18 Tricky Riddles to Check How Clever You Are

Our brains are like that one friend who insists they know the way but somehow ends up lost. Solving a simple riddle can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. It turns out, riddles are a great reminder of how our minds love to play tricks, turning simple tasks into far more complicated puzzles than they need to be.

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• Riddle:
  The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
  Answer: Footsteps.

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• Riddle:
  I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
  Answer: An echo.

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• Riddle:
  I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, will soon turn red. What am I?
  Answer: Fire.

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• Riddle:
  I have cities, but no houses. I have forests, but no trees. I have rivers, but no water. What am I?
  Answer: A map.

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• Riddle:
  I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
  Answer: A candle.

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Riddle:
I kiss my mother before I die. What am I?
Answer: A matchstick.

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• Riddle:
  The person who makes it, sells it. The person who buys it, never uses it. The person who uses it, never knows they’re using it. What is it?
  Answer: A coffin.

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• Riddle:
  What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
  Answer: A promise.

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• Riddle:
  I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I?
  Answer: Breath.

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• Riddle:
  I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
  Answer: A joke.

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• Riddle:
  I am not alive, but I grow; I don’t have eyes, but I can cry. I don’t have a mouth, but I can speak. What am I?
  Answer: A cloud.

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• Riddle:
  What comes down but never goes up?
  Answer: Rain.

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