear.
  Dead men eat it all the time.
  If a live man eats it, he soon will die.
  A poor man has it.
  A rich man wants it. 
What am I?

Answer: Nothing



Riddle: 
  In many hallways you would stand,
  If not with this in hand. 
What am I?

Answer: A Key.



Riddle: 
  He who makes me doesn't want me,
  He who buys me doesn't need me,
  He who uses me doesn't care. 
What am I?

Answer: A casket.



Riddle: 
  What is faster than the speed of sound, but is still human? 

Answer: The thought.



Riddle: 
  I'm the source of all emotion, but I'm caged in a white prison. 
What am I?

Answer: The heart.



Riddle: 
  There are four brothers in this world that were all born together:
  The first he runs and never wearies,
  The second eats and is never full.
  The third he drinks and is ever thirsty,
  And the fourth sings a song that is never good. 
Who are we?

Answer: Water, Fire, Earth, and Wind.



Riddle: 
  If you have it,
  You want to share it.
  If you share it,
  You don't have it. 
What is it?

Answer: A secret



Riddle: 
  I don't think or eat or slumber
  or move around or fear thunder
  just like you I look the same
  but I can't harm you or be your bane 
What am I?

Answer: A doll



Riddle: 
  What has roots as nobody sees,
  Is taller than trees,
  Up, up it goes,
  And yet never grows? 

Answer: A mountain



Riddle: 
  Thirty white horses on a red hill,
  First they champ,
  Then they stamp,
  Then they stand still. 
What are we?

Answer: Teeth



Riddle: 
  Voiceless it cries,
  Wingless it flutters,
  Toothless bites,
  Mouthless mutters. 
What am I?

Answer: Wind



Riddle: 
  An eye in a blue face
  Saw an eye in a green face.
  "That eye is like to this eye"
  Said the first eye,
  "But in low place,
  Not in high place." 
What am I?

Answer: Daisy in field of grass, big eye is sun



Riddle: 
  It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
  Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
  It lies behind stars and under hills,
      And empty holes it fills.
  It comes first and follows after,
      Ends life, kills laughter. 
What am I?

Answer: Darkness



Riddle: 
  A box without hinges, key, or lid,
  Yet golden treasure inside is hid. 
What am I?

Answer: Egg



Riddle: 
  Alive without breath,
  As cold as death;
  Never thirsty, ever drinking,
  All in mail never clinking. 
What am I?

Answer: Fish



Riddle: 
  This thing all things devours:
  Birds, beast,trees, flowers;
  Gnaws iron, bites steel;
  Grinds hard stones to meal;
  Slays king, ruins town,
  And beats high mountain down. 
What am I?

Answer: Time 



Riddle: 
  You feel it, but never see it and never will. 
What am I?

Answer: Heart



Riddle: 
  You must keep it after giving it. 
What am I?

Answer: Your word



Riddle: 
  As light as a feather, but you can't hold it for ten minutes. 
What am I?

Answer: Your breath



Riddle: 
  Has a mouth but does not speak, has a bed but never sleeps. 
What am I?

Answer: River



Riddle: 
  Runs smoother than any rhyme, loves to fall but cannot climb! 
What am I?

Answer: Water



Riddle: 
  You break it even if you name it! 
What am I?

Answer: Silence



Riddle: 
  It passes before the sun and makes no shadow. 
What am I?

Answer: Air



Riddle: 
  You feed it, it lives, you give it something to drink, it dies. 
What am I?

Answer: Fire



Riddle: 
  A red drum which sounds
  Without being touched,
  And grows silent,
  When it is touched. 
What am I?

Answer: Heart



Riddle: 
  Two horses, swiftest traveling,
  Harnessed in a pair, and
  Grazing ever in places
  Distant from them. 
What am I?

Answer: Eyes



Riddle: 
  A harvest sown and reaped on the same day
  In an unplowed field,
  Which increases without growing,
  Remains whole though it is eaten
  Within and without,
  Is useless and yet
  The staple of nations. 
What am I?

Answer: War



Riddle: 
  If you break me
  I do not stop working,
  If you touch me
  I may be snared,
  If you lose me
  Nothing will matter. 
What am I?

Answer: Hope



Riddle: 
  All about, but cannot be seen,
  Can be captured, cannot be held
  No throat, but can be heard. 
What am I?

Answer: Wind



Riddle: 
  I go around in circles,
  But always straight ahead
  Never complain,
  No matter where I am led. 
What am I?

Answer: Wheel



Riddle: 
  Lighter than what
  I am made of,
  More of me is hidden
  Than is seen. 
What am I?

Answer: Ice



Riddle: 
  If a man carried my burden,
  He would break his back.
  I am not rich,
  But leave silver in my track. 
What am I?

Answer: Snail



Riddle: 
  My life can be measured in hours,
  I serve by being devoured.
  Thin, I am quick
  Fat, I am slow
  Wind is my foe. 
Answer: Candle



Riddle: 
  Weight in my belly,
  Trees on my back,
  Nails in my ribs,
  Feet I do lack. 
What am I?

Answer: boat, but I accepted cave as an answer



Riddle: 
  You can see nothing else
  When you look in my face
  I will look you in the eye
  And I will never lie. 
What am I?

Answer: mirror



Riddle: 
  I am always hungry,
  I must always be fed,
  The finger I lick
  Will soon turn red. 
What am I?

Answer: fire



Riddle: 
  Three lives have I.
  Gentle enough to soothe the skin,
  Light enough to caress the sky
  Hard enough to crack rocks. 
What am I?

Answer: water



Riddle: 
  Glittering points
  That downward thrust,
  Sparkling spears
  That never rust. 
What am I?

Answer: icicles, teeth or stalactites?



Riddle: 
  Each morning I appear
  To lie at your feet,
  All day I follow
  No matter how fast you run,
  Yet I nearly perish
  In the midday sun. 
What am I?

Answer: shadow



Riddle: 
  Keys without locks
  Yet I unlock the soul. 
What am I?

Answer: piano,harpsichord



Riddle: 
  Something wholly unreal, yet seems real to I
  Think my friend, tell me where does it lie? 

Answer: in the mind



Riddle: 
  I am so simple,
  That I can only point
  Yet I guide men
  All over the world. 
What am I?

Answer: compass



Riddle: 
  A beggar's brother went out to sea and drowned.
  But the man who drowned had no brother.
  What was the relationship between the man who drowned and the beggar? 
What am I?

Answer: the beggars was his sister



Riddle: 
  First will be last
  Last will be first
  and all in between will also be cursed
  open the door, and the thing will be there
  so be careful and beware ! speak, frie 
What am I?

Answer: unknown, and enter 



Riddle: 
  For our ambrosia we were blessed,
  by Jupiter, with a sting of death.
  Though our might, to some is jest,
  we have quelled the dragon's breath. 
What am I?

Answer: Bees



Riddle: 
  Colored as a maiden tweaked,
  time was naught when I began;
  through the garden I was sneaked,
  I alone am the fall of man. 
What am I?

Answer: An Apple



Riddle: 
  Early ages the iron boot tread,
  with Europe at her command.
  Through time power slipped and fled,
  'til the creation of new holy land. 
What am I?

Answer: Italy (Rome)



Riddle: 
  One thin, one bold,
  one sick, one cold.
  The earth we span,
  to prey upon man. 
What am I?

Answer: The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse



Riddle: 
  One where none should be,
  or maybe where two should be,
  seeking out purity,
  in the kings trees. 
What am I?

Answer: A Unicorn



Riddle: 
  He who makes it does not keep it.
  He who takes it does not know it.
  He who knows it does not want it.
  He who gathers it must destroy it. 
What am I?

Answer: Counterfeit Money



Riddle: 
  One tooth to bite,
  he's the forests foe.
  One tooth to fight,
  as all Norse know. 
What am I?

Answer: An Axe



Riddle: 
  This creature, part man and part tree,
  hates the termite as much as the flea.
  His tracks do not match,
  and his limbs may detach,
  but he's not a strange creature to see. 
What am I?

Answer: A Man With A Wooden Leg



Riddle: 
  The part of the bird
  that is not in the sky,
  which can swim in the ocean
  and always stay dry. 
What am I?

Answer: A Shadow



Riddle: 
  Dead and bound,
  what once was free.
  What made no sound,
  now sings with glee. 
What am I?

Answer: A Wooden, Stringed Instrument



Riddle: 
  The root tops the trunk
  on this backward thing,
  that grows in the winter
  and dies in the spring. 
What am I?

Answer: An Icicle



Riddle: 
  Touching one, yet holding two,
  it is a one link chain
  binding those who keep words true,
  'til death rent it in twain.


What am I?

Answer: A Wedding Ring



Riddle: 
  A house of wood in a hidden place
  Built without nails or glue
  High above the earthen ground
  It holds pale gems of blue. 
What am I?

Answer: A Robin's Nest



Riddle: 
  Inside a great blue castle
  Lives a shy young maid
  She blushes in the morning
  And comes not out at night. 
What am I?

Answer: The sun



Riddle: 
  I have legs but walk not
  A strong back but work not
  Two good arms but reach not
  A seat but sit and tarry not 
What am I?

Answer: A chair



Riddle: 
  I can be touched
  But I hurt those who touch me
  I move swiftly through a dry forest
  But die in a mountain stream
  Where I pass I leave a black shroud. 
What am I?

Answer: Fire



Riddle: 
  He who makes it needs it not
  He who buys it wants it not
  He who uses it feels it not 
What am I?

Answer: A coffin



Riddle: 
  In marble halls as white as milk,
  Lined with a skin as soft as silk,
  Within a fountain crystal-clear,
  A golden apple doth appear.
  No doors there are to this stronghold,
  Yet thieves break in and steal the gold. 
What am I?

Answer: An egg



Riddle: 
  'Twas in heaven pronounced, and 'twas muttered in hell,
  An echo caught faintly the sound as it fell;
  On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest,
  And the depths of the ocean its presence confessed;
  'Twill be found in the sphere when 'tis riven asunder,
  Be seen in the lightning and heard in the thunder.
  'Twas allotted to man with his earliest breath,
  Attends him at birth, and awaits him in death,
  Presides o'er his happiness, honor, and health,
  Is the prop of his house, and the end of his wealth.
  In the heaps of the miser 'tis hoarded with care,
  But is sure to be lost on the prodigal heir.
  It begins every hope, every wish it must bound,
  With the husbandman toils, and with monarchs is crowned.
  Without it the soldier, the seaman may roam,
  But woe to the wretch who expels it from home!
  In the whispers of conscience its voice will be found,
  Nor e'en in the whirlwind of passion be drowned.
  'Twill not soften the heart; but though deaf be the ear,
  It will make it acutely and instantly hear.
  Yet in shade let it rest, like a delicate flower,
  Ah... breathe on it softly, - it dies in an hour. 
What am I?

Answer: The letter 'H'



Riddle: 
  The beginning of eternity,
  The end of time and space,
  The beginning of every end,
  The end of every place. 
What am I?

Answer: The letter 'E'



Riddle: 
  Robbers came to our house
  And we were all in.
  The house leaped out at the windows
  And we were all taken in. 
What am I?

Answer: Fish in a net



Riddle: 
  Though I dance at a ball, I am nothing at all. 
What am I?

Answer: A shadow



Riddle: 
  As I was going to St. Ives,
  I met a man who had seven wives.
  Each wife had seven sacks,
  Each sack had seven cats,
  Each cat had seven kits.
  Kits, cats, sacks and wives,
  How many were going to St. Ives? 

Answer: One



Riddle: 
  Look into my face and I'm everybody;
  Scratch my back and I'm nobody. 
What am I?

Answer: A mirror



Riddle: 
  Goes over all the hills and hollows,
  Bites hard, but never swallows. 
What am I?

Answer: Frost



Riddle: 
  I walked and walked and at last I got it;
  I didn't want it, so I stopped and looked for it;
  When I found it, I threw it away. 
What am I?

Answer: A thorn



Riddle: 
  Lives in winter, dies in summer,
  Grows with its root upwards. 
What am I?

Answer: An icicle



Riddle: 
  A man rode to town on Friday.
  He stayed there all night,
  and came back on the same Friday.
  How can this be? 

Answer: His horse is named "Friday"



Riddle: 
  Fatherless and Motherless, born without sin
  Roared when it came into the world,
  And never spoke again. 
What am I?

Answer: Thunder