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Riddle: Say What?: I Speak Without A Mouth and Hear Without Ears. I Have No Body, But I Come Alive With Wind. What Am I?

This document contains 4 riddles and their answers and explanations. The riddles include: 1) An echo is described as speaking without a mouth and hearing without ears. 2) A candle is referenced by its varying speed when thin or fat and being threatened by wind. 3) A map is described as having cities and mountains but no houses or trees and having water but no fish. 4) The letter "R" can be seen in the middle of March and April.

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Riddle: Say What?: I Speak Without A Mouth and Hear Without Ears. I Have No Body, But I Come Alive With Wind. What Am I?

This document contains 4 riddles and their answers and explanations. The riddles include: 1) An echo is described as speaking without a mouth and hearing without ears. 2) A candle is referenced by its varying speed when thin or fat and being threatened by wind. 3) A map is described as having cities and mountains but no houses or trees and having water but no fish. 4) The letter "R" can be seen in the middle of March and April.

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Riddle: Say what?

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no


body, but I come alive with wind. What am I? 
This riddle relies on tricking you into thinking about ears and a
mouth. You get a tiny hint about wind to encourage you to
think broadly and avoid the literal.
Answer: An echo.

Riddle: Match game


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. 
Hard riddles want to trip you up, and this one works by hitting
you with details from every angle. The big hint comes at the
end with the wind. What does wind threaten most? You have
to stretch your brain to come up with a something tiny and
unexpected.
Answer: A candle

Riddle: Hidden treasure


I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I
have water, but no fish. What am I? 
This riddle aims to confuse you and get you to focus on the
things that are missing: the houses, trees, and fish. You might
guess you need to think about something inanimate.
Answer: A map

Riddle: Spring ahead


What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be
seen at the beginning or end of either month?
This riddle works by trying to get you to think about
the weather or holidays or other events linked to a calendar.
To get this one right you actually need to get super literal.
Answer: The letter “R.”

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