Hard Riddles

A prickly house a little host contains;
The pointed weapons keep back from pains,
So he, unarmed, safe in his fort remains.

What do you call a group of Easter bunnies marching backward?

What is made of wood and metal and must be buried before it works?

What has a big mouth, yet never speaks?

When the horse strokes the cat, the wood begins to sing.

You can touch me,
You can break me,
You should win me if you want to be mine.
What am I?

Thousands lay up gold within this house,
But no man made it.
Spears past counting guard this house,
But no man wards it.

What runs but cannot walk?

I'm a bearer of darkness.
I'm feared and often hated.
I'm a symbol of the unwanted,
An omen that leaves you jaded.
Some people can predict my coming,
But then you'll forever see
Things lurking around corners...
Are you sure that it was me?

What is the difference between one yard and two yards?

Which march would you play at a 4th of July jungle parade?

I am essential to life on earth! I am split into thirds. Two thirds are the same. One of the thirds is 8. The other two are 1 each. What am I?

What is the middle of water but is not an island?

What has green hair, a round red head and a long thin white beard?

I have a little sister, they call her Peep, Peep;
She wades the waters deep, deep, deep;
She climbs the mountains high, high, high;
Poor little creature she has but one eye.

He is not the skinniest of felines.

I contain six letters, minus one and you got twelve. What am I?

Why is the largest city in Ireland likely to be the largest city in the world?

I may be made of metal, bone, or wood and have many teeth. My bite hurts no one and the ladies love me. What am I?

I am heavy forward but backwards I'm not. What am I?

I ate one and threw away two.

If you eat me, my sender will eat you. What am I?

What has 3 feet but cannot walk?

What kind of table has no legs?

I am merry creature in pleasant time of year, As in but certain seasons, I sing that you can hear; And yet I'm made a by-word, A very perfect mock; Compared to foolish persons, And silliest of all folk.

This small creature kills even the largest one. What is it?

Begin with a word, five letters to my name, remove the first and last but I am the same. Take out my middle and still I remain.

I cut through evil
Like a double edged sword,
And chaos flees at my approach.
Balance I single-handedly upraise,
Through battles fought with heart and mind,
Instead of with my gaze.
What am I?

Which five-letter Irish name can be spelled with just two?

What goes further the slower it goes?

At the end of my yard there is a vat,
four-and-twenty ladies dancing in that;
Some in green gowns, and some with blue hat;
He is a wise man who can tell me that.

This is the tallest peak in the happiest place on earth.

How many theoretical physicists specializing in general relativity does it take to change a light bulb?

I am full of wisdom and knowledge. I get what you want in a blink of an eye. I am known to man as full of endless wisdom. What am I?

I have two legs, but they only touch the ground while I'm at rest. What am I?

If you agree give me one of these.

You might see me in the sky, by a waterfall it’s lower. Some say that I was first seen after a flood by Noah. What am I?

He prefers to travel on vines and pal around with gorillas.

What runs but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?

You use me for multiple reasons,
I am many colored, and many shaped.
I may or may not also tell you your sexual preference.
What am I?

A hill full, a hole full; yet you cannot catch a bowl full. What is it?

Although glory but not at my best. Power will fall to me finally, when the man made me is dead. What am I?

What can be right but never wrong?

I am a way to say goodbye to your sweetheart. What am I?

A stylish winter top that covers your larynx.

A metal snake that runs on tracks.

My love, when I gaze on thy beautiful face.
Careering along, yet always in place,
the thought has often come into my mind.
If I ever shall see thy glorious behind.

I am million people's wakeup call. What am I?

I have a heart of gold and I smell when I'm old. What am I?

I have split the one into five.
I am the circle that few will spy.
I am the path that breaks and gives.
I am the bow no man may bend.
What am I?

Sometimes black, sometimes white, I have veins but no blood.

I am not a toy, though many use me for pleasure. I have a butt, but I cannot poop. What am I?

In marble halls as white as milk,
lined with a 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 and steal the gold.

What is put on a table, cut, but never eaten?

What would you get if you crossed a patriot with a small curly-haired dog?

My uses are changing, but I still remain the same.
My interior is quiet, and stories are my game.
What am I?

Where do sailors take their baths?

I twist and turn and leaves a loop. What am I?

These women make princesses scrub floors and sometimes try to poison them with apples.

Known as a great deceiver,
It is evil's incarnation,
Once used for veneration,
The root of all procreation.
All you can do is shiver,
When it begins to slither.

Blend a teapot shot so the pearlies won't rot!

I can honk without using a horn. What am I?

What is made of wood but can't be sawed?

I am a creature without legs and a tongue that has a fork. You might hear parseltongue if you found one that could talk. What am I?

Mountains will crumble and temples will fall,
and no man can survive its endless call.
What is it?

Where did the Bible’s most talkative people live?

It cannot be seen, it cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt,
Lies behind stars and under hills,
and empty holes it fills.
Comes first follows after,
Ends life kills laughter.

You can spin, wheel and twist, but this thing can turn without moving. What is it?

This sparkling globe can float on water. It is light as a feather, but ten giants can't pick it up.

I have wheels and flies, yet I am not an aircraft. What am I?

If a lion had a Christmas music album, what would it be called?

My first half means container. Not a lot of people understand my language. What am I?

It holds no blessings in disguise.
Its rhymes are aimed at your demise,
it's cast only to ruin,
Whatever you are doin'.

I get chopped, decorated and on one end you’ll see wings on top. What am I?

Four golfers named Mr. Black, Mr. White, Mr. Brown and Mr. Blue were competing in a tournament. The caddy didn't know their names, so he asked them. One of them, Mr. Brown, told a lie.
The 1st golfer said "The 2nd Golfer is Mr. Black."
The 2nd golfer said "I am not Mr. Blue!"
The 3rd golfer said "Mr. White? That's the 4th golfer."
And the 4th golfer remained silent. Which one of the golfers is Mr. Blue?

I have no voice but I can teach you all there is to know.
I have spines and hinges but I am not a door.
Once I've told you all, I cannot tell you more.
What am I?

What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?

Every dawn begins with me.
At dusk I'll be the first you see,
and daybreak couldn't come without.
What midday centers all about.
Daisies grow from me, I'm told.
And when I come, I end all code,
but in the sun I won't be found.
Yet still, each day I'll be around.

I have a hundred legs but cannot stand, a long neck but no head; I eat the maid's life. What am I?

They can be harbored, but few hold water,
You can nurse them, but only by holding them against someone else,
You can carry them, but not with your arms,
You can bury them, but not in the earth.

To unravel me you need a simple key, no key that was made by locksmith's hand. But a key that only I will understand.

Which eight-letter word still remains a word after removing each letter from it?

I am rarely touched but often held, and if you are smart you'll use me well. What am I?

What sound does a space turkey make?

I'm a slippery fish in a cloudy sea;
Neither hook nor spear will capture me;
With your hand you must hunt down this fish,
to see that it ends up in the dish.

It's been around for millions of years, but is never more than a month old. What is it?

I have two arms, but fingers none. I have two feet, but cannot run. I carry well, but I have found I carry best with my feet off the ground. What am I?

I am always in front of you, but you will never see me. What am I?