Riddles: Brain Teasers

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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?

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Answer:

An eye.

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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?

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Answer: The letter 'e'

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In a marble hall white as milk
Lined with skin as soft as silk
Within a fountain crystal-clear
A golden apple doth appear.
No doors there are to this stronghold,
Yet thieves break in to steal its gold.

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answer: an egg

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I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?

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answer: A nose.

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What's black and white and red all over?

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answer: A zebra painted red.

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A certain crime is punishable if attempted but not punishable if committed. What is it?

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answer: Suicide

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I'm the part of the bird that's not in the sky. I can swim in the ocean and yet remain dry. What am I?

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answer: A shadow.

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I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for much more than a minute. What am I?