riddles

I have found some very good riddles.

1)A man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits: two doors. Through the first door there is a room constructed from magnifying glass. The blazing hot sun instantly fries anything or anyone that enters. Through the second door there is a fire-breathing dragon. How does the man escape?

Answer:He waits till nightfall then goes through the door with the magnifying glass when it is dark.

2)In the four sentences below, are two blanks. You must fill them in with words that are either anagrams, synonyms, antonyms, or homonyms. You can only use each of these one time each sentence. Can you figure out each word? 1. That confidential ____ contains a lot of information about that man's ____. 2. The ____ I got in the mail contain sheet music with ____. 3. The dog will ____ from the annoying ____. 4. Because I threw away the information I needed, I went through the ____ in the ____ can.
Answer:1. File - Life 2. Letters - Notes 3. Flee - Flea 4. Junk - Trash


3)Black When I`m Clean White When I`m Dirty What am I?

Answer:A Blackboard or chalkboard


4)There was once a man who had a very selfish and unkind son. So one day the father sent his son to the market with one coin and said, "I am sick and tired of your selfish ways. Take this coin and buy with it: something to feed the cows,something to plant in the garden, something for us to eat, and something for us to drink. Don't come back until you dothis!" He is only allowed to buy one item. What did he buy that fulfilled his father's wish?

Answer:He bought a watermelon - the juice to drink, the pulp to eat, the seeds to plant in the garden, and the rind to feed the cows!
5) I help you get lost In magical worlds. You move me around With all your fingers. Time can fly by Before you know it. Lost in this world? You better believe it! Images will flash Before your eyes. Controlling me, Would be most wise. Then you will see The end at last. Sometimes better, When completed fast. What am I?

Answer: Any Video Games


6)See if you can figure out what these words have in common ... Assess Banana Dresser Grammar Potato Revive Uneven Voodoo

ANSWER: In all of the words listed, if you take the first letter, place it at the end of the word and then spell the word backwards, it will be the same word.



7)John was walking towards his office on the sidewalk when suddenly he heard a gunshot. The police found him dead on the sidewalk one hour after the incident. They concluded that the bullet had hit his head and he died on impact. The police also caught the man responsible for the crime and acquired the high-powered rifle used in the crime. What is wrong with this story?

ANSWER: If the bullet had hit his head then there is no way he would have heard the gunshot; the bullet of a high-powered rifle travels faster than sound. The bullet would have killed him before he heard anything.



8)Two girls have the same parents and were born at the same hourof the same day of the same month, but they are not twins. Howcan this be possible?

ANSWER: They were not born in the same year


9)A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

ANSWER: The third one. If the lions haven't eaten in three years, they are dead.

10) I usually wear a yellow coat.I usually have a dark head.I make marks wherever I go.What am I?

ANSWER: A pencil