Riddles - by Luan Reyneke

Q:        It cannot be seen, it cannot be felt, it cannot be smelt, it cannot be heard. It is behind stars and under mountains. It fills empty holes. What is it?

A:        Darkness

Explanation – Darkness cannot be seen, felt, smelt or heard. It is dark behind stars, under mountains and in deep holes.

Q:        This thing all things devour. Birds, beasts and trees. It slays kings, ruins towns and beats high mountains down. What is it?

A:        Time

Explanation – As time passes, kings die, towns get ruined and mountains eventually get weathered away.

Q:        32 white horses on a red hill. First they stamp, then they clamp, then they stand still. What are they?

A:        Teeth

Explanation – There are 32 teeth in the human body. Teeth are white and our gums are red.

Q:        A box without hinges, key or lid. Yet golden treasure inside is hid. What is it?

A:        An egg

Explanation – You can’t open an egg without breaking it. An egg yolk is yellow which is similar to the colour gold.

Pick a number (any number) x 32 ÷ 104 x 2 x 18 ÷ 169 x 42 ÷ 359 x 0 + 18 + 25 – 1

Your answer is 42

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