Riddles -90 Intriguing & Tricky Riddles (Easy)

100 Intriguing & Tricky Riddles

1. The more you remove from me, the more I grow. What am I?

2. I have no mouth, yet I tell the truth. I can’t be seen, yet I can be heard. What am I?

3. I have no beginning, no end, and nothing in between. What am I?

4. I exist in every corner but never take up space. What am I?

5. If you drop me, I’ll shatter. If you hold me, I disappear. What am I?

6. The more you stretch me, the thinner I become, yet I never break. What am I?

7. I can be heard but never seen, and I only exist when there’s silence. What am I?

8. I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The thing I touch will soon turn red. What am I?

9. No matter how much you use me, you still have me. What am I?

10. I start as one thing, but once I’m spoken, I become something else. What am I?

11. The more of me there is, the less you can see. What am I?

12. I have four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening. What am I?

13. I can travel the world while staying in the same spot. What am I?

14. The person who makes me never uses me. The person who buys me never keeps me. The person who uses me never sees me. What am I?

15. I am not alive, but I grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. Water kills me. What am I?

16. I have an eye, but I cannot see. What am I?

17. The more you share me, the less you have. What am I?

18. I get sharper the more you use me. What am I?

19. I can be broken without ever being touched. What am I?

20. I come down but never go up. What am I?

21. I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?

22. I can run, but I never walk. I have a bed but never sleep. I have a mouth but never talk. What am I?

23. I disappear the moment you say my name. What am I?

24. I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?

25. I have keys but open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter me, but you can’t go outside. What am I?

26. I am tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

27. I can be as light as a feather, but even the strongest person can’t hold me for long. What am I?

28. The more you feed me, the bigger I grow. The more you give me water, the weaker I become. What am I?

29. I am invisible, but I can be broken. What am I?

30. What has hands but can’t clap?

31. I never stop moving, yet I never leave my place. What am I?

32. I can hold a lot of weight, but I can’t be lifted. What am I?

33. I can fill a room but take up no space. What am I?

34. I belong to you, but others use me more than you do. What am I?

35. The more you take from me, the bigger I get. What am I?

36. You use me when I’m whole, but you throw me away when I’m broken. What am I?

37. I can be cracked but never fixed. What am I?

38. I only exist when you forget me. What am I?

39. The faster you go, the stiller I become. What am I?

40. The more you weigh me down, the higher I go. What am I?

41. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. I don’t have a mouth, but I make a sound. What am I?

42. I am everywhere but nowhere. What am I?

43. I can be heard but never touched, and I follow you everywhere. What am I?

44. I can hold you, but you can’t hold me. What am I?

45. I grow stronger the more you take from me. What am I?

46. I am full of holes but still hold water. What am I?

47. I start with everything, but the more you use me, the less you have. What am I?

48. I am not alive, but I can die. What am I?

49. I have teeth but can’t bite. What am I?

50. I can fill your hands, but I weigh nothing. What am I?

51. I can be thin or thick, short or long, but I always move forward. What am I?

52. You can carry me wherever you go, but I will never weigh anything. What am I?

53. I am the hardest to hold, yet the easiest to throw away. What am I?

54. I start small, but I can grow bigger than anything. What am I?

55. I make a sound only when I break. What am I?

56. I always go up but never come down. What am I?

57. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

58. I exist because you do, but you don’t see me. What am I?

59. I vanish as soon as I appear. What am I?

60. I have no weight, but I can hold everything. What am I?

61. The more I dry, the wetter I become. What am I?

62. I live in the past, but I can be changed in the future. What am I?

63. I can break but never bend. What am I?

64. I am silent but can speak a thousand words. What am I?

65. I am round but not always whole. What am I?

66. I always look forward but can never move. What am I?

67. I get sharper with use but never dull. What am I?

68. I am the only thing that gets bigger the more you lose me. What am I?

69. I have a body but no soul. What am I?

70. I can be eaten but never grow. What am I?

71. I have two hands, but no arms. What am I?

72. I move faster when I’m empty. What am I?

73. I can be bright but never shine. What am I?

74. I am always in front of you but never seen. What am I?

75. I exist in the air but cannot be held. What am I?

76. I get smaller when I’m cold. What am I?

77. I can be made but never seen. What am I?

78. I can run but never walk. What am I?

79. The harder you hit me, the higher I rise. What am I?

80. I become stronger the more you use me. What am I?

81. I have no voice, yet I can speak. What am I?

82. I am old but can always be new. What am I?

83. I don’t exist, yet everyone knows my name. What am I?

84. I can be turned but never moved. What am I?

85. I exist in every moment but can never be caught. What am I?

86. I can stretch but never break. What am I?

87. I disappear when the sun sets. What am I?

88. I am always moving but never leave my place. What am I?

89. I can be broken by a word. What am I?

90. I can go up and never come down. What am I?

91. I get louder the more you listen. What am I?

92. The moment you stop thinking about me, I disappear. What am I?

    
    

    
    

Answer with explanation

1. The more you remove from me, the more I grow. What am I?

   • Answer: A hole.

   • Explanation: The more you take away from a hole, the larger it becomes.

2. I have no mouth, yet I tell the truth. I can’t be seen, yet I can be heard. What am I?

   • Answer: A voice.

   • Explanation: A voice tells the truth, can be heard, but cannot be seen.

3. I have no beginning, no end, and nothing in between. What am I?

   • Answer: A circle.

   • Explanation: A circle has no distinct start or end point and is continuous.

4. I exist in every corner but never take up space. What am I?

   • Answer: A shadow.

   • Explanation: Shadows can exist in any corner, but they don't take up physical space.

5. If you drop me, I’ll shatter. If you hold me, I disappear. What am I?

   • Answer: A soap bubble.

   • Explanation: A bubble pops if you drop it, and when you hold it, it vanishes.

6. The more you stretch me, the thinner I become, yet I never break. What am I?

   • Answer: A rubber band.

   • Explanation: A rubber band becomes thinner when stretched but rarely breaks easily.

7. I can be heard but never seen, and I only exist when there’s silence. What am I?

   • Answer: An echo.

   • Explanation: An echo can be heard but is never seen and only happens in quiet spaces.

8. I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The thing I touch will soon turn red. What am I?

   • Answer: Fire.

   • Explanation: Fire consumes fuel and causes things to burn, often turning them red.

9. No matter how much you use me, you still have me. What am I?

   • Answer: A credit card.

   • Explanation: You can use a credit card, but it remains in your possession.

10. I start as one thing, but once I’m spoken, I become something else. What am I?

    • Answer: A word.

    • Explanation: When spoken, a word changes from a written or silent concept to a sound.

11. The more of me there is, the less you can see. What am I?

    • Answer: Darkness.

    • Explanation: The more darkness there is, the less visible things become.

12. I have four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening. What am I?

    • Answer: A human.

    • Explanation: This refers to a human's life stages: crawling as a child (four limbs), walking as an adult (two legs), and using a cane in old age (three limbs).

13. I can travel the world while staying in the same spot. What am I?

    • Answer: A stamp.

    • Explanation: A stamp can travel on letters across the world, yet it stays on the same spot on the envelope.

14. The person who makes me never uses me. The person who buys me never keeps me. The person who uses me never sees me. What am I?

    • Answer: A coffin.

    • Explanation: A coffin is made by a carpenter, bought by a family, and used by a deceased person.

15. I am not alive, but I grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. Water kills me. What am I?

    • Answer: Fire.

    • Explanation: Fire grows, needs oxygen, and is extinguished by water.

16. I have an eye, but I cannot see. What am I?

    • Answer: A needle.

    • Explanation: A needle has an eye (the hole) but cannot see.

17. The more you share me, the less you have. What am I?

    • Answer: A secret.

    • Explanation: Sharing a secret reduces the number of people who don’t know it.

18. I get sharper the more you use me. What am I?

    • Answer: A pencil.

    • Explanation: A pencil's point becomes sharper with use.

19. I can be broken without ever being touched. What am I?

    • Answer: A promise.

    • Explanation: A promise can be broken by failing to keep it, without physical contact.

20. I come down but never go up. What am I?

    • Answer: Rain.

    • Explanation: Rain falls down from the sky, but it never goes back up.

21. I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?

    • Answer: A joke.

    • Explanation: A joke can be cracked (told), made up, and played on someone.

22. I can run, but I never walk. I have a bed but never sleep. I have a mouth but never talk. What am I?

    • Answer: A river.

    • Explanation: A river runs, has a riverbed, and a mouth, but doesn’t walk or talk.

23. I disappear the moment you say my name. What am I?

    • Answer: Silence.

    • Explanation: When you speak, silence is broken and disappears.

24. I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?

    • Answer: A map.

    • Explanation: A map represents cities, forests, and rivers, but doesn't contain real ones.

25. I have keys but open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter me, but you can’t go outside. What am I?

    • Answer: A keyboard.

    • Explanation: A keyboard has keys, space, and can be entered (as in typing), but it doesn’t physically open anything or allow entry.

26. I am tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

    • Answer: A candle.

    • Explanation: A candle is tall when first lit and gets shorter as it burns.

27. I can be as light as a feather, but even the strongest person can’t hold me for long. What am I?

    • Answer: Your breath.

    • Explanation: Your breath is light, but you can’t hold it for long without exhaling.

28. The more you feed me, the bigger I grow. The more you give me water, the weaker I become. What am I?

    • Answer: Fire.

    • Explanation: Fire grows with fuel but gets extinguished with water.

29. I am invisible, but I can be broken. What am I?

    • Answer: A promise.

    • Explanation: A promise can be broken, even though it’s not visible.

30. What has hands but can’t clap?

    • Answer: A clock.

    • Explanation: A clock has hands (the hour and minute hands) but can't clap.

    
    

31. I never stop moving, yet I never leave my place. What am I?

    • Answer: A clock.

    • Explanation: A clock's hands are always moving, but the clock itself stays in place.

32. I can hold a lot of weight, but I can’t be lifted. What am I?

    • Answer: A road.

    • Explanation: A road can support heavy vehicles but can't be physically lifted.

33. I can fill a room but take up no space. What am I?

    • Answer: Light.

    • Explanation: Light can fill a room, making it bright, but doesn't take up physical space.

34. I belong to you, but others use me more than you do. What am I?

    • Answer: Your name.

    • Explanation: Your name belongs to you, but other people use it more frequently than you do.

35. The more you take from me, the bigger I get. What am I?

    • Answer: A hole.

    • Explanation: As you take away material from a hole, it grows larger.

36. You use me when I’m whole, but you throw me away when I’m broken. What am I?

    • Answer: An egg.

    • Explanation: You use an egg when it's whole, but once broken, you dispose of the shell.

37. I can be cracked but never fixed. What am I?

    • Answer: A mirror.

    • Explanation: A cracked mirror can't be repaired to its original state.

38. I only exist when you forget me. What am I?

    • Answer: A memory.

    • Explanation: A memory exists when you forget the present, reflecting the past.

39. The faster you go, the stiller I become. What am I?

    • Answer: Time.

    • Explanation: As you rush or focus on something, time seems to slow down or stand still.

40. The more you weigh me down, the higher I go. What am I?

    • Answer: A hot air balloon.

    • Explanation: As weight is added, the hot air balloon rises higher due to the lift from heated air.

41. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. I don’t have a mouth, but I make a sound. What am I?

    • Answer: A whistle.

    • Explanation: A whistle requires air to produce sound but doesn’t have lungs or a mouth.

42. I am everywhere but nowhere. What am I?

    • Answer: Air.

    • Explanation: Air is everywhere but cannot be physically touched or seen.

43. I can be heard but never touched, and I follow you everywhere. What am I?

    • Answer: Your shadow.

    • Explanation: A shadow follows you but cannot be touched.

44. I can hold you, but you can’t hold me. What am I?

    • Answer: Water.

    • Explanation: Water can hold things (like ships), but you cannot physically hold water without a container.

45. I grow stronger the more you take from me. What am I?

    • Answer: A hole.

    • Explanation: A hole gets bigger the more you remove from it.

46. I am full of holes but still hold water. What am I?

    • Answer: A sponge.

    • Explanation: A sponge is full of holes but still holds water due to its porous structure.

47. I start with everything, but the more you use me, the less you have. What am I?

    • Answer: A candle.

    • Explanation: A candle starts with a full size, but the more it burns, the smaller it becomes.

48. I am not alive, but I can die. What am I?

    • Answer: A battery.

    • Explanation: A battery isn't alive, but it can "die" when it loses power.

49. I have teeth but can’t bite. What am I?

    • Answer: A comb.

    • Explanation: A comb has teeth, but they don’t bite.

50. I can fill your hands, but I weigh nothing. What am I?

    • Answer: Water.

    • Explanation: Water can be held in your hands but doesn't have weight until contained.

51. I can be thin or thick, short or long, but I always move forward. What am I?

    • Answer: A road.

    • Explanation: Roads can vary in thickness and length, but they always extend in one direction.

52. You can carry me wherever you go, but I will never weigh anything. What am I?

    • Answer: Your thoughts.

    • Explanation: Your thoughts are always with you, but they don’t have physical weight.

53. I am the hardest to hold, yet the easiest to throw away. What am I?

    • Answer: A secret.

    • Explanation: Secrets are hard to keep but easy to share or throw away.

54. I start small, but I can grow bigger than anything. What am I?

    • Answer: An idea.

    • Explanation: An idea can begin as a small thought but can grow into something monumental.

55. I make a sound only when I break. What am I?

    • Answer: Silence.

    • Explanation: Silence is broken when noise is made.

56. I always go up but never come down. What am I?

    • Answer: Your age.

    • Explanation: Your age only increases with time and never decreases.

57. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

    • Answer: Footsteps.

    • Explanation: As you take steps, you leave a trail of footprints behind.

58. I exist because you do, but you don’t see me. What am I?

    • Answer: A thought.

    • Explanation: A thought exists because you're thinking, but you can't physically see it.

59. I vanish as soon as I appear. What am I?

    • Answer: A bubble.

    • Explanation: A bubble forms and disappears almost instantly.

60. I have no weight, but I can hold everything. What am I?

    • Answer: A net.

    • Explanation: A net itself is lightweight but can hold many objects.

61. The more I dry, the wetter I become. What am I?

    • Answer: A towel.

    • Explanation: As a towel dries you off, it becomes wetter itself from absorbing the moisture.

62. I live in the past, but I can be changed in the future. What am I?

    • Answer: A memory.

    • Explanation: Memories are of past events, but how we remember them can change over time.

63. I can break but never bend. What am I?

    • Answer: Glass.

    • Explanation: Glass can break when pressure is applied but does not bend like flexible materials.

64. I am silent but can speak a thousand words. What am I?

    • Answer: A photograph.

    • Explanation: A photograph doesn’t make sound, but it can tell a story or evoke emotions.

65. I am round but not always whole. What am I?

    • Answer: A circle.

    • Explanation: A circle is round, but it can be incomplete or have parts missing, such as in a ring.

66. I always look forward but can never move. What am I?

    • Answer: A watch or clock.

    • Explanation: A clock or watch always displays the time moving forward but stays in one place.

67. I get sharper with use but never dull. What am I?

    • Answer: A brain.

    • Explanation: The more you use your brain, the sharper it becomes, growing in knowledge and ability, but it doesn’t “dull.”

68. I am the only thing that gets bigger the more you lose me. What am I?

    • Answer: Your knowledge.

    • Explanation: The more you lose your ignorance (by learning), the more your knowledge grows.

69. I have a body but no soul. What am I?

    • Answer: A statue.

    • Explanation: A statue has a body, but it doesn't have life or a soul.

70. I can be eaten but never grow. What am I?

    • Answer: A plate of food.

    • Explanation: A plate of food can be eaten, but it doesn’t grow after being prepared.

71. I have two hands, but no arms. What am I?

    • Answer: A clock.

    • Explanation: A clock has two hands (the hour and minute hands) but no arms.

72. I move faster when I’m empty. What am I?

    • Answer: A bus.

    • Explanation: A bus (or any vehicle) moves faster when it's empty because there's less weight to slow it down.

73. I can be bright but never shine. What am I?

    • Answer: The moon.

    • Explanation: The moon can appear bright in the sky, but it doesn’t produce its own light; it reflects the sun’s light.

74. I am always in front of you but never seen. What am I?

    • Answer: The future.

    • Explanation: The future is always ahead of you, but it cannot be physically seen or predicted with certainty.

75. I exist in the air but cannot be held. What am I?

    • Answer: A thought.

    • Explanation: Thoughts are intangible and exist in the mind, but they cannot be physically held.

76. I get smaller when I’m cold. What am I?

    • Answer: A balloon.

    • Explanation: A balloon shrinks when the temperature drops as the air inside contracts.

77. I can be made but never seen. What am I?

    • Answer: A promise.

    • Explanation: A promise is created by a person but cannot be physically seen.

78. I can run but never walk. What am I?

    • Answer: Water.

    • Explanation: Water can flow and "run" through rivers or pipes, but it doesn’t walk.

79. The harder you hit me, the higher I rise. What am I?

    • Answer: A balloon.

    • Explanation: The more air you pump into a balloon (increasing the pressure), the more it expands.

80. I become stronger the more you use me. What am I?

    • Answer: A muscle.

    • Explanation: Muscles become stronger with exercise and consistent use.

81. I have no voice, yet I can speak. What am I?

    • Answer: A book.

    • Explanation: A book has no voice, but it communicates ideas or stories through written words.

82. I am old but can always be new. What am I?

    • Answer: A memory.

    • Explanation: A memory is something from the past, but it can feel fresh or new when revisited or reflected on.

83. I don’t exist, yet everyone knows my name. What am I?

    • Answer: Tomorrow.

    • Explanation: Tomorrow doesn’t yet exist, but everyone refers to it and anticipates it.

84. I can be turned but never moved. What am I?

    • Answer: A key.

    • Explanation: A key can be turned in a lock but itself remains in the same place.

85. I exist in every moment but can never be caught. What am I?

    • Answer: The present.

    • Explanation: The present is always happening but can't be physically held or captured.

86. I can stretch but never break. What am I?

    • Answer: Rubber.

    • Explanation: Rubber can be stretched, but it doesn't break easily under tension.

87. I disappear when the sun sets. What am I?

    • Answer: Shadows.

    • Explanation: Shadows disappear when the sun sets and the light fades.

88. I am always moving but never leave my place. What am I?

    • Answer: A clock's hands.

    • Explanation: The hands of a clock are always moving to show the time but the clock itself stays in place.

89. I can be broken by a word. What am I?

    • Answer: A promise.

    • Explanation: A promise can be "broken" by not keeping it, often through words or actions.

90. I can go up and never come down. What am I?

    • Answer: Your age.

    • Explanation: Your age only increases and never decreases.

A Pleasant Revenge

Once, an Emperor was informed that some of his subjects in a distant province had revolted against him. Hearing this, he declared, “Come, follow me, and I shall destroy my enemies.”

The Emperor marched with his army to confront the rebels. However, upon his arrival, the rebels surrendered and submitted to his authority. Everyone expected the Emperor to punish them harshly for their revolt. But to everyone’s surprise, the Emperor treated them with kindness, compassion, and humanity.

One of his chief ministers, puzzled by his actions, asked, “Your Majesty, you promised to destroy your enemies, yet you have pardoned them and even shown favor to some. Is this how you keep your word?”

The Emperor calmly replied, “I did promise to destroy my enemies. But these men are no longer my enemies—I have turned them into my friends. So, my promise has not been broken.”

Like this wise Emperor, we too should strive to overcome evil with good. Through acts of kindness and forgiveness, we can transform hostility into friendship and make the world a better place.

একবার, একজন সম্রাটকে খবর দেওয়া হয়েছিল যে দূরবর্তী প্রদেশে তার কিছু প্রজা তার বিরুদ্ধে বিদ্রোহ করেছে। এই কথা শুনে তিনি ঘোষণা করেছিলেন, "এসো, আমার অনুসরণ করো, আমি আমার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করব।"

সম্রাট বিদ্রোহীদের মোকাবেলা করার জন্য তার সেনাবাহিনী নিয়ে অগ্রসর হন। যাইহোক, তার আগমনের পর, বিদ্রোহীরা আত্মসমর্পণ করে এবং তার কর্তৃত্বের কাছে আত্মসমর্পণ করে। সবাই আশা করেছিল সম্রাট তাদের বিদ্রোহের জন্য তাদের কঠোর শাস্তি দেবেন। কিন্তু সকলকে অবাক করে দিয়ে, সম্রাট তাদের সাথে দয়া, করুণা এবং মানবতার সাথে আচরণ করেছিলেন।

তার একজন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী, তার কর্মকাণ্ডে হতবাক হয়ে জিজ্ঞাসা করেছিলেন, "মহারাজ, আপনি আপনার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করার প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলেন, কিন্তু আপনি তাদের ক্ষমা করেছেন এবং এমনকি কিছু লোকের প্রতি অনুগ্রহও দেখিয়েছেন। আপনি কি এভাবেই আপনার কথা রাখেন?"

সম্রাট শান্তভাবে উত্তর দিয়েছিলেন, "আমি আমার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করার প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলাম। কিন্তু এই লোকেরা আর আমার শত্রু নয় - আমি তাদের আমার বন্ধুতে পরিণত করেছি। তাই, আমার প্রতিশ্রুতি ভঙ্গ করা হয়নি।"

এই জ্ঞানী সম্রাটের মতো, আমাদেরও ভালো দিয়ে মন্দকে পরাজিত করার চেষ্টা করা উচিত। দয়া এবং ক্ষমার মাধ্যমে, আমরা শত্রুতাকে বন্ধুত্বে রূপান্তরিত করতে পারি এবং বিশ্বকে একটি উন্নত স্থান করে তুলতে পারি।

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