Corrected entry: When Perseus is watching the suitor being burned and is talking to Thallo about the riddle that each suitor must answer, Thallo states "and those who fail do not tell what they were asked". This suggests that each riddle is kept secret from all except the suitor. When the queen asks Perseus the riddle, however, everyone in the kingdom is gathered in the temple and listening, so the riddle is not kept a secret at all. Anyone who was there would know what the riddle was.
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Correction: He simply says the suitors do not tell what they were asked. The people in attendance when the riddle is asked are free to tell, but they are obviously royals/elite. The riddle would not be known to the commoners.