Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

I drape the hills in white. I do not swallow, but I sure do bite. What am I?

Can you name the largest number that can be written with four 1's?

Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is the woman related to the man?

A boy fell off a 100 foot ladder. But he did not get hurt. Why not?

An eye in a blue face Saw an eye in a green face. "That eye is like to this eye" Said the first eye, "But in low place, Not in hig...

Why is a raven like a writing desk? Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter

I occur twice in eternity, and I'm always within sight. What am I?

What gets tighter when stretched?

"Out of the eater, something to eat; out of the strong, something sweet." (Judges 14:14)

First think of the person who lives in disguise, Who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies. Next, tell me what's always the l...

Which letter comes next in the series: S, M, H, D, W, M?

In a closely contested race, the judges call for a photo finish to determine the winner. It becomes clear that Alfonso crossed the...

A room has four corners. Each corner has one cat. Each cat sees 3 cats. how many cats are there in the room?

A harp has four of something, whilst a guitar has six of them. What are we talking about?

What is the next letter in the series below, and why? B, C, D, E, G, P

An archaeologist unearths a coin bearing the inscription "57BC". How does he instantly know that it's a forgery?

Besides NME, which other three letters can be used to express "enemy"?

There is a house. A person enters this house blind but exits it seeing. What is it?

What 8 letter word has kst in the middle, in the beginning, and at the end?

What three letters change a girl into a woman?

Think of words ending in GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the th...

You are in a plane. There is a horse in front of you and a car behind you. Where are you? Hint: It is not a dream

Fifteen decades by a tree Cryptically expresses me - A garment worn in times of old, Five letters long, I keep out cold.

A train pulls in alongside a crowded platform. It is precisely on schedule. The train is not full, and yet nobody boards it. All t...