Top Rated Riddles of All Time
An arm points north, east, south, then west.
Ever in circles, never pausing to rest.
It passes its brother twenty three times,
As the sun passes by and the moon starts to climb.
A train pulls in alongside a crowded platform. It is precisely on schedule. The train is not full, and yet nobody boards it. All trains that stop at the platform travel to the same destinations. Why then did nobody board the train?
In a closely contested race, the judges call for a photo finish to determine the winner. It becomes clear that Alfonso crossed the line in first place, just ahead of Samuel. None of the judges dispute this, and yet they award the trophy to Frankie, who crossed the line in third place. Alfonso and Samuel have not broken the rules or done anything that might prejudice the judges against them.
So why does Frankie receive the trophy?
A women and daughter walked into a restaurant. A man walked past and the women both said, “Hello, Father”. How is this possible?
What is unusual about the following words: revive, banana, grammar, voodoo, assess, potato, dresser, uneven?
If it were three hours later than it is now, it would be twice as long until midnight as it would be if it were four hours later. What time is it now?
As I went across the bridge, I met a man with a load of wood which was neither straight nor crooked. How is this possible?
A truck driver is going opposite traffic on a one way street. A police officer sees him but doesn’t stop him. Why didn’t the police officer stop him?
No matter how hard you try, I can open what you can’t. If it wasn’t for me, on your front porch you would stand. What am I?
Three spies, suspected as double agents, speak as follows when questioned:
Albert: “Bertie is a mole.”
Bertie: “Cedric is a mole.”
Cedric: “Bertie is lying.”
Assuming that moles lie, other agents tell the truth, and there is just one mole among the three, who is the mole?
An intelligent trader travels from one place to another with 3 sacks having 30 coconuts each. No sack can hold more than 30 coconuts. On the way, he passes 30 check points. At each check point, he has to give one coconut for every sack he is carrying. What is the maximum number of coconuts that he can have with him at the end of his journey?