Can you solve the following riddles The man

The man who invented it doesn't want it. The man who bought it doesn't

I run over fields and woods all day. Under the bed at night I

What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a

I am weightless, but you can see me. Put me in a bucket, and

Until I am measured, I am not known. Yet how you miss me, When

I can be cracked, I can be made. I can be told, I can

Three large people try to crowd under one small umbrella, but nobody gets wet.

A man walks into a bar and asks for a glass of water. The

You can find me in darkness but never in light. I am present in

A certain five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it.

There is only one kind of cheese that is made backwards - what is

What goes around the world but stays in a corner?

What goes around the world but stays in a corner? ANSWER: A STAMP

Insert the same three letters in the gaps below to make three words in

If you had one match and entered a room in which there was a

If you had one match and entered a room in which there were a

I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for much

I am a 6 letter word. Letters 6 -5 -2 spell out a drink.

What do the following words have in common? Assess Banana Dresser Grammar Potato Revive

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Can you solve the following riddles?

The man who invented it doesn't want it. The man who bought it doesn't need it. The man who needs it doesn't know it. What is it?

The man who invented it doesn't want it. The man who bought it doesn't need it. The man who needs it doesn't know it. What is it? ANSWER: A COFFIN

I run over fields and woods all day. Under the bed at night I sit not alone. My tongue hangs out, up and to the rear, awaiting to be filled in the morning. What am I?

I run over fields and woods all day. Under the bed at night I sit not alone. My tongue hangs out, up and to the rear, awaiting to be filled in the morning. What am I? ANSWER: A SHOE

What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?

What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps? ANSWER: A RIVER

I am weightless, but you can see me. Put me in a bucket, and I'll make it lighter. What am I?

I am weightless, but you can see me. Put me in a bucket, and I'll make it lighter. What am I? ANSWER: A HOLE

Until I am measured, I am not known. Yet how you miss me, When I have flown! What am I?

Until I am measured, I am not known. Yet how you miss me, When I have flown! What am I? ANSWER: TIME

I can be cracked, I can be made. I can be told, I can be played. What am I?

I can be cracked, I can be made. I can be told, I can be played. What am I? ANSWER: A JOKE

Three large people try to crowd under one small umbrella, but nobody gets wet. How is this possible?

Three large people try to crowd under one small umbrella, but nobody gets wet. How is this possible? ANSWER: IT WASN'T RAINING

A man walks into a bar and asks for a glass of water. The bartender pulls out a shotgun and points it at him. The man says, thank you and leaves. Why?

A man walks into a bar and asks for a glass of water. The bartender pulls out a shotgun and points it at him. The man says, thank you and leaves. Why? ANSWER: The man was looking for a cure for his hiccups! By pulling out a gun, the Bartenders scared the man and his hiccups were gone.

You can find me in darkness but never in light. I am present in daytime but absent at night. In the deepest of shadows, I hide in plain sight. What am I?

You can find me in darkness but never in light. I am present in daytime but absent at night. In the deepest of shadows, I hide in plain sight. What am I? THE ANSWER is D

A certain five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it. What is the word?

A certain five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it. What is the word? ANSWER: SHORT

There is only one kind of cheese that is made backwards - what is it?

There is only one kind of cheese that is made backwards - what is it? ANSWER: EDAM

What goes around the world but stays in a corner?

What goes around the world but stays in a corner? ANSWER: A STAMP

Insert the same three letters in the gaps below to make three words in the English language: U---ITY FU---E UN---

Insert the same three letters in the gaps below to make three words in the English language: U---ITY FU---E UN--ANSWER: TIL (utility, futile and until)

If you had one match and entered a room in which there was a kerosene lamp, an oil burner, and a wood burning stove, which would you light first?

If you had one match and entered a room in which there were a kerosene lamp, an oil burner, and a wood burning stove, which would you light first? ANSWER: THE MATCH!

I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for much more than a minute. What am I?

I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for much more than a minute. What am I? ANSWER: BREATH

I am a 6 letter word. Letters 6 -5 -2 spell out a drink. Letters 4 -5 -2 -3 spell out a fruit. Letters 1 -2 -6 spell out a pet. Letters 3 -2 -6 spell out a pest, which often gets eaten by 1 -2 -6. What am I?

What do the following words have in common? Assess Banana Dresser Grammar Potato Revive Uneven Voodoo

What do the following words have in common? Assess Banana Dresser Grammar Potato Revive Uneven Voodoo ANSWER: If you take the first letter and move it to the rear of the word, you get the same word when read backwards.