Another month, another set of riddles. Was it just me or were some of these November riddles a little harder than usual?
I’ve been giggling all morning, because as I’ve been in various rooms gathering the riddles and answers, I’ve seen a whole host of people talking about how the answers for November are up, but only a few. Patience, my little fishes, I do all of this by myself (and first thing in the morning before I’ve had my daily dose of coffee), and trust me I’m going as fast as I can! *wink*
With that said, I’ve been thinking about what makes a good riddle. I think the riddle’s answer can’t be the most obvious one to the majority of people, and it helps — in this game — if the riddle’s answer is the same number of letters and perhaps very close to the obvious (but wrong) answer. What do you think?
{ 40 comments… read them below or add one }
farmom 11.01.08 at 10:49 am
What is it that rows
with four oars but
never comes out from
under its own roof?
TURTLE
Brenda 11.01.08 at 11:18 am
I’m holes tied to more holes
and really not much more
I am only as strong
as my weakest part
-CHAIN-
ellemenope 11.01.08 at 12:10 pm
An open ended barrel
I am shaped like a hive
I am filled with flesh
and the flesh is alive
-THIMBLE
shireleyo 11.01.08 at 3:46 pm
inside a burning house
this thing is best to make
and best to make it quickly
before it’s too much to take!
-HASTE
Lori519 11.01.08 at 4:29 pm
Inside a burning house
This thing is best to make
and best to make it quickly
before it’s too much to take
HASTE
Caroline 11.01.08 at 6:20 pm
An Open ended barrel
I am shaped like a hive
Inside is flesh
And the flesh is alive
-THIMBLE
dorthe101 11.02.08 at 4:26 am
A little pool with
two layers of wall
one is white and soft
the other dark and hard,
amidst a grassy brown lawn
-Coconut
dorthe101 11.02.08 at 4:32 am
some are pot-bellied
while others are ranges
coal, gas, and wood
with time it all changes
- stove
candb 11.02.08 at 1:33 pm
a man but an animal
with a bulls head and tail
trapped within a maze
until a hero could prevail
-minotaur
sherry 11.02.08 at 3:30 pm
to unravel me you need a key
that was made by a locksmith’s hand
but a key that only i will understand
-cipher
jennymac 11.03.08 at 6:05 am
trapped within a maze
until a hero could prevail.
MINOTAUR
jennymac 11.03.08 at 6:06 am
you use it between
your fingers and toes
the more you use it
thinner it grows
SOAP
amethyst67 11.03.08 at 10:37 am
destba elbbog elttaw
black
het tpo llacs the tketle
answer : turkey
jennymac 11.04.08 at 5:58 am
What do you use to
Hoe a row
Slay a foe
Wring with woe?
HANDS
dorthe101 11.04.08 at 6:16 am
het pscie fo flie
- VARIETY
Ibowl4food 11.04.08 at 1:03 pm
What kind of tree is most warmly clad?
FIR
Serafinos 11.04.08 at 6:14 pm
What kind of tree is
most warmly clad?
FIR
chozynchyle 11.05.08 at 3:51 pm
The sun bakes them
The hand breaks them
The foot treads on them
The mouth tastes them
— GRAPES
jennymac 11.07.08 at 6:03 am
I build bridges of silver
Crowns of gold
And the smallest caves
One could imagine
Everyone needs me
But still most fear me
DENTIST
RinnaRose 11.07.08 at 3:01 pm
i’m a lion with a human head
guess my riddle or you’ll be dead
Sphinx
Susan 11.08.08 at 4:49 pm
Hello,
I just wanted to say to the one’s that get’s small chest in the Riddle O The Day.
Today a davvor got,219,240 for her/his chest.
WOW HUH…There is hope for us all lol.
That’s it folks,
Susan
jennymac 11.09.08 at 7:29 am
It rides on top
Of a hairy mop
CAP
dorthe101 11.10.08 at 4:44 am
smedicixr
pfhdanteo
dfellinin
xxlorenim
fcalvinol
- italians
jennymac 11.10.08 at 5:49 am
This tiny thing
Goes around the world
While staying forever
In the same corner
STAMP
jennymac 11.11.08 at 6:05 am
I am four letters long
I am the ocean and the sea
You can see me in the sky
Im a sad thing to be
BLUE
jennymac 11.12.08 at 6:01 am
What word can be written
Forward,backward
Or upside down
And can still be read
From left to right?
NOON
jennymac 11.13.08 at 6:25 am
An insect with the name
Of a famous band
And the name of another insect
In its first half
BEETLE
dorthe101 11.14.08 at 5:11 am
i’m the part of the bird
that’s not in the sky
i can swim in the ocean
and yet remain dry
- SHADOW
jennymac 11.16.08 at 7:28 am
Die without me
Walk right through me
Always there
But you never see me
AIR
dorthe101 11.18.08 at 4:42 am
woodwind yet reedless
magic by amadeus
a channel grove or furrow
or filled with champagne
- FLUTE
jennymac 11.18.08 at 5:55 am
Of no use to one
But sweet bliss to two
A child gets it for nothing
A young man has to lie for it
An old man has to buy it
KISS
jennymac 11.20.08 at 5:26 am
As a whole I am steady
Behead me when you want to eat
Behead me once more and
Im the partner of ready
Restore me fully and I am
The domain of beasts
STABLE
Marika Holmgren 11.26.08 at 4:24 am
I´m the part of the bird that´s not in the sky. I can swim in the ocean and yet remain dry. Shadow
candyhoney 11.27.08 at 12:12 am
those who create me cannot control me I take in wood,paper and flesh alike to my creators I seen to be everwhere
jennymac 11.27.08 at 6:04 am
Motnahp
Ertceps
shtiarw
Detnuah
answer=GHOST
jennymac 11.27.08 at 6:06 am
Those who create me
Cannot control me
I take in wood,paper
And flesh alike
To my creators
I seem to be everywhere
BABY
maggiewright 12.01.08 at 8:44 am
People often come and stare
touch me here, poke me there
Always spinning me around
Til what they seek can be found
Globe
maggiewright 12.01.08 at 8:48 am
I may run rings around you
or escape your clutching grip
or leave a treacherous trail
soap
maggiewright 12.01.08 at 8:52 am
I am used with a bat
yet i never get a hit.
Iam near a ball
yet I am never thrown.
Eyelash
maggiewright 12.01.08 at 8:54 am
DAVIERS FELTYAU RETRINA TSDUNTE
TEACHER