English Riddles

English Riddles
Workhardonthefollowingproblemstoseeifyoucananswertheminnewways!

1.Whatisthedifferencebetweenhereandthere?

2.Whatarethestrongestdaysoftheweek?

3.Whydidmanputwheelsonhisrockingchair?

4.Whyistheletter“R”likeChristmas?

5.AtwhattimeofdaywasAdamborn?

6.Whydidthepersonthrowaclockoutthewindow?

7.Whattimeisitwhenapieisdividedamongfourfriends?

8.Whatnailshouldyouneverhitwithahammer?

9.Whatringissquare?

10.Whyisthesunlikealoafofbread?

11.Whattableisinthefield?

12.Whatistheonlythingyoucanbreakwhenyousayitsname?

13.Whatisthereinyourhousethatoughttobelookedinto?

14.Whatisthatwhichyouhaveneverseen,heardorfelt,whichneverexistedandstillhasaname?

15.Whatchangesapearintoapearl?

16.Whatquestioncanneverbeansweredby“Yes”?

17.Whatshiphastwomatesbutnocaptain?

18.Whatisthemostdifficultkeytoturn?

19.Wherecanyoualwaysfindmoney?

20.Whatisthesurestwaytodoubleyourmoney?

21.Wheredoesafternooncomebeforemorningintheworld?

22.Whatisthesmallestbridgeintheworld?

23.Whatlettermakesaroadbroad?

24.Whatlettersoundslikeavegetable?

25.Whyisapigthemostunusualanimalintheworld?

26.Whatmatchcan’tbeputinamatchbox?

27.Whendo2and2makemorethan4?

28.Ihavecitiesbutnohouses,forestsbutnotrees,riverswithoutwater.WhatamI?

29.Iamsomethingthathasteethbutcan’teat.WhatamI?

30.Whatisasickmanacontradiction?

KEY:______________________________________________________________

1.Theletter“t”.

2.SaturdayandSunday(alltheotherdaysareweakdays)

3.Becausehewantedtorockandroll

4.BecauseitcomesatheendofDecember.

5.JustbeforeEve.(Eve一语双关，“晚间”“夏娃”)

6.Toseetimefly.

7.Aquartertoone(12:45;一人分一个)

8.Yourfingernail.

9.Aboxingring.(拳击场地)

10.Becauseit’slightwhenitrises.(light“亮的”“轻的”；rise“升起”“发虚”)

11.Vegetable

12.Silence

13.Mirror

14.Nothing

15.Theletter“T”

16.Areyouasleep?

17.Courtship

18.adonkey

19.Inthedictionary

20.Foldit

21.Inthedictionary

22.thebridgeofnose

23.letterB

24.letterP

25.Becauseitiskilledbeforeitiscured(烘烤等处理)

26.Footballmatch,basketballmatch,etc

27.Whentheymake22

28.Amap

29.Acomb

30.Whenheisanimpatientpatient.