1. Intro to Oedipus the King
Popular Riddles
Intro to Oedipus the King

2. Give me food and I will live; give me water, and I will die. What am I?

3. I am fire!

4. Throw it off the highest building, and I’ll not break
Throw it off the highest building, and I’ll not break. Put me in the ocean, and I will break.

5. I am a wave!

6. A horse is tied to a 15 foot rope and there is a bail of hay 25 feet away from him. Yet the horse is able to eat from the bail of hay. How is this possible?

7. The rope isn’t tied to anything, so the horse can go freely to anywhere it pleases.

8. When I’m damaged, humans usually remove me or fill me
When I’m damaged, humans usually remove me or fill me. For most animal I am a tool. What am I?

9. I am a tooth!

10. Even if you give this to someone else, you still get to keep it
Even if you give this to someone else, you still get to keep it. What is it?

11. I am your word.

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

13. I am a hole!

14. I’m the part of the bird that’s not in the sky
I’m the part of the bird that’s not in the sky. I can swim in the ocean and yet remain dry. What am I?

15. I am a shadow!

16. Pronounced as one letter, And written with three, Two letters there are, And two only in me. I'm double, I'm single, I'm black, blue, and gray, I'm read from both ends, And the same either way. What am I?

17. I am an eye!

18. From the beginning of eternity To the end of time and space To the beginning of every end And the end of every place. What am I?

19. I am the letter ‘e’.