Riddles What is a riddle A riddle is

Riddles

What is a riddle? �A riddle is a statement or question having a double or hidden meaning. Think of a riddle as a language puzzle. Riddles are a good way to improve your understanding of the nuances of English. �Can you think of any Chinese riddles? Do they still make sense when you translate them into English?

Riddle of the Day �What two things can you never eat for breakfast? �Lunch and dinner

Riddle of the Day �What is full of holes, yet it holds water? �A sponge.

Riddle of the Day �Why can’t it rain for two days continually? �Because there is a night in between.

Riddle of the Day �What speaks every language? �An echo.

Riddle of the Day �What is it that you can keep after giving it to someone else? �Your word

Riddle of the Day �What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? �The letter “M”

Riddle of the Day �There were four girls and four apples in a basket. Each girl took an apple. How is it that an apple remained in the basket after the fourth girl got her apple? �She took the basket with the apple still inside.

Riddle of the Day �The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they? �Footsteps

Riddle of the Day �What binds two people yet touches only one? �A wedding ring