Sure. There's the riddle of the two guards. One guard always tells the truth and the other always lies. There are two doors, one leading to freedom and the other to death. You can ask one guard one question. The solution is to ask either guard 'If I were to ask the other guard which door leads to freedom, what would he say?' Then choose the opposite door. Because if you ask the liar, he'll lie about what the truth - teller would say. If you ask the truth - teller, he'll truthfully report the liar's wrong answer.
The riddle of the disappearing dollar. Three friends go to a hotel and rent a room for $30. They each pay $10. Later, the clerk realizes the room should have been $25. He gives the bellboy $5 to return to the friends. The bellboy, not knowing how to split $5 evenly, gives each friend $1 and keeps $2 for himself. So now each friend has paid $9, which is $27 in total, and the bellboy has $2, making $29. Where did the other dollar go? The answer is that the friends paid $27 ($9 each), which includes the $2 the bellboy kept. The $27 plus the $3 they got back equals the original $30. There was no disappearing dollar; it was a mis - calculation of the amounts.
One classic scary riddle is: 'I have no feet to dance, I have no eyes to see, I have no life to live or die, but yet I do all three. What am I?' The answer is a fire. A fire can seem to 'dance', it doesn't have eyes but can 'look' menacing, and it's not alive but can start and end, causing destruction like a living thing might.
Sure! Here's a joke: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. A riddle for you: I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I? (Fire). And a funny story. A little boy was asked by his teacher, 'Johnny, what is your problem?' Johnny replied, 'I'm too smart for the first grade. My sister is in the third grade and I'm smarter than she is! I think I should be in the third grade too!' The teacher had had enough. She took Johnny to the principal's office. The principal decided to test Johnny. He asked Johnny some questions and Johnny aced them all. The principal told the teacher to put Johnny in the third grade immediately. The teacher said to the principal, 'Let me ask him some questions first.' The principal and Johnny both agreed. The teacher asked, 'What is 3 x 3?' Johnny answered, '9'. The teacher asked, 'What is 6 x 6?' Johnny answered, '36'. And so on. After asking several questions, the teacher finally asked, 'What is the capital of Arkansas?' Johnny was stumped. He thought for a while and finally said, 'I don't know.' The teacher turned to the principal and said, 'I think he should stay in the first grade for a while.'
Another riddle in a long story. There was a wizard who had a chest full of magical items. He said that if you can figure out the riddle, you can have all the items. The riddle was: 'I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, will soon turn red. What am I?' The answer is fire. Fire is always hungry for fuel and it burns things (makes them turn red).
Sure! Here's a joke. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. For a riddle, what has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? A clock. And here's a short story. There was a little mouse who was always afraid of the big cat in the house. One day, it decided to be brave and left a tiny piece of cheese outside the cat's bed. When the cat woke up, it was so confused. The mouse watched from afar and laughed, feeling very clever.
There's a riddle story about a locked room with a table, a mirror, and a window. The riddle is how to get out. The answer is to look in the mirror, see what you saw, take the saw, cut the table in half, two halves make a whole, and then climb out through the hole (whole). It's a play on words in English.
Joke: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. Riddle: What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? A clock. Funny story: A magician was walking down the street and turned into a grocery store.
One story could be about a haunted house. A family moved in and every night at exactly 3 am, they would hear strange scratching noises from the attic. When they finally went up to check, they saw a shadowy figure that disappeared as soon as they turned on the light.
One story could be about a haunted house. A girl entered an old, dilapidated house. As soon as she stepped in, she heard a strange whispering. In just 7 seconds, she saw a shadowy figure pass by. She tried to run but the door slammed shut. It was a terrifying experience.
Joke: What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear. Riddle: What goes up but never comes down? Your age. There's a story where a group of ants worked together to carry a huge piece of food back to their nest. They showed great teamwork. Each ant did its part, whether it was pulling or pushing. It was a small but inspiring story about cooperation.
Okay, here are 100 classic lantern riddles with answers for the Lantern Festival: One ear stands up-drum 2. There is a head and a tail behind--fish 3. Seeing with Two Eyes--Cat No legs to walk--Worms A gully in the middle---a well Five Fingers-Hand Long Hair on the Body--Animal No Mouth to Eat-Animals There are thorns on the body--horse Four Wheels-Car No Tail--Animal 12 Gibbon's Neck-Tree You Can Walk Without a Boss--Worms Two Ears-Cat One Nose-Animal No Eyes-Animals Long Hair on the Body-Horse Two Paws-Cat Four Wheels-Car No Mouth to Eat-Animals Tail Like a Needle--Fish Long Hair on the Body-Horse Two Ears-Cat Can't Walk Without Legs--Worms Three Fingers-Hand No Tail-Animal 27. Gibbon's Neck-Tree Two Eyes-Cat Nose Like Mouth--Animal Four Wheels-Car No Mouth to Eat-Animals Two Ears-Cat No Legs to Walk--Worms Four Paws-Cat You Can Walk Without a Boss--Worm Tail Like a Needle--Fish 37 The Gibbon's Neck-Tree Nose Like Mouth--Animal Two Eyes-Cat Two Ears-Cat No Mouth to Eat-Animals Tail Like a Needle--Fish Thorns on the Body-Horse Four Wheels-Car No Eyes--Animals The Gibbon's Neck-Tree Nose Like Mouth-Animal Four Wheels-Car No Mouth to Eat-Animals Two Ears-Cat Can't Walk Without Legs-Worms Three Fingers-Hand No Tail-Animal The Gibbon's Neck-Tree Two Eyes-Cat Nose Like Mouth--Animal Four Wheels-Car No Mouth to Eat-Animals Two Ears-Cat Walking Without Legs-Worms Four Paws-Cat You Can Walk Without a Boss--Worm Tail Like a Needle--Fish The Gibbon's Neck-Tree Nose Like Mouth--Animal Two Eyes-Cat Two Ears-Cat No Mouth to Eat-Animals Tail Like a Needle--Fish Thorns on the Body-Horse Four Wheels-Car No Eyes-Animals The Gibbon's Neck-Tree Nose Like Mouth-Animal Four Wheels-Car No Mouth to Eat-Animals Two Ears-Cat Can Walk Without Legs-Worms Three Fingers-Hand No Tail-Animal The Gibbon's Neck-Tree Nose Like Mouth--Animal Two Eyes-Cat Two Ears-Cat No Mouth to Eat-Animals Tail Like a Needle--Fish The Gibbon's Neck-Tree Nose Like Mouth--Animal Four Wheels-Car No Eyes-Animals The Gibbon's Neck-Tree Nose Like Mouth--Animal Four Wheels-Car No Mouth to Eat-Animals Two Ears-Cat No Legs to Walk--Worms Three Fingers-Hand No Tail-Animal 99 Gibbon's Neck-Tree Nose Like Mouth-Animal