General Riddles

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

End always begins with me. Time, space and universe always end with me. Who am I?
The letter 'E'.

There are a few trees in a garden. On one of them, a pear tree, there are pears (quite logical). But after a strong wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground. How come?
At first, there were 2 pears on the tree. After the wind blew, one pear fell on the ground. So there where no pears on the tree and there were no pears on the ground.

I am so fragile that even if anybody says my name I break. Who am I?

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

What is that which everybody has seen but will never see again?
Yesterday

If 0=4, 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 4=4, 5=4, 6=3, 7=5, 8=5 and 9=4, find the value of 10, 11 and 12.
10=3, 11=6, 12=6. Explanation: Number of letters in the spelling of each figure.

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

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.