241 riddles with progressive hints and detailed explanations
You have a 5 gallon bucket, a 3 gallon bucket, and a hose to fill them up. You need to get 4 gallons. You have no means of measuri...
The world's tallest skyscraper took seven years to build. Each year the workmen were able to double its height. How many years did...
Down below the shining moon Around the trees, a sacred gloom Running with the midnight sky Knowing that which makes you cry Night...
Some cogs are tigs. All tigs are bons. Some bons are pabs. Some pabs are tigs. Therefore, cogs are definitely pabs. - True or Fal...
Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years. How many F's are in the previous...
Jenna wrote all the numbers from 300 to 400 on a piece of paper. How many times did she write the digit 3?
A woman shoots her husband, then holds him under water for five minutes. Finally, she hangs him. Five minutes later they enjoy a w...
You are standing in front of a room with one light bulb inside of it. You cannot see if it is on or off. Outside the room there ar...
There is a low railroad bridge in your town. One day you see a large truck stopped just before the underpass. When you ask what ha...
How many bricks does it take to complete a building made of brick?
On a fine sunny day a ship was in the harbor. All of a sudden the ship began to sink. There was no storm and nothing wrong with th...
How much dirt is in a hole 4 feet deep and 2 feet wide?
James ordered a fishing rod, priced at $3.56. Unfortunately, James is an Eskimo who lives in a very remote part of Greenland and t...
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...
A man builds a house with all 4 sides facing south. A bear walks past the house. What color is the bear?
With the numbers 123456789, make them add up to 100. They must stay in the same order. You can use addition, subtraction, multipli...
There is a boat with a ladder attached to it, the ladder is eight feet tall. If the water rises four feet how much of the ladder w...
A man is on the run from the police, after stealing large gold bars. He has 3 gold bars in his arms - each weighing 10kg each. The...
There is a green house. Inside the green house there is a White house. Inside the White house there is a red house. Inside the red...
Dead on the field lie ten soldiers in white, Felled by three eyes, black as night. What happened?
If you were standing directly on the south pole facing north, which direction would you travel if you took one step backward?
Five men were eating apples, a finished before B, but behind C. D finished before E, but behind B. What was the finishing order?
You are playing a game of dodge ball with two other people, John and Tom. You're standing in a triangle and you all take turns thr...
Tim and Mel are long distance lovers. Tim has just purchased an engagement ring for Mel and wants to mail it to her. Unfortunately...