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106 "What Am I" Riddles To Get Your Prefrontal Cortex Working
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106 "What Am I" Riddles To Get Your Prefrontal Cortex Working

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Riddles are a great way to train your brain and have fun simultaneously. Here at Bored Panda, we have featured ample riddles, including fun riddles for kids and clever riddles for adults. Yet, there's one more type of head-scratcher suitable for both kids and adults we haven't covered yet, and that is what am I riddles.
Below, we've compiled a list of what am I riddles with answers that will rack anyone's brain as they are rather knotty. Psst, scroll slowly or ask someone to read these for you so you don't see the answers beneath! Was there a what am I riddle that you couldn't solve? Let us know!
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#1

If you turn me on my side, I am everything. If you cut me in half, I am nothing. What am I? 
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14points

#2

Tool of thief, toy of queen. Always used to be unseen. Sign of joy, sign of sorrow. Giving all likeness borrowed. What am I? 
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13points

#3

I am something people love or hate. I change peoples appearances and thoughts. If a person takes care of them self I will go up even higher. To some people I will fool them. To others I am a mystery. Some people might want to try and hide me but I will show. No matter how hard people try I will Never go down. What am I?
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12points

#4

You can hold me in your hands, even though I can fill an entire room. What am I? 
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11points

#5

I’m an instrument through which sounds are made, and yet, not something that can be played. What am I? 
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10points

#6

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? 
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10points

#7

Always in you, sometimes on you; If I surround you, I can kill you. What am I? 
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10points

#8

I have eyes but I can’t see. I live in the dark until you need me. What am I?
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10points

#9

I look at you, you look at me. I raise my right hand, you raise your left. What am I? 
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10points

#10

I belong to you, but other people use me a lot more often than you do. Who am I?
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10points

#11

Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it, you die. What is it? 
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10points

#12

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? 
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9points

#13

My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick. Fat, I am slow. Wind is my foe. What am I? 
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9points

#14

I am served at a table, in gatherings of two or four. Served small, white, and round. You’ll love some, and that’s part of the fun. What am I? 
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9points

#15

What is as light as a feather, yet no person can hold it for long. What am I? 
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9points

#16

You heard me before, and then again. Afterward, I die, until you call me again. What am I? 
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9points

#17

If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I? 
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9points

#18

I can't be bought, but I can be stolen with a glance. I'm worthless to one, but priceless to two. What am I? 
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9points

#19

I pass before the sun, yet make no shadow. What am I?
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9points

#20

I’m so fragile, even just saying my name could break me. What am I? 
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9points
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