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10 Challenging riddles

I do enjoy a good riddle. Not only because riddles are fun to crack, but because they force my mind down unfamiliar channels, like water through dusty streams. I find I have to think in weird and interesting ways. Even if I don't guess correctly, I always benefit from the new experience. Below you'll find 10 riddles that will challenge your thinking, how many can you solve? Check your score at the bottom!

Riddle #1

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

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A Stamp.

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Riddle #2

A truck driver is going the opposite direction to the other traffic on a one-way street. A police officer sees him but doesn't stop him. Why doesn't the police officer stop him?

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He was walking.

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Riddle #3

Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

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Meat.

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Riddle #4

There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?

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A watermelon.

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Riddle #5

What kind of room has no doors or windows?

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A mushroom.

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Riddle #6

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

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A palm tree.

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Riddle #7

Brothers and sisters I have none, but this man's father is my father's son. Who is the man?

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Quite simply - my son.

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Riddle #8

What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you'll die?

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Nothing.

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Riddle #9

The maker doesn't need it. The buyer won't use it. The user can't see it. What is it?

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A coffin.

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Riddle #10

Which word in the dictionary is always spelled incorrectly?

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Incorrectly.

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How did you do? Check your score:

0:  Back to riddle school with you! Next time, try and think a bit more outside the box, we know you can do it!

2-3: You're a novice riddler, who still misses most but is starting to grasp the basics of riddling. 

4-7: You're a riddler in the making, no doubt about it! Your ability to think outside conventional answers is quite impressive, good for you!

8-10: Are you some kind of super riddler? How did you DO that?? We take our respective hats off before your mighty riddling powers, and can only hope you can teach us your clever, clever ways.


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Incorrectly.

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