Welcome to a world of puzzles and brain teasers where the key to success lies in your knowledge! In this blog, we explore a collection of knowledge riddles with answers that will challenge your intellect and make you think outside the box. These riddles are designed to test your knowledge on a range of topics, from history and geography to science and literature. So, whether you’re a trivia buff, a curious learner or just looking for a mental workout, get ready to exercise your brain and have some fun along the way. Are you up for the challenge?
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Knowledge Riddles With Answers
1. A bird, a monkey, a cat, and a squirrel have climbed up on a coconut tree. Who will get to eat the mango first? Answer: None, as they are on a coconut tree and there are no mangoes there.
2. A girl fell off a 40 feet ladder, but still did not get hurt. Why? Answer: She fell off the bottom step.
3. A man rode out of town on Sunday, stayed a whole night at a hotel, and rode back to town the next day on Sunday. How is this possible? Answer: His horse was called Sunday
4. Can you guess the easiest way to double your money? Answer: Place it in front of the mirror.
5. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday? Answer: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
6. Every person has one, and no one can lose it. Can you guess what it is? Answer: A shadow.
7. I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch will soon turn red. What am I? A: Fire
8. I am everywhere, everyone knows me; but as soon as you say my name, I am gone. What am I? Answer: Silence
9. I am full of holes but I can still hold water. What am I? Answer: A sponge
10. I am light as a feather, yet the strongest man cannot hold me for much more than a minute. What am I? A: Breath
11. 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? A: Fire
12. I can be cracked, I can be made. I can be told, I can be played. What am I? Answer: A joke
13. I fly all day long, but I do not go anywhere. What am I? Answer: I am a flag.
14. I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone, and cities with no buildings. What am I? Answer: A map
15. I have no feet, no hands, no wings, but I climb to the sky. What am I? Answer: Smoke
16. I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with the wind. What am I? A: Echo
17. If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I? Answer: A mirror
18. If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven’t got me. What am I? Answer: A secret
19. Is it possible for any man to go without sleeping for ten days? Answer: It is possible, as we all sleep through the night and not during the day.
20. It gets whipped and beaten, but it never cries. What is it? Answer: An egg.
21. Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. what is it? Answer: Nothing
22. The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it? A: Darkness
23. The more you take away, the more I become. What am I? Answer: A hole
24. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? A: Footsteps
25. The person who makes it has no need of it; the person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it? Answer: A coffin
26. This is as light as a feather, yet no man can hold it for long. What am I? Answer: Your breath
27. What begins with an “e” and only contains one letter? Answer: An envelope
28. What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it? A: Teapot
29. What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you? Answer: Your name
30. What can point in every direction but can’t reach the destination by itself. Answer: Your finger
31. What did one ocean say to the other ocean? Answer: It did not say anything. It just waved.
32. What goes up but never comes down? A: Age
33. What goes up when the rain comes down? Answer: An umbrella
34. What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? A: Clock
35. What has a head and a tail, but no body? A: Coin
36. What has a heart that doesn’t beat? A: Artichoke
37. What has a neck but no head? Answer: A bottle.
38. What has four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening? A: Human – crawling on all fours as a baby, walking on two legs as an adult, and using a cane in old age
39. What has holes all over, but still holds water? Answer: A sponge.
40. What has many keys, but can’t even open a single door? Answer: A piano
41. What is always answered without being asked any questions? Answer: A doorbell.
42. What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? A: Future
43. What is four-legged, but cannot walk? Answer: A table.
44. What is full of holes but can still hold water? A: Sponge
45. What is used by others frequently, but belongs to you? Answer: Your name.
46. What needs to be broken before you use it? Answer: An egg.
47. What runs around the whole yard without moving? Answer: A fence
48. What starts with an E, ends with an E, but only contains one letter? A: Envelope
49. Which is the biggest English alphabet that contains the most water in it? Answer: The letter ‘C’.
50. Which word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary? Answer: The word ‘Incorrectly’.
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