286 hard riddles with progressive hints and detailed explanations
Find an English word that uses all of the following letters: PNLLEEEESSSSS
What is broken but right two times a day?
I am the shortest complete sentence in the English language. What am I?
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....
Although I'm far from the point, I don't make mistakes, I fix yours. What am I?
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?
What has thousands of ears but can't hear anything?
Although glory but not at my best. Power will fall to me finally, when the man who made me is dead. What am I?
What is the only word in the English language that has 6 letters, all in alphabetical order?
I am a ship that can be made to ride the greatest waves. I am not built by tool, but built by hearts and minds. What am I?
I can travel from there to here by disappearing, and here to there by reappearing. What am I?
What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands?
When was the latest year that is the same upside down?
It takes 10 minutes to fry one steak -- 5 minutes from each side. Two steaks can fit on a pan. What is the shortest possible time...
I am found in the sea and on land but I do not walk or swim. I travel by foot but I am toeless. No matter where I go, I'm never fa...
What can be seen in the middle of March and April that cannot be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
There are several different kinds but the one you pick doesn't do its job. What is it?
Red and orange, blue and green, touching brothers yellow and white. The final solution is always in sight. Yet only by minds sharp...
I ate one and threw away two. What is it?
You have to travel far before you turn it over. What is it?
The shorter I am, the bigger I am. What am I?
The combined age of Jack and John is 49. Jack is twice as old, as John was when Jack was as old as John is now. How old are the br...
What goes around and in the house, but never touches the house?
Under pressure is the only way I work, and by myself is the only way I am hurt. What am I?