Writers Unite discussion

Okay... so heres the deal: On my current project I have a developing character thats obsessed with riddles and whats nots....

That said I'm asking my fellow members to please post some good riddles with the answers :)

Thanks!

Ten candles stand burning in a dining room. A strong breeze blows through the room and puts out two of them. Later another candle goes out. Assuming that no more candles are extinguished, how many candles are left in the end?

Answer: 3, because the seven that weren't exstingushed would burn themselves out completely.

Dan and John leave their friends Amy and Gus at home while they go to a movie. When Dan and John come back a couple hours later, they find Amy dead on the floor surrounded by water and glass. Gus is sitting on the kitchen counter. What happened?

Answer: Amy was a fish. Gus was a cat. Gus decided he wanted a tasty snack of fish, so he knocked Amy's fishbowl on the floor, breaking the glass and causing Amy to suffocate. Gus was still sitting on the table when Dan and John return.

There are a few more riddles here http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4... Hope this helps.

#1 Who makes it, has no need of it.
Who buys it, has no use for it.
Who uses it can neither see nor feel it.
What Am I?

Answer: A coffin.


#2 I have streets but no pavement.
I have cities but no buildings.
I have forests yet no trees.
I have rivers yet no water.
What am I?

Answer: A map.


#3 What belongs to you, but is used more by others?

Answer: Your name.


#4 You heard me before,
Yet you hear me again.
Then I die, 'Til you call me again
What am I?

Answer: An echo.


#5 There are four brothers in this world that were all born together.
The first runs and never wearies.
The second eats and is never full.
The third drinks and is always thirsty.
The fourth sings a song that is never good.

Answer: Water, Fire, Earth and Wind