General Riddles

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

Fill in the blank: If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

What room can no one enter?
A mushroom.

Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
Man. He crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then walks with a cane as an old man.

What can you catch but not throw?

Riddles by Category

Submit a Riddle

Make sure you have searched the entire riddles and the riddle doesn't exist before adding as new riddle! If you don't have the answer to the riddle, add it as "Brainbox" under the "Brainbox" tab.
Make sure you have an account and you are signed in before submitting a riddle!

Contact Us


Send us a mail and we will get in touch with you soon!

You can email us at: contact@fancyread.com
Fancyread Inc.