Looking for a challenge? Check out this list of tricky riddles. See how many you can answer correctly - easy, hard, and kids levels included.
If you were standing directly on Antarctica's South Pole facing north, which direction would you travel if you took one step backward?
See answerWhat word is that, which, deprived of its first letter, leaves you sick?
See answerIf an electric train is travelling south, which way is the smoke going?
See answerWhat is the word that even in plain sight remains hidden?
See answerHow far can a dog run into the woods?
See answerWhat is the end of everything?
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 answerA plane crashed on the border or US and Canada. Where do they bury the survivors?
See answerWhat can you keep after giving it to someone?
See answerHow many hairs are in a bunny rabbit's tail?
See answerHow do snails travel?
See answerWhere are you guaranteed to find gold on St. Patrick's Day?
See answerWhat turns everything around but does not move?
See answerWhere is the ocean deepest?
See answerSophie's mother had 2 sons and 1 daughter. The sons names were George and John. What was the daughter's name?
See answerYou can hold it without using your hands or your arms. What is it?
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 answerIf 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 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?
See answerWhat tastes better than it smells?
See answerIf there are three cups of sugar and you take one away, how many do you have?
See answerIf it has a quart capacity, how many pennies can you put into a empty piggy bank?
See answerWhat part of a fish weighs most?
See answerWhat is the center of gravity?
See answerAn American living in England came home to the United States on the 4th of July, celebrated for three full days, and returned to England on the 4th of July. How is this possible?
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 does a dog cross a river without getting wet?
See answerHow many E’s are in the 4th of July?
See answerPlace three matches on a table. Tell a friend to add two more matches to make eight.
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 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 answerWhat has to be broken before you can use it?
See answerWhat is the largest living ant on earth?
See answerWhat's at the head of an elephant and at the tail of a squirrel?
See answerThe day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is it today?
See answerWhat cannot talk but will always reply when spoken to?
See answerMom and dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?
See answerFeed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die. What am I?
See answerA tree with 5 branches, no leaves and no fruits.
See answerWhy are people always tired in April?
See answerHow many days are there in 4 years?
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 answerBesides Paris, what is the capital of France?
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?
See answerWho was awarded as the fastest runner in the race?
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 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?
See answerThe more you have of me, the less you see. Who am I?
See answerWhat has everything inside it? Everything you can imagine even god, wind, world, sky, heaven, earth and everything that comes to your mind?
See answerIt belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
See answerI 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 answerWhat is long and filled with seamen?
See answerWhat was was, before was was was?
See answerWhat is half of two plus two?
See answerI make billions of dollars selling Windows. Who am I?
See answerOn his arc, how many of each animal did Moses bring?
See answerYou walk into a room with a match, a kerosene lamp and a fireplace. Which do you light first?
See answerDavid's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle and?
See answerHow does Easter end?
See answerWhere can you add 2 to 11 and get 1?
See answerHow many bricks does it take to complete a building made of brick?
See answerWhat building has the most stories?
See answerA red house is made out of red bricks.
A blue house is made out of blue bricks.
What is a green house made out of?
I run around the city, but I never move.
See answerWhat do pandas have that no other animal has?
See answerWhat is between heaven and earth?
See answerWhat quacks, has webbed feet, and betrays his country?
See answerWhat goes with a car, comes with a car, is no use to a car, but the car can't move without it?
See answerWhat breaks on the water but never on the land?
See answerA farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 run away. How many are left?
See answerHow many sides does a circle have?
See answerWhat was the largest island in the world before Australia was discovered?
See answerWhat’s the best way to make Easter easier?
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 answerA doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one every half an hour. How long will the pills last?
See answerWhen is 1500 plus 20 and 1600 minus 40 the same thing?
See answerHow many letters are in the alphabet?
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 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 answerWhy is 6 afraid of 7?
See answerWhat is so delicate that even mentioning it breaks it?
See answerWhat has 4 fingers and a thumb, but is not living?
See answerDo they have a 4th of July in Australia?
See answerWhat has 4 eyes but can't see?
See answerWhat's higher than the king?
See answerWhat is never eaten before lunch?
See answerThe sun bakes them,
The hand breaks them,
The foot treads them,
The mouth tastes them.
A 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 answerMr. Smith has 4 daughters. Each of his daughters has a brother. How many children does Mr. Smith have?
See answerWhat is a foot long and slippery?
See answerIn 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995, that same person is 10 years old. How can this be?
See answerWhat follows a dog wherever it goes?
See answerWhat do the Pilgrims, Indians and Puritans have in common?
See answerI'm where yesterday follows today and tomorrow is in the middle. What am I?
See answerWhat comes in many different sizes but is always only 1 foot long?
See answerI met a man and drew his name. He tipped his hat and played my game. What is his name?
See answerWhich bus could cross the ocean?
See answerIf a rooster laid a brown egg and a white egg, what kind of chicks would hatch?
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 answerHow can you add eight 8's to get the number 1000?
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