286 hard riddles with progressive hints and detailed explanations
Four people come to an old bridge in the middle of the night. The bridge is rickety and can only support 2 people at a time. The p...
There are nine metal dice. 1 die is slightly lighter than the other 8. If you had a balance scale and only two attempts, how could...
You start with 1000 then add 40 add another 1000 then add 30 add another 1000 then add 20 add one more 1000 then add 10 what is yo...
Some cogs are tigs. All tigs are bons. Some bons are pabs. Some pabs are tigs. Therefore, cogs are definitely pabs. - True or Fal...
When there is fire in me then I am still cold. When I own your true love's face then you will not see me. To all things I give no...
I am a word of 5 letters and people eat me. If you remove the first letter I become a form of energy. Remove the first two and I'm...
Carol is traveling by ship from south of the equator to the north. She has a nice little second class cabin which has a bathroom,...
I am three words, Two of them appear the same, Two are pronounced the same. One is the third person use of "capable" or "permit"....
A woman shoots her husband, then holds him under water for five minutes. Finally, she hangs him. Five minutes later they enjoy a w...
A thousand colored folds stretch toward the sky, Atop a tender strand, Rising from the land, 'Til killed by maiden's hand, Perhaps...
The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true. Are these sentences true or false?
Stealthy as a shadow in the dead of night, Cunning but affectionate if given a bite. Never owned but often loved. At my sport cons...
Thirty white horses on a red hill, First they champ, Then they stamp, Then they stand still.
With thieves I consort, With the vilest, in short, I'm quite at ease in depravity; Yet all divines use me, And savants can't lose...
To unravel me You need a simple key, No key that was made By locksmith's hand, But a key that only I Will understand.
A man wants to enter an exclusive club, but he doesn't know the password. Another man walks to the door and the doorman says 12, t...
Scythe of darkness, Shadow's light. Guiding eye Of thirteenth sight.
Jack is a farmer and owns some chickens. One day, he took a basket of fresh eggs to the market to sell. The first person bought h...
Before any changes I'm a garlic or spice. My first is altered and I'm a hand-warming device. My second is changed and I'm trees in...
Two in a corner, 1 in a room, 0 in a house, but 1 in a shelter. What am I?
This is a most unusual paragraph. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothi...
An old man wanted to leave all of his money to one of his three sons, but he didn't know which one he should give it to. He gave e...
I drift forever with the current down these long canals they've made, Tame, yet wild, I run elusive Multitasking to your aid. Befo...
Reaching stiffly for the sky, I bare my fingers when it's cold In warmth I wear an emerald glove And in between I dress in gold