List of Proverbs and Riddles that will occur.

A. Proverbs

No Proverbs Definition
1 The early bird catches the worm. If you do something before other people, you will
have the best chance of success
2 Charity begins at home. The family comes first, and one should help their
family before helping others
3 The pen is mightier than the sword. Thinking and writing have more influence on people
and events than the use of force or violence
4 Never look a gift horse in the mouth. Do not be ungrateful when you receive a gift
5 A leopard cannot change its spots. It’s impossible for one to change their character,
even if they will try very hard.
6 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Beauty cannot be judged objectively, for what one
person finds beautiful or admirable may not appeal
to another.

7 Don’t count your chickens before they Do not count on something that has not yet
hatch. happened
8 One man’s meat is another man’s What one person may consider good, enjoyable, or
poison. beneficial may be disliked by someone else.
9 All that glitters is not gold. Not everyone that appears good, turns out to be
good
10 Don’t judge a book by its cover Outward appearance cannot be an indicator of
someone or something’s value or worth
11 A journey of a thousand miles begins You must begin something if you hope to finish it;
with a single step something that takes a long time to finish begins
with one step
12 All good things must come to an end Everything ends; good times don’t last forever
13 Birds of a feather flock together People who are similar spend time together
14 Don’t bite the hand that feeds you Don’t make someone angry or hurt someone who is
helping you or paying for you
15 Don’t put too many irons in the fire Don’t try to do too many things at the same time;
focus on one thing at a time
16 Honesty is the best policy It’s always better to tell the truth than it is to lie
17 Hope for the best, prepare for the In any situation, be optimistic about the result, but
worst always be ready for the worst outcome
18 If you play with fire, you’ll get burned If you get involved in something dangerous or
beyond your abilities, you will probably experience
negative consequences
19 Keep your friends close, and your If someone is your enemy, treat them like a friend so
enemies closer you can be ready if they ever try to betray you
20 Laughter is the best medicine. When you’re in a difficult situation, laughing can
make it easier to get through that situation
21 The grass is (always) greener (on the Something that you say that means that other
other side) people always seem to be in a better situation than
you, although they may not be.
22 Practice makes perfect The more you do something, the better you will
become at it
23 Time is money Don’t waste your time or other people’s time; also, if
you can use your time to make money in some way,
you should do that.
24 Two heads are better than one It’s easier to do something as a team than by
yourself
25 When in Rome, do as the Romans do When you are in a new place or situation, try to act
like the majority of people in that place or situation.
26 Out of the frying pan and into the fire Entering one difficult situation from another
27 Robbing Peter to save Paul When somebody harms one person to cause some
benefit to another.
28 Too many cooks spoil the broth Plans often fail when too many people work on it
together.
29 You reap what you sow Your results are just consequences of your own
actions.
30 Better late than never It is better to delay something than not doing it at
all.

B. Riddles
No. Riddles Answer
1 What is yours but mostly used by others?
2 You come to a cold winter cabin and realise you only have
one match. In the cabin, there is a fireplace, a kerosene
lamp and a candle. What is the first thing you light?
3 Some months have 30 days and some have 31. How many
months have 28 days?
4 Five frogs on the bridge. Three thought about jumping.
How many stayed on the bridge?
5 Grandpa went for a walk, and it started raining. He forgot
to bring an umbrella and didn’t have a hat. When he got
home, his clothes were soaking wet, but not a hair on his
head was wet. How was this possible?
6 You walk into a room and see a bed. On the bed, there are
two dogs, five cats, a giraffe, six cows, and a goose. There
are also three doves flying above the bed. How many legs
are on the floor?
7 In a one-story house at the corner of the road, the
bedrooms were yellow, the kitchen was orange, the living
room was red, the garage was blue, the entry hall was
green and the sitting room was purple. What color were
the stairs?
8 I am beautiful, up in the sky. I am magical, yet I cannot fly.
To people I bring luck, and to some people, riches. The boy
at my end does whatever he wishes. What am I?
9 I am a five-letter word and people eat me. If you remove
the first letter I become an energy form. If you remove the
first two letters, I am needed to live. Scramble the last
three letters and I am a drink. What word am I?
10 I come one in a minute,
Twice in a moment,
But never in a thousand years.
11 I always run, but never walk.
I have a bed, but I don't sleep.
 I have a mouth, but I don't eat.
12 I follow you all day long,
But when the night or rain comes,
I am all gone.
13 The more I dry,
The wetter I get.
14 What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
15 What can fill a room but takes up no space?
16 If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll
always smile back. What am I?
17 The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are
they?
18 People make me, save me, change me, raise me. What am
I?
19 I am always hungry and will die if not fed, but whatever I
touch will soon turn red. What am I?
20 I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and
cities with no buildings. What am I?
21 What has many keys, but can’t even open a single door?
22 What is more useful when it is broken?
23 What goes up when the rain comes down?
24 If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you
haven't got me. What am I?
25 A man in a car saw a Golden Door, Silver Door and a Bronze
Door. What door did he open first?
26 Until I am measured, I am not known. Yet how you miss
me, When I have flown. What am I?
27 What building has the most stories?
28 What can go through glass without breaking it?
29 I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees.
I have water, but no fish. What am I?
30 What has a neck but no head, two arms, and no hands?
31 What has many teeth, but cannot bite?
32 Spelled forwards I’m what you do every day, spelled
 backward I’m something you hate. What am I?
33 I can be long or can be short, I can be black, white, brown,
or yellow. You can find me the world over and I am often
the main feature. What am I?
34 I’m full of holes but strong as steel. What am I?
35 What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
36 What is full of holes but still holds water?
37 I was never there, but always was. No one ever saw me,
but I was trusted by everyone. Who am I?
38 In a family, there are 3 daughters, each of which has 1
younger brother. How many boys are in the family?
39 If it takes 10 minutes to boil 1 egg, how long will it take to
boil 5 eggs?
40 What has four wheels and flies
41 What question can you never answer yes to?
42 WHICH TIRE DOESN’T MOVE WHEN A CAR TURN RIGHT?
43 I’M NOT ALIVE, BUT I HAVE 5 FINGERS. WHAT AM I ?
44 PEOPLE BUY ME TO EAT, BUT NEVER EAT ME. WHAT AM I?
45 I love to move around, but usually not on the ground. I’m
quite strung out when way up high. I like to sail, but I need
to stay dry. I need air, but not to breathe. A helpful hand is
all I need. What am i?
46 What kinds of room has no windows or door?
47 What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still
makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a
word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left.
What is the word?
48 At time when they are green, a time when they’re brown,
but both of these times, cause me to frown. But just in
between, for a very short while, they are perfect and
yellow and cause me to smile! What am I talking about
here?
49 I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold
me for five minutes. What am i?
50 What goes through cities and fields, but never moves?
51 What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
52 What breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never
breaks?
53 Can you name three consecutive days without using the
words monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday,
saturday, or Sunday ?
54 Can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one
thousand?
55 What can go up and come down without moving?
56 Only two backbones and thousands of ribs?
57 I have three eyes in a row; when the red one opens, all
freeze. What am I?
58 It is weightless, but you can see it. Put it in a bucket, and it
will make it lighter. What is it?
59 What part of human body that very important to construct
a building ?
60 What runs all around a backyard, yet never moves?
61 What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat?
62 04. Forwards I am heavy, backward I am not. What am I?
63 07. No matter how little or how much you use me, you
change me every month. What am I?
64 09.Until I am measured, I am not known. Yet how you miss
me, When I have flown. What am I?
65 Who always enjoys poor health?
66 Hands she has but does not hold, teeth she has but does
not bite, feet she has but they are cold, eyes she has but
without sight. Who is she?
67 Question 5: Who is the strange one who lives in the sea, he
has eight arms but no legs. Who is it?
68 What common english verb becomes its own past tense by
rearranging its letters?
69 How did the pancake hurt itself?
70 What two whole, positive numbers that have one-digit
 answer when multiplied and a two-digit answer when
added?
71 What english word retains the same pronunciation, even
after you take away four of its five letters?
72 Find an english word which is singular, add an 's' and it
becomes pluras and add another 's' it becomes singular
again. Whats that?