Does your brain need a workout? Do you love a challenge? Are you a wizard of words?
Test your logic skills with these riddles.
Riddle #1
I have keys, locks, and space, but no rooms. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?
The Answer
The numbers in the image are 838. Were you able to see them?
Did you get it right? There are more to try.
Riddle #2
A man was born in 1955. He’s alive and well today at the age of 33. How is this possible?
The Answer
RA: He was born in room 1955 of the hospital.
Tricky, eh? Keep going for more riddles.
Riddle #3
This belongs to you, but everyone else uses it.
The Answer
Your name.
Don’t you hate when people use your stuff?
Riddle #4
A book slipped from a man’s hands and fell on the floor with a loud noise. 20 eyes looked at him. How many people were in the library?
The Answer
11. We each have 2 eyes, and there was no mention about the pairs of eyes. So we have 10 people in addition to the man who dropped the book. He can’t look at himself, but he’s still in the library.
Riddle #5
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The Answer
The letter M.
An alphabetical answer…
Riddle #6
How can you leave a room with two legs and return with six legs?
The Answer
Bring a chair back with you.
Yeah, that answer came out of nowhere.
Riddle #7
What can you hold in your right hand but never in your left hand?
The Answer
Your left hand.
Riddle #8
Which word in the dictionary is always spelled incorrectly?
The Answer
Incorrectly.
We bet you took a minute to answer that one. If you didn’t, you’re our new hero.
Riddle #9
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
The Answer
Bookkeeper
Only a dictionary whiz would get that one right.
Riddle #10
In some US states, one crime is punishable. People who try to commit it go to prison. Those who committed it successfully are never punished. What is this crime?
The Answer
Suicide.
Riddle #11
First you eat me, then you get eaten. What am I?
The Answer
A fishhook.
Ouch!
Riddle #12
A is the sister of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. So how is D related to A?
The Answer
A is D’s aunt.
Yeah, our eyes nearly crossed trying to figure out that one.
Riddle #13
What gets wet while drying?
The Answer
A towel.
Riddle #14
What can you find in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
The Answer
The letter R.
Those tricky letters…
Riddle #15
He has married many women but has never been married. Who is he?
The Answer
A priest.
Riddle #16
What disappears as soon as you say its name?
The Answer
Silence.
And any cat, but that’s an answer for another day.
Riddle #17
Why can’t you take a picture of a man with a wooden leg?
The Answer
A wooden leg cannot take a picture.
Prove us wrong!
Riddle #18
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?
The Answer
All the people are married.
I guess this wasn’t the singles cruise.
Riddle #19
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
The Answer
A map.
At least it knows where its going.
We do too. On to the next riddle!
Riddle #20
Henry’s mother had 4 children; April, May and June were the first three. What’s the name of the 4th child?
The Answer
Henry!
Riddle #21
What is the easiest way to double your money?
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The Answer
Put it in front of a mirror.
Unless you’re a very wise investor.
Riddle #22
The more you add, the smaller it gets.
The Answer
A hole.
Riddle #23
What always ends everything?
The Answer
The letter G.
It’s not the Apocalypse…this time.
Riddle #24
I’m 600 times older than some of my relatives. Is this possible?
The Answer
It is, if a person is 50 years old and their grandchild is 1 month old.
Or, if you’re a redwood tree.
Riddle #25
Until I am measured, I am not known, yet how you miss me when I have flown. What Am I?
The Answer
I am time.
Time flies and so do we, on to the next riddle…
Riddle #26
Two towns near each other; liars live in one of them and honest people in the other.
Both come to visit each other.
What single question should you ask a passer-by to find out which town you are in?
The Answer
“Are you a guest here?”
If they say “yes,” you are in the town of liars.
If they say “no,” then you are in the town of honest people.
Riddle #27
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What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
The Answer
A penny.
Riddle #28
You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat?
The Answer
An ear of corn.
It seems kind of wasteful when you think about it. Good thing it still tastes great.
Riddle #29
I know a word of letters three. Add two, and fewer there will be!
The Answer
Few!
Those sneaky words are up to their tricks again.
Riddle #30
All about, but cannot be seen,
Can be captured, cannot be held,
No voice but can be heard.
The Answer
The wind.
Riddle #31
I am lighter than what I am made of,
More of me is hidden than is seen.
The Answer
An iceberg.
We don’t think this riddle would have gone down well on the Titanic.
Riddle #32
Each morning I appear to lie at your feet,
All day I will follow no matter how fast you run,
Yet I nearly perish in the midday sun.
What am I?
The Answer
Your shadow.
Riddle #33
How far will a dog walk into a forest?
The Answer
Halfway. After he gets halfway, he’s walking out of the forest.
Riddle #34
Forward I’m heavy, but backwards I’m not. What am I?
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The Answer
Ton.
Ton=noT. Yep. We see it now.
Riddle #35
I am a box that holds keys without locks, yet they can unlock your soul. What am I?
The Answer
A piano.
Yeah, we were wondering about the soul part as well.
Riddle #36
I’m full of holes, yet I’m full of water. What am I?
The Answer
A sponge.
That or a canoe that’s about to sink.
Riddle #37
It’s red, blue, purple and green, no one can reach it. What is it?
The Answer
A rainbow.
Riddle #38
What question can you never honestly answer yes to?
The Answer
Are you asleep? (or dead)
Riddle #39
What happens when you throw a yellow rock into a purple stream?
The Answer
It makes a splash.
Riddle #40
I am something people love or hate. I change people’s 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?
The Answer
Age.
Well, that’s mildly depressing, isn’t it?
Riddle #41
You have three stoves: a gas stove, a wood stove, and a coal stove, but only one match. Which should you light first?
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The Answer
The match!
Riddle #42
I have two hands, but I cannot scratch myself. What am I?
The Answer
A clock.
One without a second hand…
Riddle #43
What can you take away the whole from, and some still remains?
The Answer
Wholesome.
The dictionary strikes again.
Riddle #44
A man was found dead next to a 13-story building. The police say it was a suicide, but you say it was a homicide (someone killed him).
To prove this, you go to each floor on the building, open the window, and toss a penny out. You do this to each floor until you reach the 13th floor, open the window, and toss a penny out.
How does this prove it wasn’t a suicide?
The Answer
If the man committed suicide, he would’ve left the window open and you wouldn’t have had to open it.
Riddle #45
What makes a loud noise when changing its jacket, becomes larger but weighs less?
The Answer
Popcorn.
What’s your favorite popcorn topping?
Riddle #46
A time when they are green, a time when they’re brown, but both of these times, cause me to frown. But just in between, for a very short while, They’re perfect and yellow and cause me to smile!
What am I talking about here?
The Answer
Bananas.
Riddle #47
What 5 letter word typed in all capital letters can be read the same upside down?
The Answer
SWIMS
Ah, the English language. It can always keep us entertained.
Riddle #48
What travels around the world but stays in one spot?
The Answer
A stamp.
Someone also mentioned a satellite…
Riddle #49
There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that allows people to see through walls. What is it?
The Answer
A window.
Yeah, we were starting to wonder if the Aztecs had x-ray vision too.
Riddle #50
You can carry it everywhere you go, and it does not get heavy. What is it?
The Answer
Your name.
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Source: Reader’s Digest