Short Riddles and Answers

 
Bookworm (medium)

By Taz

Question: There are three books on a shelf standing side by side. Each book is 10ml thick. The bookworm eats its way through the first page of the first book to the last page of the last book. How far did the bookworm move if it can only move in a straight horizontal line?


Question: At school Joe has three friends: Tim, George and Paige. Two of them play football, two play tennis, and two play golf. The friend who doesn't play golf doesn't play tennis and the one who doesn't play football doesn't play golf. Which sports does each person play?

Question: I fall while I'm flying, but can't touch the ground. I'm beaten all day, yet don't make a sound. I try to leave when you keep hitting me, but you always manage to somehow get me. No matter what I do, I always find my way back to you. What could I possibly be?

GreenGRiN425 (medium)

Question: Sun is rising, off we go! Who will win the daily race!? He leads, I lead, way to go I lead, he leads, equal pace... Back and forth we race whole day Who will win the daily race!? Sun is sinking, side by side we stay To a halt has come the chase. What am I?

Question: A thief enters a shop and threatens the clerk, forcing him to open the safe. The clerk says, "The code for the safe is different every day, and if you hurt me you'll never get the code". But the thief manages to guess the code on his own.

How did he do it?