English Riddles

Riddle # 1
What part of the body has the most rhythm ?

Answer
" The Eardums "
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Riddle # 2
A farmer combined 2 compost heaps with 3 others. How many compost heaps does he have ?

Answer
" One "
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Riddle # 3
Who succeeded the first Prime Minister of Australia ?

Answer
" The second "
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Riddle # 4

Why was Karl Marx buried at Highgate Cemetery in London ?

Answer
" Beccause he was dead "
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Riddle # 5
What odd number becomes even when beheaded ?

Answer
" Seven …(s/even) "
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Riddle # 6
Why is the letter E like London?

Answer
"Because E is the capital of England "
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Riddle # 7
What lives on its own substance and dies when it devours itself?

Answer
" A Candle "
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Riddle # 8
"The beginning of eternity The end of time and space The beginning of every end,And
the end of every place."

Answer
" The letter 'e' "
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Riddle # 9
"I never was, am always to be,No one ever saw me, nor ever will And yet I am the confidence of all To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball."

Answer
" Tomorrow "
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Riddle # 10
"At night they come without being fetched, And by day they are lost without being stolen."

Answer
" Stars "
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Riddle # 10
A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes.
Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

Answer
The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of
her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.
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Riddle # 11
A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet ?

Answer
The man did exactly as he said he would and wrote
"your exact weight" on the paper
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Riddle # 12
A magician was boasting one day at how long he could hold his breath under water. His record was 6 minutes. A kid that was listening said, "that's nothing, I can stay under water for 10 minutes using no types of equipment or air pockets!" The magician told the kid if he could do that, he'd give him $10,000.The kid did it and won the money. Can you figure out how?

Answer
The kid filled a glass of water and held it over his head for 10 minutes.
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Riddle # 13
There is a barrel with no lid and some wine in it. "This barrel of wine is more than half full," said Curly. "No it's not," says Mo. "It's less than half full." Without any measuring implements and without removing any wine from the barrel,
how can they easily determine who is correct?

Answer
Tilt the barrel until the wine barely touches the
lip of the barrel. If the bottom of the barrel is visible then it is less than half full. If the barrel bottom is still completly coverd by the wine, then it is more than half full.
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Riddle # 14
How can you clasp someone's hands together in such a manner that they cannot leave the room without unclasping them ?

Answer
Put their hands around a stationary object in the room, which will keep them from leaving the room unless they open their hands .
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Riddle # 15
Two convicts are locked in a cell. There is an unbarred window high up in the cell. No matter if they stand on the bed or one
on top of the other they can't reach the window to escape. They then decide to tunnel out. However, they give up with the tunneling because it will take too long. Finally one of the convicts figures out how to escape from thecell. What is his plan ?

Answer
His plan is to dig the tunnel and pile up the dirt to climb up to the window to escape.
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Riddle # 16
On a fine sunny day a ship was in the harbor. All of a sudden the ship began to sink. There was no storm and nothing wrong with the ship yet it sank right in front of the spectators eyes.
What caused the ship to sink ?

Answer
The "Submarine" Captain ordered the crew to dive.

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