A riddle is a question, a puzzle, a phrase, or a statement devised to get unexpected or clever answers.
What's bright orange with green on top and sounds like a parrot?
What has hands, but can't clap?
What can't be used until it's broken?
What are two things people never eat before breakfast?
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A word I know, six letters it contains, remove one letter and 12 remains, what is it?
Puzzling riddles sometimes tell us that we cannot answer some questions, leading to hours of head scratching...
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