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