286 hard riddles with progressive hints and detailed explanations
This old one runs forever, but never moves at all. He has not lungs nor throat, but still a mighty roaring call. What is it?
What is that which goes with a car, comes with a car, is of no use to a car, and yet the car cannot go without it?
When the day after tomorrow is yesterday, today will be as far from Wednesday as today was from Wednesday when the day before yest...
An open ended barrel, I am shaped like a hive. I am filled with the flesh, and the flesh is alive! What am I?
You hear it speak, for it has a hard tongue. But it cannot breathe, for it has not a lung. What is it?
What is round on both ends and hi in the middle?
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
It is an insect, and the first part of its name is the name of another insect. What is it?
What word looks the same upside down and backwards?
What body part is pronounced as one letter but written with three, only two different letters are used?
What's the difference between here and there?
Which vehicle is spelled the same forwards and backwards?
What flies without wings?
If two hours ago, it was as long after one o'clock in the afternoon as it was before one o'clock in the morning, what time would i...
What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
What time of day, when written in a capital letters, is the same forwards, backwards and upside down?
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
A bat and a ball cost $1.10. The bat costs one dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
Three people check into a room. The bill is $30. They split it 3 ways. Later on the hotel realizes they should have charged $25 so...
You are playing a game of dodge ball with two other people, John and Tom. You're standing in a triangle and you all take turns thr...
Thousands lay up gold within this house, But no man made it. Spears past counting guard this house, But no man wards it.
Tim and Mel are long distance lovers. Tim has just purchased an engagement ring for Mel and wants to mail it to her. Unfortunately...
What goes through a door but never goes in and never comes out?