The River Crossing

A farmer must get a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage across a river. His boat is small and can only carry one item at a time. If left alone, the wolf will eat the goat, and the goat will eat the cabbage. How does the farmer get all three across the river safely?

The farmer first takes the goat across. Then he returns and takes the cabbage, but when he drops off the cabbage, he takes the goat back with him. He then takes the wolf across and leaves it with the cabbage. Finally, he returns to bring the goat across.

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The Three Doors Riddle

You find yourself in a room with three doors. Behind the first door is a raging fire that will burn anything in its path. Behind the second door is a room filled with armed guards ready to shoot on sight. Behind the third door is a hungry lion that hasn’t eaten in years. You must go through one of the doors to escape. Which door do you choose?

The third door. A lion that hasn’t eaten in years would have died long ago.

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Silent Speaker Riddle

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind.

What am I?

An echo.

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Re-arrange Riddle

Re-arrange the letters, O O U S W T D N E J R, to spell just one word. What is it?

‘Just one word’
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What Is It Riddle

Who makes it, has no need of it.

Who buys it, has no use for it.

Who uses it can neither see nor feel it.

What is it?

A coffin

 

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Room Riddle

I am a word of six; my first three letters refer to an automobile; my last three letters refer to a household animal; my first four letters is a fish; my whole is found in your room. What am I?

Carpet

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Pick It Riddle

You pick it, You peel the outside, You cook the inside, You eat the outside, And throw away the inside. What am I?

Corn

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The Cowboy’s Mystery

A cowboy rode into a small town on Friday, stayed for three days, and left on Friday. There were no trains or planes involved, and he didn’t leave early. How is this possible?

The cowboy’s horse is named Friday.

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Key Riddle

What object has keys that open no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go in.

A computer keyboard.

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The Broken Clock

A man looks at his broken clock and sees that it shows 2:00. He knows that when it broke, it was exactly 1 hour ahead of the correct time. He set off on a journey, which took him exactly one hour. When he arrived, he checked a working clock and realized the time was 3:00. What time did the broken clock actually stop?

The clock stopped at 1:00, but since it was running 1 hour fast, it showed 2:00 when it broke.

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