Riddles

charcoal burning

What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and grey when you throw it away?

Samantha Henman

tennis ball

You serve me but never eat me. What am I?

Samantha Henman

diary

I’m a book whose author is uncertain, yet whose title is always the same. What am I?

Samantha Henman

cat scratching ear

All have tried to catch me, yet none have kept me. What am I?

Samantha Henman

rope

I am both a killer and a savior, it depends on those who wield me. I will bring you from deep water to the shallows, or maybe I could be the one who will hang you in the gallows. What am I?

Samantha Henman

person in mask shushing

I am strong as a rock but can be destroyed with one word. What am I?

Samantha Henman

butterfly

When there is a fly near our food it is normally a pest. But when we see this fly near food it is often a welcome guest. What am I?

Samantha Henman

Apr 30 RIDDLES

Clouds

I trap warmth, Spray forth ice and water, and slip through your fingers with ease. What am I?

Samantha Henman

Apr 30 RIDDLES

Rooster crowing

My call, I pray, at dawn of day, shall rest you from your slumber, With job all done, my song all sung, I'll sit on a seat of lumber. What am I?

Samantha Henman

Apr 30 RIDDLES

photo album

What can bring back the dead, make us cry, make us laugh, make us young; is born in an instant, yet lasts a lifetime?

Samantha Henman

Apr 30 RIDDLES

beehive

Golden treasures I contain, guarded by hundreds and thousands. Stored in a labyrinth where no man walks, yet men come often to seize my gold. By smoke, I am overcome and robbed, then left to build my treasure anew. What am I?

Samantha Henman

Apr 30 RIDDLES

swans in a pond

Not only am I powerful enough to hurt like no other, I also have the power to heal, but just like everything else, I can break. Life would be impossible without me, but it's already near impossible to find me. What am I?

Samantha Henman