Classic Riddles

I have legs but walk not, a strong back but work not. Two good arms but reach not. A seat but sit and tarry not. What am I?

I have legs but walk not, a strong back but work not. Two good arms but reach not. A seat but sit and tarry not. What am I?

Can you solve this riddle? I have legs but walk not, a strong back but work not. Two good arms but reach not. A seat but sit and tarry not. What am I? Click to find out the answer!

I have legs but walk not, a strong back but work not. Two good arms but reach not. A seat but sit and tarry not. What am I? Read More »

Though desert men once called me God, today men call me mad. For I wag my tail when I am angry. And growl when I am glad. What am I?

Though desert men once called me God, today men call me mad. For I wag my tail when I am angry. And growl when I am glad. What am I?

Can you solve this riddle? Though desert men once called me God, today men call me mad. For I wag my tail when I am angry. And growl when I am glad. What am I? Click to find out the answer!

Though desert men once called me God, today men call me mad. For I wag my tail when I am angry. And growl when I am glad. What am I? Read More »

Stealthy as a shadow in the dead of night, cunning but affectionate if given a bite. Never owned but often loved. At my sport considered cruel, but that’s because you never know me at all. What am I?

Stealthy as a shadow in the dead of night, cunning but affectionate if given a bite. Never owned but often loved. At my sport considered cruel, but that’s because you never know me at all. What am I?

Can you solve this riddle? Stealthy as a shadow in the dead of night, cunning but affectionate if given a bite. Never owned but often loved. At my sport considered cruel, but that’s because you never know me at all. What am I? Click to find out the answer!

Stealthy as a shadow in the dead of night, cunning but affectionate if given a bite. Never owned but often loved. At my sport considered cruel, but that’s because you never know me at all. What am I? Read More »

Halo of water, tongue of wood. Skin of stone, long I’ve stood. My fingers short reach to the sky. Inside my heart men live and die. What am I?

Halo of water, tongue of wood. Skin of stone, long I’ve stood. My fingers short reach to the sky. Inside my heart men live and die. What am I?

Can you solve this riddle? Halo of water, tongue of wood. Skin of stone, long I’ve stood. My fingers short reach to the sky. Inside my heart men live and die. What am I? Click to find out the answer!

Halo of water, tongue of wood. Skin of stone, long I’ve stood. My fingers short reach to the sky. Inside my heart men live and die. What am I? Read More »

I march before armies, a thousand salute me. My fall can bring victory, but no one would shoot me. The wind is my lover, one-legged am I. Name me and see me at home in the sky.

I march before armies, a thousand salute me. My fall can bring victory, but no one would shoot me. The wind is my lover, one-legged am I. Name me and see me at home in the sky.

Can you solve this riddle? I march before armies, a thousand salute me. My fall can bring victory, but no one would shoot me. The wind is my lover, one-legged am I. Name me and see me at home in the sky. Click to find out the answer!

I march before armies, a thousand salute me. My fall can bring victory, but no one would shoot me. The wind is my lover, one-legged am I. Name me and see me at home in the sky. Read More »

Screaming, soaring seeking sky. Flowers of fire flying high. Eastern art from ancient time. Name me now and solve this rhyme.

Screaming, soaring seeking sky. Flowers of fire flying high. Eastern art from ancient time. Name me now and solve this rhyme.

Can you solve this riddle? Screaming, soaring seeking sky. Flowers of fire flying high. Eastern art from ancient time. Name me now and solve this rhyme. Click to find out the answer!

Screaming, soaring seeking sky. Flowers of fire flying high. Eastern art from ancient time. Name me now and solve this rhyme. Read More »

As destructive as life, As healing as death; An institutioner of strife, Just as prone to bless. It is all that is good, Yet with an evil trend; As it was the beginning of things, It can also be the end. What am I?

As destructive as life, As healing as death; An institutioner of strife, Just as prone to bless. It is all that is good, Yet with an evil trend; As it was the beginning of things, It can also be the end. What am I?

Can you solve this riddle? As destructive as life, As healing as death; An institutioner of strife, Just as prone to bless. It is all that is good, Yet with an evil trend; As it was the beginning of things, It can also be the end. What am I? Click to find out the answer!

As destructive as life, As healing as death; An institutioner of strife, Just as prone to bless. It is all that is good, Yet with an evil trend; As it was the beginning of things, It can also be the end. What am I? Read More »

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