Logic Riddles & Puzzles
Logic riddles challenge you to use deductive and inductive reasoning to arrive at the answer. Unlike wordplay riddles, these require careful analysis of the facts presented in the puzzle. They often involve scenarios with characters, situations, or constraints that you must reason through step by step.
204 riddles
During a visit to a mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criteria is that defines if a patient should be institutionalized. "Well," said the Di...

A man is in a maze, suddenly the power shuts off. He walks on and it gets colder and colder. He comes to a set of doors numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. He walks through...
There was a building with 100 floors. A short man lived on the very top floor, the 100th floor. On sunny days, he would ride the elevator up to the 70th floor,...

A claustrophobic lady gets on a train. The train enters a tunnel just as it is leaving the station. Where should she sit?
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 the floor. The only furniture...

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 figure out which die weig...
How can a woman living in New Jersey, legally marry 3 men, without ever getting a divorce, be widowed, or becoming legally separated?
An arm points north, east, south, then west. Ever in circles, never pausing to rest. It passes its brother twenty three times, As the sun passes by and the moon...
In a closely contested race, the judges call for a photo finish to determine the winner. It becomes clear that Alfonso crossed the line in first place, just ahe...
A women and daughter walked into a restaurant. A man walked past and the women both said, "Hello, Father". How is this possible?
All roses are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. Therefore some roses fade quickly. True of False?
Which ring is square?
It turns into a different story. What is it?
You enter one hole and leave three, once you succeed I'm on thee? What am I?

My sister has two children. I had two children. My brother has two children. My cousin has two children. Wow, that's a lot of children! How many children are th...
The shorter I am, the bigger I am. What am I?
If you see a reflection of an analogue clock which shows 2:30, what will be the original time?
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. What time is it now?
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 is broken but right two times a day?
A truck driver is going opposite traffic on a one way street. A police officer sees him but doesn't stop him. Why didn't the police officer stop him?
Without fingers, I point. Without arms, I strike. Without feet, I run. What am I?

You have two ropes. Each rope can burn in exactly one hour. The ropes are not of the same length or width. Both ropes are also not of uniform width or thickness...

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?