Hard Riddles — Can You Solve Them?

I am a five letter word and I am a fruit. Take the first letter out and I am a crime, take out the first and second letter and I am a animal, take out the first...

A man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits: two doors. Through the first door there is a room constructed from magnifying glass. The blazi...

I am a fruit. If you take away the first letter of my name I become a crime. Take away the first two letters of my name I become an animal. Take away the first...

I can slash but I have no knife, I can dash but I have no legs, I can pound but I have no hammer, I can star but I have no stage. What am I?

I pass before the sun, yet make no shadow. What am I?

You want to boil a two-minute egg. If you only have a three-minute timer (hourglass), a four-minute timer and a five-minute timer can you boil the egg for only...

What 5 letter word typed in all capital letters can be read the same upside down?

While exploring the wilds of Canada, George was captured by hostile wood fairies. Zion, the powerful chief of the fairies told him he could make one final state...

Two people are born at the same moment, but they don't have the same birthdays. How could this be?

Lynn likes grapes but not potatoes. She likes squash but not lettuce, and she likes peas but not onions. Following the same rule, will she like pumpkins or appl...

Which word does not belong in the following list: Stop cop mop chop prop shop or crop?

What common English verb becomes its own past tense by rearranging its letters?

I repeat only the last word you say. The more I repeat, the softer I got. I cannot be seen but can be heard. What am I?

You can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I?

A smooth dance, a ball sport, a place to stay, an Asian country, and a girl's name. What's her name?

A pregnant lady named her children: Dominique, Regis, Michelle, Fawn, Sophie and Lara. What will she name her next child? Jessica, Katie, Abby or Tilly?

An interesting formula for generating a good many (but not all) primes is n2 + n + 41. If we plug in consecutive integers 1, 2, 3, etc., at least up to a certai...

I'm teary-eyed but never cry. Silver-tongued, but never lie. Double-winged, but never fly. Air-cooled, but never dry. What am I?

Can you find the last number in the number sequence given below? 10 : 10 : 20 : 45 : 110 : 300 : ?

You want to hire a temporary employee for one month. You offer him reasonable wages, but the employee suggests an alternative. For the first day of work, he wil...

In a pond there are some flowers with some bees hovering over the flowers. How many flowers and bees are there if both the following statements are true: 1. If...

A man was to be sentenced and the judge told him you may make a statement. If you tell the truth I'll sentence you to 4 years, however, if you lie then I'll sen...

A man is in an area where blue-backed frogs are quite common. He finds one and it then begins to rain quite hard, to which he becomes quite stressed. The rain...