A list of tricky and challenging riddles with answers to tease your brain. You can download a printable (PDF) version of these riddles if you want to print them and solve later.
Why is 6 afraid of 7?
See answerIf an electric train is traveling south, which way is the smoke going?
See answerA monkey, a squirrel, and a bird are racing to the top of a coconut tree. Who will get the banana first, the monkey, the squirrel, or the bird?
See answerHow far can a dog run into the woods?
See answerA man lives on the top floor of a hotel. When he is out with a friend or out on a rainy day, he comes back, goes to the elevator, and goes to the top floor. When he goes out alone or on a sunny day, he goes half way up and walks the rest of the way up. Why?
See answerA man says: "Brothers and sisters, have I none, but that man's father is my father's son."
Who is he pointing at?
In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995, that same person is 10 years old. How can this be?
See answerWhat do pandas have that no other animal has?
See answerWhat king can you make if you take the head of a lamb, the middle of a pig, the hind of a buffalo, and the tail of a dragon?
See answerThe day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is it today?
See answerIf there are three cups of sugar and you take one away, how many do you have?
See answerWhat is the word that even in plain sight remains hidden?
See answerA doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one every half an hour. How long will the pills last?
See answerHow many 9's are there between 1 and 100?
See answerHow many sides does a circle have?
See answerYou have three stoves: A gas stove, a wood stove, and a coal stove, but only one match. Which should you light first?
See answerSome adults still use these to count.
See answerSophie's mother had 2 sons and 1 daughter. The sons names were George and John. What was the daughter's name?
See answerWhat is half of two plus two?
See answerI run around the city, but I never move.
See answerDavid's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle and?
See answerYou are in a room with 3 monkeys. One monkey has a banana, one has a stick, and one has nothing. Who is the smartest primate?
See answerWhere is the ocean deepest?
See answerMom and dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother.
How many people are in the family?
What's at the head of an elephant and at the tail of a squirrel?
See answer2 people in front of 2 people. 2 people behind 2 people, and 2 people beside 2 people. How many people are there?
See answerWhat word is that, which, deprived of its first letter, leaves you sick?
See answerBesides Paris, what is the capital of France?
See answerWhat is at the end of a rainbow?
See answerHow many letters are in the alphabet?
See answerWhat part of a fish weighs most?
See answerWhat was was, before was was was?
See answerI you were to take two apples from three apples, how many would you have?
See answerWhat is round on both ends and hi in the middle?
See answerWhere can you add 2 to 11 and get 1?
See answerIf it has a quart capacity, how many pennies can you put into a empty piggy bank?
See answerWhat is between heaven and earth?
See answerA farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 run away. How many are left?
See answerHow can the letters OWONDER be rearranged to make one word?
See answerJohn's mom had three children. The first child was April. The second child was May. What was the third Child's name?
See answerWhat is the largest living ant on earth?
See answerWhat has three feet but no arms or legs?
See answerWhat is the end of everything?
See answerWhat follows a dog wherever it goes?
See answerWhat is never eaten before lunch?
See answerI met a man and drew his name. He tipped his hat and played my game. What is his name?
See answerIf you were standing directly on Antarctica's South Pole facing north, which direction would you travel if you took one step backward?
See answerFeed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die. What am I?
See answerWhat's higher than the king?
See answerWhat turns everything around but does not move?
See answerLook at me one way and I weigh a whole lot; turn me around and you'll see that I am not.
What am I?
I turn around once. What is out will not get in. I turn around again. What is in will not get out. What am I?
See answerThe sun bakes them,
The hand breaks them,
The foot treads them,
The mouth tastes them.
What breaks on the water but never on the land?
See answerIt belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do.
What is it?
Take away my first letter, then take away my second letter. Then take away the rest of my letters, yet I remain the same. What am I?
See answerWhat cannot talk but will always reply when spoken to?
See answerWhat can you keep after giving it to someone?
See answerIt's been around for millions of years, but is never more than a month old. What is it?
See answerWhat tastes better than it smells?
See answerYou can hold it without using your hands or your arms.
What is it?
I shave several times a day, yet I still have a beard. Who am I?
See answerThe more you have of me, the less you see.
Who am I?
If you're 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distance to the door. How many moves will it take to reach the door?
See answerPlace three matches on a table. Tell a friend to add two more matches to make eight.
See answerThere are 25 red balls, 47 green balls and 3 blue balls in a basket. There is a blind man. What is the minimum number of balls that the blind man has to pick to make sure that there are at least 2 balls of different colors?
See answerMr. Smith has 4 daughters.
Each of his daughters has a brother.
How many children does Mr. Smith have?
How can you add eight 8's to get the number 1000?
See answerHow many days are there in 4 years?
See answerIn a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half the lake?
See answerThere are two fathers and two sons. They walk into a candy store and each buys a candy bar for 50 cents. The total for all of the candy bars was $1.50. How is that possible?
See answerDivide 20 by half and add 30, what do you get?
See answerA bat and a ball cost $1.10. The bat costs one dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
See answerThere is a boat with a ladder attached to it, the ladder is eight feet tall. If the water rises four feet how much of the ladder will be on top of the water?
See answerSusan and Lisa decided to play tennis against each other. They bet $1 on each game they played. Susan won three bets and Lisa won $5. How many games did they play?
See answerTimmy's mother has three children. The first was named April. The next was named May. What is the final one's name?
See answerWhat gets broken without being hold?
See answerWhat has to be broken before you can use it?
See answerWhat is so delicate that even mentioning it breaks it?
See answerWhat building has the most stories?
See answerWhat starts with the letter T, is filled with T and ends in T?
See answerI'm where yesterday follows today and tomorrow is in the middle. What am I?
See answerThere is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers.
What does he weigh?