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  This book includes a compilation of various classic riddles many dating back to ancient Greece as well as to 
  medieval times and all are believed to be public domain at this time. Riddles of this nature are annotated as such. 
  This book also includes several riddles based on the subjects used by J.R.R. Tolkien in his book the Hobbit. Actual 
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  Table of Contents
   
   
  Seven Virtues Page 5 
  7 Virtues Listed 
  Seven Deadly Sins 
  7 Deadly Sins Listed 
  Two Dragons 
  1000 Mile March 
  Horse Shoe 
   
  Footsteps 
  Page 6 
  Silence 
  Wedding Ring 
  Second Place 
  Death 
  Pen  
  Mountain 
   
  Teeth  
  Page 7 
  Wind 
  Book 
  Dark 
   
  Egg 
   
  Page 8 
  Fish 
  Time 
  Glove 
  Sieve 
  Fire 
   
  Nail 
   
  Page 9 
  Candle 
  Match 
  Breath 
  Shield (1) 
  Rope 
  Rainbow 
   
  Humans 
  Page 10 
  River 
  Sun 
  Towel 
  Casket 
  Fools Gold 
   
   
  Saddle  
  Page 11 
  Sponge 
  Riddle 
  Hot Poker 
  Lobster 
  Castle Wall 
  Love 
   
  Horseshoes 
  Page 12 
  Moon 
  Wind 
  Eyes 
  Mirror 
  War 
  Dirty Dance 
   
  Dancing 
  Page 13 
  Tree 
  Road 
  Hunger 
  Peace 
   
  Sun 
   
  Page 14 
  Moat 
  Two Guardians 
   
  Anchor 
  Page 15 
  Book Worm 
  Fish in River 
   
  Honey Mead Page 16 
  Horn 
   
  Plow  
  Page 17 
  Shield (2) 
  Loaf of Bread  
   
   
  Key 
   
  Page 18 
  Onion 
  Harp 
  Oyster 
  King of Heats 
   
  Death  
  Page 19  
  Sailing Ship 
  Wagon 
  Wheel Barrow 
  Clock 
   
  Hands & Feet Page 20 
  Wine 
  Five Senses 
  Drawbridge 
   
  Dawn  
  Page 21 
  Ladder 
  Well 
  Window Glass 
  Lock 
  Belt 
   
  Arrows 
  Page 22 
  Echo 
  Water 
  Headstone 
  Compass 
   
  Abacus 
  Page 23 
  Swing 
  Bat 
  Answer 
  Pain 
   
  Volcano  
  Page 24 
  Waterfall 
   
   
  Unanswered Page 25-44 
  Answers  
  Page 45
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
   
   
  Introduction 
   
   
   
    J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Hobbit" had riddles. The "Princess Bride," had riddles. Even 
  Monty Python's "Quest for the Holy Grail" spoofed riddles." 
   
    This book contains over one hundred fantasy style (J.R.R.Tolkien like) riddles. It is 
  designed for use where ever fantasy riddles might by appreciated. The riddles in this 
  book are a compilation of classical riddles combined with dozens of new and original 
  riddles added by the author. Riddles vary in difficulty from very easy to fairly difficult. 
  Most riddles are in singsong rhyme similar to that used by Tolkien in his book the "The 
  Hobbit." All riddles in this book refer only to subjects found in typical medieval/fantasy 
  realms and are suitable for thinkers of all ages. 
   
   
  Riddles as they related to Fantasy Role-Playing Games 
    Riddles are clearly important in any fantasy role-playing game where the game master 
  wants to challenge his player's minds. To this end there are good riddles and there are bad 
  riddles.  
   
   
  Bad Riddles 
    Riddles that don't make sense or have multiple correct answers are generally not good 
  riddles. Riddles that are too mathematically or logically complex for the average player to 
  eventually solve are also a bad idea. Finally, riddles that involve modern/mundane 
  technology in their question or solution should be avoided since they destroy the role-
  playing ambience of the typical fantasy game world. A bad riddle can hurt an otherwise 
  good game. 
   
  Good Riddles 
    A good riddle may or may not rhyme. It will only have one correct answer, and when 
  people eventually figure it out they will say, "oh yeah that's it!" Good riddles will sound 
  good in the telling, and will add to the ambience of a fantasy role-playing game. A good 
  riddle can be the stuff of legend. They make the game master seem more intelligent, and 
  they make the players who can figure them out feel good about themselves. A good riddle 
  may not save an otherwise bad game, but it will make a good game even better!  
   
  Where to Place Riddles 
  Riddles can be used almost anywhere at any time. NPC's might ask player characters 
  riddles to test their worthiness. Doors, chests and stature can magically ask riddles to 
  allow access or give guidance. Of course monsters, (Such as dragons) love to play riddle 
  games. The possibilities are endless. A game master with a ready source of suitable of 
  riddles is twice as prepared and twice as entertaining as most who do not have this book 
  or are trying to wing it on the fly. Enough said. 
   
   
   
   
   
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  001) We are the seven good and true
  we guild wise men in what to do.
  Who are we?
  -The Seven Virtues
  002) There are seven of us with virtuous fame
  answer this riddle by speaking each name?
  Who are we?
  -Prudence, Justice, Restraint/Temperance, Courage/Fortitude,
  Faith, Hope, Love/Charity (Or something close to those above.)
  003) We are the evil seven that bring sorrow and woe
  together we feed upon the wicked soul.
  Who are we?
  -The Seven Deadly Sins.
  004) There are seven of us of sinful shame
  answer this riddle by speaking each name?
  Who are we?
  -Pride, Greed, Envy, Anger, Lust, Glutton, Sloth
  (or Something close to those above.)
  005) There was a king who owned two dragons. One that was good
  virtuous, and one that was bad sinful. Should these two dragons
  ever fight which one will win?
  -The one the Kings feeds the most
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  006) At the end of a 1000 mile march, of what one thing should a good
  commander be sure of before engaging in battle?
  -That it was the other army that just finished the 1000 mile march.
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  007) I walk all day on my head.
  What am I?
  -A nail in a horseshoe
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
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  008) The more of us you take the more you leave behind. What are we? 
  -Footsteps 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  009) Name it and you will break it.  
  What am I? 
  -Silence 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  010) Name the thing that touches only one person yet bounds two 
  people together.  
  -Wedding Ring 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  011) If you overtake the second person in the race,  
  which position will you gain? 
    
  -Second Place. (As you overtook the second person, you are in 
  his/her place now.) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  012) I am unknown to the conscious, unwanted to the young  
  and greatly needed by the eldest of all.  
  What am I?  
  -Death 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  013) I can tell the truth or I can lie,  
  mighty than the sword am I!  
  What am I? 
  -A Pen 
   
  014) My face is often too high to see,  
  a giant of fire or ice I be. 
  What am I? 
  -A Mountain 
   
   
   
   
   
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  015) Thirty white soldiers on a blood red crest, 
   
  up and down jumping and fighting their best, 
   
  to chew up or spit out before they take rest. 
  What are they? 
  -Teeth  
  (Loosely based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Riddle of a similar subject.) 
   
  016) I have no voice but I can cry.  
  I have no wings but I can fly. 
  I have no teeth but I can bite. 
   
  I have no need for day or night. 
   
  What am I? 
   
  -The Wind 
  (Loosely based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Riddle of a similar subject.) 
   
  017) Hundreds made from one, speaking as one 
  Marked in their turn until the job is done 
  Sit silent and alone or spoken and shared. 
  Held tightly by one by two that are paired. 
  A portal through time for those who do choose, 
  A mentor to for some, and to others a muse. 
  What am I? 
  -A Book 
   
  018) I am the first and last you will see, 
   the stars and moon are children to me,  
  I can't be heard or smelt,  
  I can't be tasted I can't be felt.  
  I can be found in pits and under stair,  
  I bring peace but also despair. 
  What am I? 
  -The Dark 
  (Loosely based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Riddle of a similar subject.) 
   
   
   
   
   
   
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  019) I am a chest without hinge, hasp or top. 
   
  Quick to open without key or good lock. 
   
  Miraculously created and positioned to hide 
  open me to find golden treasure inside. 
  What am I?   
  -An Egg  
  (Loosely based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Riddle of a similar subject.) 
   
  020) I am silent clad in silver mail. 
   
  Cold as death I have a tail. 
   
  I always drink my eyes grow round. 
   
   
  I need not breathe or sleep on ground. 
  What am I? 
  -Fish 
  (Loosely based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Riddle of a similar subject.) 
   
  021) I consume bird, beast and town 
   
  I slay kings, beat mountains down. 
   
  I wait for no one I am first and last 
   
  Answer this riddle before I have past. 
   
  What am I? 
  -Time 
  (Loosely based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Riddle of a similar subject.) 
   
  022) I have four fingers and a thumb,  
  Yet flesh and bone have I none.  
  What am I? 
  -A glove  
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  023) I am a round as a wheel and deep as a cup,  
  yet a mighty river can't fill it up.   
  What am I?  
  -A sieve 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  024) I must feed to live, but when I drink, I die.  
  What am I?  
  -Fire  
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
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  025) What has a head, but has no hair,
  and may be used to make a chair?
  -What am I?
  -A Nail
  026) Twice as bright I last half as long,
  Marking time until I am gone.
  What am I?
  -A Candle
  027) What has a head, and red hair,
  and helps warm the evenings air?
  What am I?
  A Match/torch
  028) You cannot hold this thing for five minutes,
  yet it is light as a feather.
  What is it?
  Your breath
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  029) I can be Round or square if I am there
  no harm will come to that which is bare
  Of course you must hold me lovingly tight
  and point me in the direction that is right.
  What am I?
  -A Shield
  030) People hold me and throw me at the same time,
  hooked around objects I am something to climb.
  What am I?
  -A Rope
  031) Colorful bridge without beginning or end,
  walk on me and you will soon be dead.
  What am I?
  -A Rainbow
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  032) What walks on four legs, then on two legs, then on three legs?
  -Humans. (Child crawls, Mature walks, Elderly uses cane.)
  (Classic Logic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  033) It feeds on mountains, lakes and sea.
  It has a large mouth, but cannot see.
  What is it?
  -A River
  034) A wizards blasts a hole in the ground four yards long by five yards
  wide, by ten yards deep in size. How many cubic yards of dirt are
  in the hole?
  -None, it wouldn't be a hole if there were still dirt in it.
  035) Every day I circle your house once,
  but I never touch it.
  What am I?
  -The Sun
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  036) What is one thing you can keep, even after giving it away?
  -Your word
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  037) What get wets awhile drying?
  -A Towel
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  038) There were seven men all going to church. It began to rain so six
  men ran to church and they got wet. The one man who did not run
  stayed dry. Why?
  -He was in a casket.
  (Classic Logic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  039) He who has it doesn't tell it. He who takes it doesn't know it. He
  who knows it doesn't want it. What is it?
  -(Fools Gold or Counterfeit money)
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
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  040) I bind it and it walks. I loose it and it stops.  
  What is it? 
   
  -A saddle. 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  041) What holds water but is full of holes?  
  -A sponge 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  042) When one does not know what it is, then it is something. But when 
  one does know what it is, then it is nothing.  
  What is it? 
   
  -A riddle 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  043) What goes into the water red and comes out black? 
   
  -A red hot poker 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  044) What goes into the water black and comes out red? 
   
  -A lobster 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  045) I stand silent guard both day and night. 
   
  Surrounding those I guard in a fight, 
   
   
  from those who lack sufficient might 
   
  to cross my path or scale my height. 
   
  What am I? 
   
  -A castle or keep wall 
   
  046) Of conditional feelings I have none, 
  for great joy or pain I am the one. 
  I amplify all other emotions true, 
  and teach many to play the fool. 
  Who am I? 
  -Love 
   
   
   
   
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  047) Four of us can march on road
  just one for luck you need hold.
  What are we?
  -Horseshoes
  048) I make the oceans rise and fall
  and lovers hear my silent call.
  My face changes as I am lit
  and it inspires the lunatic.
  What am I?
  -The Moon
  049) A voice and bite without mouth or teeth,
  I may come and go as if a thief.
  Always on the run I must be,
  or there will be nothing left of me.
  What am I?
  -The Wind
  (2nd riddle on this subject)
  050) I can see, and you can see those of others
  but you only see your own in a refection?
  What am I?
  - Eye (Eyes)
  051) I am the silent watcher who mimics your style
  I can catch light and toss it more than a mile.
  What am I?
  -Mirror
  052) I am thunder and lighting the commander of death.
  A hungry dragon that only in peace may gain rest.
  What am I?
  -War
  053) I am a vertical expression of a horizontal desire.
  What am I?
  Dancing /Dirty Dancing
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  054) I twist and leap into the air
  shedding all of my earthly care.
  Alone, in twos, in groups or pair
  inside or outside - everywhere.
  Spirit soaring my soul lay bare
  seeking passage to I know not where.
  What am I?
  -Spiritual Dancing
  055) I touch the earth, I reach for the sky.
  Sometimes low and sometimes high.
  I come in may colors, shapes and form,
  In summer I cool and in winter I warm.
  A home for many both living and dead,
  sometimes I am green or yellow or red.
  What am I?
  -A Tree
  056) Follow me and I will lead to where others have gone.
  Move at your own pace and rest before dawn.
  You may pass or be passed by others with me.
  So be careful what you do for other may see.
  What am I?
  -A Road
  057) I will gnaw on you until your dead.
  I am the instinct that must be fed.
  What am I?
  -Hunger
  058) Beyond time and space without a care,
  when all is won or lost I will be there.
  I will embrace the battle's best,
  and give their souls eternal rest.
  What am I?
  -Peace
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  059) I am one of many but also the one. 
   
  I am the center, but also circle to some. 
    
  All life would perish if not for me. 
  Far greater than earth, land or sea. 
  What am I? 
  -The Sun 
   
   
  060) I stand guard both night and day  
   
  around my keep sake I do stay. 
   
  No charge or fire will pass my way, 
   
  for those who think me child's play 
  in my belly their bones will lay. 
  What am I? 
  -A Moat 
   
  061) There are two guardians and two doors. One guardian always tells 
  the truth. The other guardian always tells a lie. One of the doors 
  leads to magical treasure, the other door leads to certain death. 
  Only one door can be opened, an only one question may be asked. 
  What is the one question that must be asked to either guardian to 
  be sure to know which is the correct door to go through to avoid 
  death and find the magical treasure, and then what must be done? 
   
   
  You must ask either guardian the following question: 
   
  "If I asked the other guardian which door is the correct door that 
  leads to the treasure which one would it select?" -And then you 
  must choose the opposite door. 
   
   
  Note: The guardian that always tells the truth will tell you where 
  the lying guardian would select which would lead to death. And the 
  lying guardian would tell you the opposite door the truthful 
  guardian would actually select which would lead to treasure.   
   
  (Classic Logic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
    
   
   
   
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  062) Oft I must strive with wind and wave,  
  Battle them both when under the sea 
  I feel out the bottom, a foreign land.  
  In lying still I am strong in the strife 
  If I fail in that they are stronger than I,  
  And wrenching me loose, soon put me to rout.  
  They wish to capture what I must keep.  
  I can master them both if my grip holds out,  
  If the rocks bring succor and lend support,  
  Strength in the struggle. Ask me my name!   
  -Anchor 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  063) A moth ate a word. To me it seemed,  
  A marvelous thing when I learned the wonder  
  That a worm had swallowed, in darkness stolen,  
  The song of man, his glorious sayings,  
  A great man's strength; and the thieving guest,  
  Was no whit the wiser for the words it ate.  
  -Book Worm or Book Moth  
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  064) My house is not quiet, I am not loud;  
  But for us God fashioned our fate together. 
  I am the swifter, at times the stronger,  
  My house more enduring, longer to last. 
  A times I rest; my dwelling still runs;  
  Within it I lodge as long as I live. 
  Should we two be severed, my death is sure.  
  -Fish in River  
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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  065)  I am valued by men, fetched from afar, Gleaned on the hill-slopes, 
  gathered in groves, In dale and on down.  
  All day through the air, wings bore me aloft, and brought me with 
  cunning Safe under roof.  
  Men steeped me in vats. Now I have power to pummel and bind, 
  To cast to the earth, old man and young.  
  Soon he shall find who reaches to seize me, pits force against 
  force, that he's flat on the ground. 
  Stripped of his strength if he cease not his folly, Loud in his 
  speech, but of power despoiled to manage his mind, his hands or 
  his feet. Now ask me my name, who can bind men on earth, And 
  lay fools low in the light of day. 
  - Honey-Mead 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  066) Time was when I was weapon and warrior; Now the young hero 
  hoods me with gold, and twisted silver. At times men kiss me. At 
  times I speak and summon to battle Loyal companions. At times a 
  courser, Bears me o'er marchland. At times a ship Bears me o'er 
  the billows, brightly adorned. At times a fair maiden fills me with 
  breath; At times hard and headless I lie on the board, Bereft of 
  beauty. At times I hang Winsome on wall, richly embellished, 
  Where revelers drink. At times a warrior Bears me on a horse, a 
  battle adornment, And I swallow, bright-shining, the breath from 
  his bosom. At times with my strains I summon the heroes, Proudly 
  to wine. At times I win back Spoil from the spoiler, with sounding 
  voice, Put foemen to flight. Now ask what I'm called? 
  - Horn  
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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  067)  My beak is bent downward, I burrow below; I grub in the ground 
  and go as he guides, My gray, old master, foe of the forest. 
  Stoop-shouldered my warder walks at my back, Fares through the 
  field, urges and drives me, Sows in my track as I sniff along. 
  Fetched from the wood, cunningly fitted, Brought in a wagon, I 
  have wondrous skill. As I go my way on one side is green; On the 
  other side plain is my dark path. Set through my back hangs a 
  cunning spike; Another fixed forward is fast to my head. What I 
  tear with my teeth falls to one side, If he handles me right who is 
  my ruler. 
  -Plow . 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  068) A lonely wanderer, wounded with iron, I am smitten with war-
  blades, sated with strife, worn with the sword-edge; I have seen 
  many battles, much hazardous fighting, oft without hope of 
  comforts or help in the carnage of war Ere I perish and fall in the 
  fighting of men. The leavings of hammers, the handiwork of 
  smiths, Batter and bite me, hard-eged and sharp; The brunt of the 
  battle I am doomed to endure. In all the folk-stead no leech could I 
  find With wort or simple to heal my wounds; But day and night 
  with the deadly blows The marks of the war-blades double and 
  deepen.  
  -Shield 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin 2nd riddle on this subject.) 
   
  069)  I am cool, soft and white when left in or out of sight 
  But given some warm loving I will rise in your oven 
  Then let us dine with candles, cheese and wine. 
  What am I? 
  -A Loaf of Bread 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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  070) A strange thing hangs by a man's thigh, hidden by a garment. It has 
  a hole in its head. It is stiff and strong and its firm bearing reaps a 
  reward. When the man hitches his clothing high above his knee, he 
  wants the head of that hanging thing to poke the old hole (of fitting 
  length) it has often filled before. What is it? 
  - A Key  
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  071) I lived once, I live again. Everybody lifts me, grips me, and chops 
  off my head, bites my bare body, violates me. I don't bite a man 
  unless he bites me; there are many men who bite me.  What am I? 
  - An Onion  
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
  072) This creature is odd, its habits unaccountable. It sings through its 
  sides. Its neck is curved, skillfully carved, and above its back it has 
  pointed shoulders. It plays its fated part as gracefully as it stands 
  alone in the pallor, high and handsome, stroked gently by women, 
  perhaps plucked by men. 
   
  What is it? 
  - A Harp  
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  073) Sea suckled me, waves sounded over me, rollers covered me as I 
  rested on my bed. I have no feet and often open my mouth to the 
  flood. Now some man will consume me, who cares nothing for my 
  clothing. With the point of his knife he will rip the skin away from 
  my side, and straight away eat me uncooked as I am. What am I? 
  - An Oyster  
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  074) I have a heart that never beats,  
  I have a home but I never sleep.  
  I can take a man's house and build another's,  
  and I love to play games with my many brothers.  
  I am a king among fools. What am I?  
  -The King of hearts in a deck of Cards. 
   
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
   
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  075) Some try to hide, some try to cheat,  
  but time will show we always will meet.  
  Try as you might to guess my name,  
  I promise you'll know when I make my claim.  
  Who am I? 
  -Death 
   
  076) I am a lady with a wooden head, 
  I have taken many sailors to bed. 
  I'll run fast when my skirts are down, 
  pull them up and I will hang around. 
  What am I? 
  -A Sailing Ship 
   
  077)  I am a strong servant if you take me in tow  
  I will follow you where you may go.  
           What am I? 
   
  -A Wagon 
   
  078) Push me or pull me I care not which. 
   
  Fill me, and or spill me in to a ditch. 
   
  What am I? 
   
  -A Wheelbarrow 
   
  079)  Read my face and watch my hands 
   
  and seize the moment as it stands. 
   
  What am I? 
   
  -A Clock 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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  080) Four families of five are we,
  but only two you normally see.
  We work together and a part
  to climb a ladder or eat a tart.
  In two families four are rather tall
  the remaining one is fat and small.
  Two families have pigs small and lean,
  with one big fat one to keep clean.
  What are we?
  -Hands & Feet
  081)  I was born from the union of sky and earth
  I lived with my family until death from birth.
  They buried me in a casket dark and cold.
  Then they sold my remains for silver and gold.
  I haunted their house until my time had come.
  Then my spirit did speak yet no one did run.
  What am I?
  -Wine
  082)  I can hear the bird singing in the trees
  and I can smell the roses upon the summer breeze.
  I can taste the subtle differences in a quality wine
  and I can see the treasures I would like to be mine.
  I can touch the world and have it touch me
  and these things together say what I must be.
  What am I?
  -The Five Senses
  83) When I am feeling low and perhaps hung-over
  People walk all over me including their dog rover.
  But when I am stranding tall my back against a door
  I am like a mighty wall that won't back up no more.
  Should I burn, break or fall the battle need not be lost
  for with no me at all the void shall not be crossed.
  What am I?
  -A drawbridge
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  084) I chase the cold and dispel the dark. 
   
  I bring out the song in a birds heart. 
   
  What am I? 
   
  -The Dawn 
   
  085) I am tall, I am strong and I am lean. 
   
  Hold me tightly, and keep me clean.   
  Then help me up, I'll will help you up. 
   
  If stood on ground and not in muck. 
   
  What am I? 
   
  -A Ladder  
   
   
  086)  I am deep, I am dark, and I am cold, 
   
  I lead to something better than gold. 
   
  What am I? 
   
  -A Well 
   
  087) Clearly you can see through me and yet see your reflection too. 
   
  But beware when your looking others may be looking at you. 
   
  What am I? 
  -Window Glass 
   
  088) I am an ironclad guardian with a strong arm.  
   
  I protect treasure from theft and from harm.  
   
  I am frozen when on duty, and loose when I am free  
   
  To get past my defense you must find the right key. 
   
   
  What am I? 
   
  -A Lock 
   
  089) The harder you pull me the smaller I become. 
   
  You use me to hold others and not be undone. 
   
  What am I? 
   -A Belt 
   
   
   
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  090)  Of animal, vegetable and mineral am I.
  I race with my bothers through the sky.
  Only with pull can we get a good start.
  Without careful effort we won't hit our mark.
  What are we?
  -Arrows
  091) I can fill the darkness of empty halls,
  or leap across the chasm of mountain walls.
  I can answer riddles with words said,
  I can be the voice ringing in your head.
  Sing a song of love as if a bittersweet rhyme
  I will chorus your sweet tones if I have the time.
  What am I?
  -An Echo
  092) Down, down I come, not alone, one by one.
  Up, up I go into the sky I can float, I can fly.
  I am soft, I am hard, I am warm and I am cold.
  I am abundant, I am life, I am bought and sold.
  I can stand, I can fall, I can run all the time.
  I am in and out of you and thus ends my rhyme.
  What am I?
  -Water
  093) I am a monument to those who choose war.
  When peace is sought after - instead of before.
  I will remember your name, age and your lore.
  What am I?
  -A Headstone.
  094)  I have no eyes and cannot see
  yet many people follow me.
  I am under no misconception,
  I point in only one direction.
  What am I?
  -A Compass
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  095) Ten times, ten times, ten times more.
  My kind makes counting a simple chore.
  What am I?
  -An Abacus
  096) Forwards and backwards, up and then down
  Sit on me, lay on me, twist me around.
  Push me or pull me together will rock
  with enough speed will go over the top.
  What am I?
  -A swing
  097) I shun the light and play at night,
  where there is fire I take flight.
  In the darkness I shriek and call,
  I can see nothing yet I sense all.
  What am I?
  -A Bat
  098) I can be right or I can be wrong
  I can be short or I can be long
  Sometimes false, other times true,
  The question is what will you do?
  What am I?
  -An Answer
  099) I am the reminder that something is wrong
  Cries, screams and sobbing to me are just song.
  I thrive on war, disasters and storms from above
  Sometimes there at birth, or in death, or in love.
  I can come upon you quick and bring you to tears.
  Or digest you so slowly that you suffer for years.
  What am I?
  Pain
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  100) I have wondrous power beyond compare. 
   
  I can bring to water a breath of fresh air. 
   
   
  Yet far away from me most people have steered 
   
  As death may await them in wispy white beard. 
   
  What am I? 
   
   A Waterfall 
   
   
  101) Fire high, fire low, fire scorching fresh fallen snow. 
   
  Earth quakes, earth shakes, up above and down below. 
    
  Rock hard, rock soft, cough-up boulders I will throw. 
   
  Buried town, buried road, death to all that I may know. 
  What am I? 
   
  A Volcano Eruption 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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  001) We are the seven good and true
  we guild wise men in what to do.
  Who are we?
  (See Answer Section)
  002) There are seven of us with virtuous fame
  answer this riddle by speaking each name?
  Who are we?
  (See Answer Section)
  003) We are the evil seven that bring sorrow and woe
  together we feed upon the wicked soul.
  Who are we?
  (See Answer Section)
  004) There are seven of us of sinful shame
  answer this riddle by speaking each name?
  Who are we?
  (See Answer Section)
  005) There was a king who owned two dragons. One that was good
  virtuous, and one that was bad sinful. Should these two dragons
  ever fight which one will win?
  (See Answer Section)
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  006) At the end of a 1000 mile march, of what one thing should a good
  commander be sure of before engaging in battle?
  (See Answer Section).
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  007) I walk all day on my head.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  008) The more of us you take the more you leave behind. What are we?
  (See Answer Section)
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  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  009) Name it and you will break it.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  010) Name the thing that touches only one person yet bounds two
  people together.
  (See Answer Section)
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  011) If you overtake the second person in the race,
  which position will you gain?
  (See Answer Section)
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  012) I am unknown to the conscious, unwanted to the young
  and greatly needed by the eldest of all.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  013) I can tell the truth or I can lie,
  mighty than the sword am I!
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  014) My face is often too high to see,
  a giant of fire or ice I be.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  015) Thirty white soldiers on a blood red crest,
  up and down jumping and fighting their best,
  to chew up or spit out before they take rest.
  What are they?
  (See Answer Section)
  (Loosely based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Riddle of a similar subject.)
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  016) I have no voice but I can cry.  
  I have no wings but I can fly. 
  I have no teeth but I can bite. 
   
  I have no need for day or night. 
   
  What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Loosely based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Riddle of a similar subject.) 
   
  017) Hundreds made from one, speaking as one 
  Marked in their turn until the job is done 
  Sit silent and alone or spoken and shared. 
  Held tightly by one by two that are paired. 
  A portal through time for those who do choose, 
  a mentor to for some, and to others a muse. 
  What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  018) I am the first and last you will see, 
   the stars and moon are children to me,  
  I can't be heard or smelt,  
  I can't be tasted I can't be felt.  
  I can be found in pits and under stair,  
  I bring peace but also despair. 
  What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Loosely based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Riddle of a similar subject.) 
   
  019) I am a chest without hinge, hasp or top. 
   
  Quick to open without key or good lock. 
   
  Miraculously created and positioned to hide 
  open me to find golden treasure inside. 
  What am I?   
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Loosely based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Riddle of a similar subject.) 
   
   
   
   
   
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  020) I am silent clad in silver mail. 
   
  Cold as death I have a tail. 
   
  I always drink my eyes grow round. 
   
   
  I need not breathe or sleep on ground. 
  What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Loosely based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Riddle of a similar subject.) 
   
  021) I consume bird, beast and town 
   
  I slay kings, beat mountains down. 
   
  I wait for no one I am first and last 
   
  Answer this riddle before I have past. 
   
  What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Loosely based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Riddle of a similar subject.) 
   
  022) I have four fingers and a thumb,  
  Yet flesh and bone have I none.  
  What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  023) I am a round as a wheel and deep as a cup,  
  yet a mighty river can't fill it up.   
  What am I?  
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  024) I must feed to live, but when I drink, I die.  
  What am I?  
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  025) What has a head, but has no hair,  
  and may be used to make a chair? 
  -What am I? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
   
   
   
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  026) Twice as bright I last half as long, 
   
   Marking time until I am gone. 
   
   What am I? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  027) What has a head, and red hair,  
   
  and helps warm the evenings air?  
   
  What am I? 
    
  (See Answer Section) 
    
  028) You cannot hold this thing for five minutes,  
  yet it is light as a feather.  
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
    
  029) I can be round or square if I am there 
  no harm will come to that which is bare 
  Of course you must hold me lovingly tight 
  and point me in the direction that is right. 
  What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  030) People hold me and throw me at the same time,  
  hooked around objects I am something to climb.   
  What am I?  
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  031) Colorful bridge without beginning or end, 
   walk on me and you will soon be dead.  
  What am I? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  032) What walks on four legs, then two legs, then on three legs? 
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Logic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
   
   
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  033)  It feeds on mountains, lakes and sea.
  It has a large mouth but cannot see.
  What is it?
  (See Answer Section)
  034) A wizards blasts a hole in the ground four yards long by five yards
  wide, by ten yards deep in size. How many cubic yards of dirt are
  in the hole?
  (See Answer Section)
  035) Everyday I circle your house once,
  but I never touch it.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  036) What is one thing you can keep, even after giving it away?
  (See Answer Section)
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  037) What get wets awhile drying?
  (See Answer Section)
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  038) There were seven men all going to church. It began to rain so six
  men ran to church and they got wet. The one man who did not run
  stayed dry. Why?
  (See Answer Section).
  (Classic Logic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  039) He who has it doesn't tell it. He who takes it doesn't know it. He
  who knows it doesn't want it. What is it?
  (See Answer Section)
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
  040) I bind it and it walks. I loose it and it stops.
  What is it?
  (See Answer Section)
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.)
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  041) What holds water but is full of holes?  
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  042) When one does not know what it is, then it is something. But when 
  one does know what it is, then it is nothing.  
  What is it? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  043) What goes into the water red and comes out black? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  044) What goes into the water black and comes out red? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  045) I stand silent guard both day and night. 
   
  Surrounding those I guard in a fight, 
   
   
  from those who lack sufficient might 
   
  to cross my path or scale my height. 
   
  What am I? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  046) Of conditional feelings I have none, 
  for great joy or pain I am the one. 
  I amplify all other emotions true, 
  and teach humans to play the fool. 
  Who am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  047) Four of us can march on road 
  just one for luck you need hold. 
  What are we? 
  (See Answer Section) 
   
   
   
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  048) I make the oceans rise and fall 
   and lovers hear my silent call. 
   
   
  My face changes as I am lit  
  and it inspires the lunatic. 
  What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  049) A voice and bite without mouth or teeth, 
   
  I may come and go as if a thief. 
   
  Always on the run I must be, 
  or there will be nothing left of me. 
  What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
  (2nd riddle on this subject) 
   
  050) I can see, and you can see those of others  
  but you only see your own in a refection? 
  What am I?  
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  051) I am the silent watcher who mimics your style 
   
   
  I can catch light and toss it more than a mile. 
   
  What am I? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  052) I am thunder and lighting the commander of death. 
   
  A hungry dragon that only in peace may gain rest. 
   
  What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  053) I am a vertical expression of a horizontal desire. 
   
  What am I? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
   
   
   
   
   
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  054) I twist and leap into the air
  shedding all of my earthly care.
  Alone, in twos, in groups or pair
  inside or outside - everywhere.
  Spirit soaring my soul lay bare
  seeking passage to I know not where.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  055) I touch the earth, I reach for the sky.
  Sometimes low and sometimes high.
  I come in may colors, shapes and form,
  In summer I cool and in winter I warm.
  A home for many both living and dead,
  sometimes I am green or yellow or red.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  056) Follow me and I will lead to where others have gone.
  Move at your own pace and rest before dawn.
  You may pass or be passed by others with me.
  So be careful what you do for other may see.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  057) I will gnaw on you until your dead.
  I am the instinct that must be fed.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  058) Beyond time and space without a care,
  when all is won or lost I will be there.
  I will embrace the battle's best,
  and give their souls eternal rest.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
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  059) I am one of many but also the one. 
   
  I am the center, but also circle to some. 
    
  All life would perish if not for me. 
  Far greater than earth, land or sea. 
  What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
   
   
  060) I stand guard both night and day  
   
  around my keep sake I do stay. 
   
  No charge or fire will pass my way, 
   
  for those who think me child's play 
  in my belly their bones will lay. 
  What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  061) There are two guardians and two doors. One guardian always tells 
  the truth. The other guardian always tells a lie. One of the doors 
  leads to magical treasure, the other door leads to certain death. 
  Only one door can be opened, an only one question may be asked. 
  What is the one question that must be asked to either guardian to 
  be sure to know which is the correct door to go through to avoid 
  death and find the magical treasure, and then what must be done? 
   
   
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  (Classic Logic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
    
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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  062) Oft I must strive with wind and wave,  
  Battle them both when under the sea 
  I feel out the bottom, a foreign land.  
  In lying still I am strong in the strife; 
  If I fail in that they are stronger than I,  
  And wrenching me loose, soon put me to rout.  
  They wish to capture what I must keep.  
  I can master them both if my grip holds out,  
  If the rocks bring succor and lend support,  
  Strength in the struggle. Ask me my name!   
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  063) A moth ate a word. To me it seemed,  
  A marvelous thing when I learned the wonder  
  That a worm had swallowed, in darkness stolen,  
  The song of man, his glorious sayings,  
  A great man's strength; and the thieving guest,  
  Was no whit the wiser for the words it ate.  
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  064) My house is not quiet, I am not loud;  
  But for us God fashioned our fate together. 
  I am the swifter, at times the stronger,  
  My house more enduring, longer to last. 
  A times I rest; my dwelling still runs;  
  Within it I lodge as long as I live. 
  Should we two be severed, my death is sure.  
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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  065)  I am valued by men, fetched from afar, Gleaned on the hill-slopes, 
  gathered in groves, In dale and on down.  
  All day through the air, wings bore me aloft, and brought me with 
  cunning Safe under roof.  
  Men steeped me in vats. Now I have power to pummel and bind, 
  To cast to the earth, old man and young.  
  Soon he shall find who reaches to seize me, pits force against 
  force, that he's flat on the ground. 
  Stripped of his strength if he cease not his folly, Loud in his 
  speech, but of power despoiled to manage his mind, his hands or 
  his feet. Now ask me my name, who can bind men on earth, And 
  lay fools low in the light of day. 
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  066) Time was when I was weapon and warrior; Now the young hero 
  hoods me with gold, and twisted silver. At times men kiss me. At 
  times I speak and summon to battle Loyal companions. At times a 
  courser, Bears me o'er marchland. At times a ship Bears me o'er 
  the billows, brightly adorned. At times a fair maiden fills me with 
  breath; At times hard and headless I lie on the board, Bereft of 
  beauty. At times I hang Winsome on wall, richly embellished, 
  Where revelers drink. At times a warrior Bears me on a horse, a 
  battle adornment, And I swallow, bright-shining, the breath from 
  his bosom. At times with my strains I summon the heroes, Proudly 
  to wine. At times I win back Spoil from the spoiler, with sounding 
  voice, Put foemen to flight. Now ask what I'm called? 
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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  067)  My beak is bent downward, I burrow below; I grub in the ground 
  and go as he guides, My gray, old master, foe of the forest. 
  Stoop-shouldered my warder walks at my back, Fares through the 
  field, urges and drives me, Sows in my track as I sniff along. 
  Fetched from the wood, cunningly fitted, Brought in a wagon, I 
  have wondrous skill. As I go my way on one side is green; On the 
  other side plain is my dark path. Set through my back hangs a 
  cunning spike; Another fixed forward is fast to my head. What I 
  tear with my teeth falls to one side, If he handles me right who is 
  my ruler. 
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  068) A lonely wanderer, wounded with iron, I am smitten with war-
  blades, sated with strife, worn with the sword-edge; I have seen 
  many battles, much hazardous fighting, oft without hope of 
  comforts or help in the carnage of war Ere I perish and fall in the 
  fighting of men. The leavings of hammers, the handiwork of 
  smiths, Batter and bite me, hard-eged and sharp; The brunt of the 
  battle I am doomed to endure. In all the folk-stead no leech could I 
  find With wort or simple to heal my wounds; But day and night 
  with the deadly blows The marks of the war-blades double and 
  deepen.  
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin 2nd riddle on this subject.) 
   
  069)  I am cool, soft and white when left in or out of sight 
  But given some warm loving I will rise in your oven 
  Then let us dine with candles, cheese and wine. 
  What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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  070) A strange thing hangs by a man's thigh, hidden by a garment. It has 
  a hole in its head. It is stiff and strong and its firm bearing reaps a 
  reward. When the man hitches his clothing high above his knee, he 
  wants the head of that hanging thing to poke the old hole (of fitting 
  length) it has often filled before. What is it? 
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  071) I lived once, I live again. Everybody lifts me, grips me, and chops 
  off my head, bites my bare body, violates me. I don't bite a man 
  unless he bites me; there are many men who bite me.  What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
  072) This creature is odd, its habits unaccountable. It sings through its 
  sides. Its neck is curved, skillfully carved, and above its back it has 
  pointed shoulders. It plays its fated part as gracefully as it stands 
  alone in the pallor, high and handsome, stroked gently by women, 
  perhaps plucked by men. 
   
  What is it? 
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  073) Sea suckled me, waves sounded over me, rollers covered me as I 
  rested on my bed. I have no feet and often open my mouth to the 
  flood. Now some man will consume me, who cares nothing for my 
  clothing. With the point of his knife he will rip the skin away from 
  my side, and straight away eat me uncooked as I am. What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
  074) I have a heart that never beats,  
  I have a home but I never sleep.  
  I can take a man's house and build another's,  
  and I love to play games with my many brothers.  
  I am a king among fools. What am I?  
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  (Classic Riddle of unknown origin.) 
   
   
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  075) Some try to hide, some try to cheat,  
  but time will show we always will meet.  
  Try as you might to guess my name,  
  I promise you'll know when I make my claim.  
  Who am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  076) I am a lady with a wooden head, 
  I have taken many sailors to bed. 
  I'll run fast when my skirts are down, 
  pull them up and I will hang around. 
  What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  077)  I am a strong servant if you take me in tow  
  I will follow you where you may go.  
           What am I? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  078) Push me or pull me I care not which. 
   
  Fill me, and or spill me in to a ditch. 
   
  What am I? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  079)  Read my face and watch my hands 
   
  and seize the moment as it stands. 
   
  What am I? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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  080) Four families of five are we,
  but only two you normally see.
  We work together and a part
  to climb a ladder or eat a tart.
  In two families four are rather tall
  the remaining one is fat and small.
  Two families have pigs small and lean,
  with one big fat one to keep clean.
  What are we?
  (See Answer Section)
  081)  I was born from the union of sky and earth
  I lived with my family until death from birth.
  They buried me in a casket dark and cold.
  Then they sold my remains for silver and gold.
  I haunted their house until my time had come.
  Then my spirit did speak yet no one did run.
  What am I?
  See Answer Section)
  082)  I can hear the bird singing in the trees
  and I can smell the roses upon the summer breeze.
  I can taste the subtle differences in a quality wine
  and I can see the treasures I would like to be mine.
  I can touch the world and have it touch me
  and these things together say what I must be.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  83) When I am feeling low and perhaps hung-over
  People walk all over me including their dog rover.
  But when I am stranding tall my back against a door
  I am like a mighty wall that won't back up no more.
  Should I burn, break or fall the battle need not be lost
  for with no me at all the void shall not be crossed.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
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  084) I chase the cold and dispel the dark. 
   
  I bring out the song in a birds heart. 
   
  What am I? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  085) I am tall, I am strong and I am lean. 
   
  Hold me tightly, and keep me clean.   
  Then help me up, I'll will help you up. 
   
  If stood on ground and not in muck. 
   
  What am I? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
   
   
  086)  I am deep, I am dark, and I am cold, 
   
  I lead to something better than gold. 
   
  What am I? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  087) Clearly you can see through me and yet see your reflection too. 
   
  But beware when your looking others may be looking at you. 
   
  What am I? 
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  088) I am an ironclad guardian with a strong arm.  
   
  I protect treasure from theft and from harm.  
   
  I am frozen when on duty, and loose when I am free  
   
  To get past my defense you must find the right key. 
   
   
  What am I? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
   
  089) The harder you pull me the smaller I become. 
   
  You use me to hold others and not be undone. 
   
  What am I? 
   (See Answer Section) 
   
   
   
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  090)  Of animal, vegetable and mineral am I.
  I race with my bothers through the sky.
  Only with pull can we get a good start.
  Without careful effort we won't hit our mark.
  What are we?
  (See Answer Section)
  091) I can fill the darkness of empty halls,
  or leap across the chasm of mountain walls.
  I can answer riddles with words said,
  I can be the voice ringing in your head.
  Sing a song of love as if a bittersweet rhyme
  I will chorus your sweet tones if I have the time.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  092) Down, down I come, not alone, one by one.
  Up, up I go into the sky I can float, I can fly.
  I am soft, I am hard, I am warm and I am cold.
  I am abundant, I am life, I am bought and sold.
  I can stand, I can fall, I can run all the time.
  I am in and out of you and thus ends my rhyme.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  093) I am a monument to those who choose war.
  When peace is sought after - instead of before.
  I will remember your name, age and your lore.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  094)  I have no eyes and cannot see
  yet many people follow me.
  I am under no misconception,
  I point in only one direction.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
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  095) Ten times, ten times, ten times more.
  My kind makes counting a simple chore.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  096) Forwards and backwards, up and then down
  Sit on me, lay on me twist me around.
  Push me or pull me together will rock
  with enough speed will go over the top.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  097) I shun the light and play at night,
  where there is fire I take flight.
  In the darkness I shriek and call,
  I can see nothing, yet I sense all.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  098) I can be right or I can be wrong
  I can be short or I can be long
  Sometimes false, other times true,
  The question is what will you do?
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
  099) I am the reminder that something is wrong
  Cries, screams and sobbing to me are just song.
  I thrive on war, disasters and storms from above
  Sometimes there at birth, or in death, or in love.
  I can come upon you quick and bring you to tears.
  Or digest you so slowly that you suffer for years.
  What am I?
  (See Answer Section)
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  100) I have wondrous power beyond compare. 
   
  I can bring to water a breath of fresh air. 
   
   
  Yet far away from me most people have steered 
   
  As death may await them in wispy white beard. 
   
  What am I? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
   
   
  101) Fire high, fire low, fire scorching fresh fallen snow. 
   
  Earth quakes, earth shakes, up above and down below. 
    
  Rock hard, rock soft, cough-up boulders I will throw. 
   
  Buried town, buried road, death to all that I may know. 
  What am I? 
   
  (See Answer Section) 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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  Answer Key 
   
  Question # 
     1)  
  Seven Virtues  
     2)  
  Prudence, Justice, 
  Restraint, Courage 
  Faith, Hope, 
  Charity (Or 
  something close to 
  those above.) 
     3)  
  Seven Deadly Sins 
     4)  
  Pride, Greed, Envy, 
  Anger, Lust, 
  Glutton, Sloth 
  (or Something 
  close to those 
  above.)  
  5)  
  The one the King 
  feeds the most. 
  6)  
  That other army 
  made the march. 
     7)  
   Horse Shoe 
     8)  
  Footsteps 
   
     9)    Silence 
   10)  
  Wedding Ring 
   11) 
  Second Place 
   12) 
  Death 
   13) 
  Pen  
   14) 
  Mountain 
   15)      Teeth  
   
   16) 
  Wind 
   17) 
  Book 
   18) 
  Dark 
   19) 
  Egg 
   
   
   20) 
  Fish 
   21) 
  Time 
   22) 
  Glove 
   23) 
  Sieve 
   24) 
  Fire 
   25) 
  Nail 
   
   
   26) 
  Candle 
   27) 
  Match 
   28) 
  Breath 
   29) 
  Shield (1) 
   30) 
  Rope 
   31) 
  Rainbow 
   32) 
  Humans 
   
   33) 
  River 
  Question # 
   
   
     34) None, It would not   
  be a hole if there 
  were still dirt in it. 
     35) Sun 
     36) Your Word 
     37) Towel  
     38) He was in a casket 
     39) Fools Gold 
     40) Saddle  
   
     41) Sponge 
     42) Riddle 
     43) Hot Poker 
     44) Lobster 
     45) Castle Wall 
     46) Love 
     47) Horseshoes 
     48) Moon 
     49) Wind 
     50) Eyes 
     51) Mirror 
     52) War 
     53) Dirty Dance 
     54) Spiritual Dancing 
     55) Tree 
     56) Road 
     57) Hunger 
     58) Peace 
     59) Sun 
   
     60) Moat 
     61) You must ask  
  either guardian the 
  following question: 
  If I asked the other 
  guardian which door is the 
  correct door that leads to 
  the treasure which one 
  would it select?" -And 
  then you must choose the 
  opposite door. 
   
   
     62) Anchor 
     63) Book Worm 
     64) Fish in River 
     65) Honey Mead  
     66) Horn 
   
  Question # 
     67) Plow  
     68) Shield (2) 
     69) Loaf of Bread  
     70) Key 
   
   
     71) Onion 
     72) Harp 
     73) Oyster 
     74) King of Heats 
     75) Death  
     76) Sailing Ship 
     77) Wagon 
     78) Wheel Barrow 
     79) Clock 
     80) Hands & Feet  
     81) Wine 
     82) Five Senses 
     83) Drawbridge 
     84) Dawn 
     85) Ladder 
     86) Well 
     87) Window Glass 
     88) Lock 
     89) Belt 
     90) Arrows 
     91) Echo 
     92) Water 
     93) Headstone 
     94) Compass 
     95) Abacus 
     96) Swing 
     97) Bat 
     98) Answer 
     99) Pain 
   100) Volcano 
   101)  Waterfall 
   
  
   
   
   
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