10 Clever Riddles with Answers

Do some creative thinking and try to solve these 10 clever riddles:

Riddle #1

What do you usually have to break before you can use it?

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An egg

Riddle #2

What do you need to answer even though it never asks a question?

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The telephone

Riddle #3

There is a power outage, so a family of 5 lights some candles and finds some ways to pass the time. Anne is reading a book. Brian is making a salad. Carrie is playing chess. Diego is sweeping the floor. What is the 5th person doing?

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Playing chess with Carrie

Riddle #4

What do you throw out when you want to use it but bring in when you don’t want to use it?

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An anchor

Riddle #5

I have a bed but never sleep. I have a mouth but never speak.
What am I?

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A river

Riddle #6

What has a lot of keys but none of them can open any locks?

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A piano

Riddle #7

Every day we see the same people and the same places, but we never see each other. Who are we?

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Your eyes

Riddle #8

I have a head and a tail but no arms or legs. What am I?

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A coin

Riddle #9

I drive to the store and see that the grocery store is behind the yellow door, the pharmacy is behind the red door, and the liquor store is behind the blue door. What door do I go through first?

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The car door (since you are driving to the store)

Riddle #10

My pocket has something in it, and yet it’s also empty. How is that possible?

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The pocket has a hole in it.


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