216 medium riddles with progressive hints and detailed explanations
A couple went to Hawaii on their honeymoon. The husband returned alone, saying his wife died in a boating accident. Police spoke t...
A man lived on the tenth floor of a building. Every day he took the elevator down to the ground floor. When he returned, he took t...
A man pushed his car to a hotel and knew he was bankrupt. How?
I live in a really noisy place, and I only appear when my loud friend is with me. I have my house high in the air, and I cause dea...
A clever thief was brought before a king to receive his punishment. The king, feeling merciful, asked the thief how he would like...
When I am released to the wind, you look away and you pretend, but away your friends I will send. What am I?
If three men can chop down three trees in three hours, how many men will it take to chop down six trees in six hours?
An apple is 40 cents, a banana is 60 cents and a grapefruit is 80 cents. How much is a pear?
Suppose there are twin brothers, one which always tells the truth and one which always lies. (So in this case they both know what...
There are 25 red balls, 47 green balls and 3 blue balls in a basket. There is a blind man. What is the minimum number of balls tha...
If you see a reflection of an analogue clock which shows 2:30, what will be the original time?
Jim and Wanda both have some apples. If Jim gives Wanda an apple, they will both have the same number of apples. However, if Wanda...
In a bicycle race, the man who came two places in front of the last man finished one ahead of the man who came fifth. How many con...
It turns into a different story. What is it?
I have no bed to sleep nor do I have a palace to live. I don't have a single penny with me, but still I am known to be a king. Who...
I am as simple as a circle, worthless as a leader but when I follow a group, their strength increases tenfold. By myself I'm pract...
I have no eyes, ears, tongue, or nose. Yet I see, hear, taste, and smell everything. What am I?
You enter one hole and leave three, once you succeed I'm on thee? What am I?
I am a poison strong enough to kill the sturdiest of men but I have the power to make even the vilest of dishes irresistible. What...
Take me with you and I'll lead you anywhere. Flip me around and I'll annoy you.
A man is considering how quickly his life has flown by. He thinks to himself, "the day before yesterday I was 37, and next year I...
100 passengers are boarding a plane with 100 seats. The first passenger in line has lost his boarding pass and chooses a random se...
A noble device, cursed to accept disgraceful treatment. It's absence can tell a man he doesn't belong. What is it?
Romeo and Juliet are found dead on the floor in a bedroom. When they were discovered, there were pieces of glass and some water on...