1.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.
What am I?

2.I am the black child of a white father, a wingless bird, flying even to the clouds of heaven. I give birth to tears of mourning in pupils that meet me, even though there is no cause for grief, and at once on my birth I am dissolved into air. What am I?

3.Pronounced as one letter,
And written with three,
Two letters there are,
And two only in me.
I'm double, I'm single,
I'm black, blue, and gray,
I'm read from both ends,
And the same either way.
What am I?

4.From the beginning of eternity
To the end of time and space
To the beginning of every end
And the end of every place.
What am I?

5.If you break me,
I do not stop working.
If you touch me,
I may be snared.
If you lose me,
Nothing will matter.
What am I?

6.If a man carried my burden,
He would break his back.
I am not rich,
But I leave silver in my track.
What am I?

7.My life can be measured in hours;
I serve by being devoured.
Thin, I am quick; fat, I am slow.
Wind is my foe.
What am I?

8.Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?

9. Someone at a party introduces you to your mother's only sister's husband's sister in law. He has no brothers. What do you call this lady?

10.Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?

11.A woman goes into a hardware store to buy something for her house. When asked the price, the clerk replies, "the price of one is twelve cents, the price of forty-four is twenty-four cents, and the price a hundred and forty-four is thirty-six cents. What does the woman want to buy?

12.If, having only one match, on a freezing winter day, you entered a room which contained a lamp, a kerosene heater, and a wood burning stove, which should you light first.


1.[ Tomorrow]
2.[ Smoke]
3.[ An eye]
4.[ The letter 'e']
5.[ One's heart]
6.[ A snail]
7.[ A candle]
8.[Mount Everest has always been the tallest mountain, even before being discovered!]
9.[Mother, or Mom, or whatever you call your maternal relative.]
10.[It has to be Johnny. He's the third child!]
11.[House numbers]
12.[ The match of course!]

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more riddles..

1. Cathy has six pairs of black gloves and six pairs of brown gloves in her drawer. In complete darkness, how many gloves must she take from the drawer in order to be sure to get a pair that match? Think carefully!!

2. Mom, Dad, and 2 kids have come to a river, and they find a boat. It is small and can only carry one adult or 2 kids at a time. Both kids are good rowers, but how can the whole family reach the other side of the river?

3. Why can't you take a picture of a Indian woman with hair curlers?

4. Because cigars cannot be entirely smoked, a hobo who collects cigar butts can make a cigar to smoke out of every 5 butts that he finds. Today, he has collected 25 cigar butts. How many cigars will he be able to smoke?

5. Two planes take off at the same exact moment. They are flying across the Atlantic. One leaves New York and is flying to Paris at 500 miles per hour. The other leaves Paris and is flying to New York at only 450 miles per hour ( because of a strong head wind ). Which one will be closer to Paris when they meet?

6. How can a woman living in New Jersey, legally marry 3 men, without ever getting a divorce, be widowed, or becoming legally separated?


SOLUTIONS
1. [13. She could possibly take out 6 black left hand gloves and then 6 brown left hand gloves, the next one would have to be either the right hand or left hand match.]

2. [The kids row across. One comes back. An adult goes over, and the kid comes back. Both kids row across again, and one comes back. The other adult rows across and the kid comes back. Both kids row across again.]

3. [You can't take a picture with hair curlers you need a camera!]

4. [6, he makes 5 originals from the 25 butts he found, and after he smokes them he has 5 butts left for another cigar.]

5. [They will both be the same distance from Paris when they meet!!]

6. [It's her job, she's a Justice of the Peace or a Minister.]

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it's been fun to go back to these riddles after two years!