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15 riddles to incorporate into my D&D one shot

 I'm going to do a one shot soon so I need to brainstorm! If you're playing it, STOP READING!

  1. What grows up while growing down? A goose or duck
  2. How much dirt is in a hole that measures four feet by four feet by five feet? None
  3. It belongs to you, but everyone else uses it. Your name
  4. One of these words does not belong: Brawl, Carrot, Change, Clover, Proper, Sacred, Stone, Seventy, Swing, Travel. Carrot. It's the only word that does not become another word when you remove the first and last letters
  5. I possess a halo of water, walls of stone, and a tongue of wood. Long I have stood; what am I? Castle
  6. What can run but never walk, have a mouth but never talk, have a head that never weeps, and a bed that never sleeps? A river
  7. Which English word is the odd one out: Stun, Ton, Evil, Letter, Mood, Bad, Strap, Snap, and Straw? Letter as it is the only one that does not spell another word when it’s written backward
  8. I eat to live and drink to die. What could I be? Fire
  9. When I am needed by you, you throw me away, but when I’m of no use, you take me back. What am I? An anchor
  10. A girl has an equal amount of brothers and sisters but each brother only has half as many brothers and sisters. What’s the correct amount of brothers and sisters? Four sisters and three brothers
  11. When eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal? 11 o'clock plus 2 hours = 1 o'clock 9 o'clock plus 5 hours = 2 o'clock
  12. What loses its head in the morning and gets it back at night? A pillow
  13. What is full of holes but still holds a lot of water? A sponge
  14. You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy. A candle
  15. What are the next three letters in this combination? OTTFFSS. Answer: E N T (Each letter represents the first letter in the written numbers: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, etc.)

(Prompt by me)

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