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Riddles to solve! For ESL Students

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An infamous thief planned to steal something from the one place in Paris you can’t see the Eiffel Tower from. Where did the police catch the thief?

He was on the Eiffel Tower

It can fly without wings. It cries without eyes. Wherever it goes, darkness follows it. What is it?

A cloud

John is running a race. He passes the people in third and second places. What position does John finish the race?

Second place

It’s light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold it for much longer than a minute. What is it?

Your breath

A woman opened the door of an aeroplane and jumped out. Strangely, she stood up and walked away unharmed. How did she do it?

The aeroplane was on the ground

One frosty morning John discovered a figure standing in the center of his front yard. The figure stayed there for days and then vanished. What was it?

A snowman

It has cities but no houses. It has forests but no trees. It has rivers but no water. What is it?

A map

A donkey was tied to a ten-foot rope. It saw carrots 30 feet away. How did it manage to eat the carrots?

It was only tied to the rope and not fixed to anything

A man told his wife he’d be home at 8:30 and came home at 8:30. The wife was very angry and divorced him. Why?

He came at 8:30 AM instead of 8:30 PM

What appears once in a minute twice in a moment but not once in ten thousand years?

The letter M

You can choose three paths: fire assassins or tigers that haven’t eaten for three months. Which path should you take?

The third path because the tigers are dead

What is the only thing you can hold in your left hand but not in your right?

Your left hand

A woman said her jewellery was stolen. Police saw broken glass outside and footprints and arrested her. Why?

Because the glass should be inside if it was a real robbery

What has a face but no eyes and hands but no feet and tells but doesn’t talk?

A clock