Question

Don't solve this for points please. I'll be deleting your answer if it's not related to these riddles or if it's incorrect. If you get correct, then you'll be marked brainiest and get 10 points.
Solve the following riddles:

1. 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.

2. I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

3. You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?

4. What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?

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Answer 1

Answer:

1)candle, since the candle melts the longer it's lit. It lasts longer when it's new

2)map, since maps only show where the places are located.

3)all the people on the boat are married

4)heroine, since a great woman is called a heroine.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

1)candle

2)map

3)all the people on the boat are married

4)heroine

Explanation:

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