Classic riddles are enigmas, whether short or long, that stood the test of time to become staples in funny interactions between different generations. These are likely familiar to many grandparents and parents, but it’s time to pass them on to the younger generations and there is nothing wrong with reviving one’s memory or to ensure that the legacy goes on. Do you still remember the answer to all of them?
Classic Riddles
Riddle: Toditos pasan por mí Y yo no paso por naldie; Todos preguntan por mí, Yo no pregunto por nadie.
Answer: La calle
Rating: 100%
Riddle: There are two bodies on the floor. They are surrounded by water and broken glass. How did they die?
Answer: The water came from a fish bowl that got knocked over. The bodies were goldfish.
Rating: 100%
Answer: It is only one person. He is a son of his father, he is a father to his son and he is a grandfather to his grandchild.
Rating: 100%
Answer: Los zapatos
Rating: 100%
Answer: Agua
Rating: 67%
Riddle: A beggar's brother died, but the man who died had no brother. How could this be?
Answer: The beggar was a woman
Rating: 84%
Riddle: Crece y se achica Y nadie la ve; No es luz y se apaga, Adivina qué es.
Answer: La sed
Rating: 50%
Answer: El cero
Rating: 100%
Answer: El sueño
Rating: 100%
Riddle: Dama soy en el balcón, En el campo labradora, En la mesa cortesana Y en el estado señora.
Answer: Agua
Rating: 100%
Riddle: Dos hermanas muy unidas Que caminan a un compás, Con las piernas por delante Y los ojos para atrás.
Answer: Las tijeras
Rating: 100%
Riddle: Yo tengo una tía, Mi tía tiene una hermana, Y la hermana de mi tía No es tía mía.
Answer: La madre
Rating: 67%
Answer: El reloj
Rating: 100%
Answer: La sombra
Rating: 100%
Riddle: A pesar de tener patas Yo no me puedo mover; Llevo encima la comida Y no la puedo comer.
Answer: La mesa
Rating: 67%
Answer: La nieve
Rating: 100%
Riddle: Blanca por dentro, Verde por fuera; Si quieres saber mi nombre, Espera.
Answer: La pera
Rating: 67%
Riddle: Blanco fué mi nacimiento, Después, de verde vestí, Y ahora que estoy de luto Hacen aprecio de mí.
Answer: La aceituna
Rating: 67%
Riddle: I’m worn over your shirt, to add a touch of flair, I’m typically fancy, and always rare. What am I?
Answer: Blazer
Rating: 100%
Riddle: A silent witness to life’s ebb and flow, I’m the divider of worlds, high and low. What am I?
Answer: Door
Rating: 100%
Riddle: Brazos con brazos, Panza con panza; Rascando en medio Se hace la danza.
Answer: La guitarra
Rating: 67%
Answer: Los ojos
Rating: 100%
Answer: El río
Rating: 67%
Riddle: Cien damas en un instante Todas las ví nacer. Cien damas en un instante A todas ví fallecer.
Answer: Las chispas
Rating: 100%
Riddle: En los pies tengo los ojos, Dos puntas en la cabeza; Para hacerme trabajar Dos ojos me han de tapar.
Answer: Las tijeras
Rating: 100%
Riddle: En medio del cielo estoy, Ni soy luna ni soy sol. Adivíname quién soy.
Answer: La letra "E"
Rating: 67%
Riddle: Es su madre tartamuda Y su padre un buen cantor; Tiene su vestido blanco Y amarillo el corazón.
Answer: El huevo
Rating: 100%
Riddle: Es verde como el campo, Y no es campeano; Conversa con el hombre, Y no es humano.
Answer: El loro
Rating: 100%
Riddle: Unos larguitos, Dos más bajitos; Uno chiquito y flaquito Y otro gordito, gordito.
Answer: Los dedos
Rating: 100%
Riddle: Verdecito me crié Y rubito me cortaron; Con dos piedras me molieron, Con dos manos me amasaron.
Answer: El trigo
Rating: 100%
Answer: El aire
Rating: 50%
Answer: El tambor
Rating: 100%
Riddle: Soy formado de metal, Lleno de semi agujeros, Mi oficio principal Es servir de casco a un guerrero.
Answer: El dedal
Rating: 100%
Answer: El vino
Rating: 100%
Riddle: Un niñito blanco Cabecita roja; Si le rascan grita, Y después se enoja.
Answer: El fósforo
Rating: 67%
Answer: El reloj
Rating: 100%
Riddles are word games as old as language itself and some have entered the collective imagination of people from all over the world to the point they become classics. Every culture has a myth or a story that involves a magical being protecting a passage and willing to step aside only for those who solve en enigma, for example. And who hasn’t heard about old-school riddles like the Sphynx’s riddle (“It walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening. What is it?”). Brush up on your knowledge of these classic riddles with answers or discover new ones to add to your repertoire to add timeless sense to it.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
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