Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

Lynn likes grapes but not potatoes. She likes squash but not lettuce, and she likes peas but not onions. Following the same rule,...

There has just been a heavy snowfall, Jeff goes out side and finds that there is twice as much snow in his garden as his neighbor'...

There are several books on a bookshelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the she...

A pregnant lady named her children: Dominique, Regis, Michelle, Fawn, Sophie and Lara. What will she name her next child? Jessica,...

Why didn't the monster eat the crazy person?

If you drop me, I'm sure to crack. Give me a smile, and I'll always smile back. What am I?

I have existed for centuries, but last only a month. What am I?

I'm simple for a few people But hard for them to hear I live inside of secrets I bring people's worst fears What am I?

I am never quite what I appear to be. Straight-forward I seem, but it's only skin deep, for mystery most often lies beneath my sim...

An interesting formula for generating a good many (but not all) primes is n2 + n + 41. If we plug in consecutive integers 1, 2, 3,...

What has 3 feet but no toes?

Take 9 from 6, 10 from 9, 50 from 40 and leave 6.

A thief enters a shop and threatens the clerk, forcing him to open the safe. The clerk says, "The code for the safe is different e...

An old lady forgets her drivers licence at home. She travels down a one way street the wrong way. She does not stop at stop signs,...

An empty bus pulls up to a stop and 10 people get on. At the next stop 5 people get off and twice as many people get on as at the...

One brick is one kilogram and half a brick heavy. What is the weight of one brick?

Can you find the last number in the number sequence given below? 10 : 10 : 20 : 45 : 110 : 300 : ?

What is the value of 1/2 of 2/3 of 3/4 of 4/5 of 5/6 of 6/7 of 7/8 of 8/9 of 9/10 of 1000?

A man was to be sentenced and the judge told him you may make a statement. If you tell the truth I'll sentence you to 4 years, how...

A man is in an area where blue-backed frogs are quite common. He finds one and it then begins to rain quite hard, to which he bec...

Question: If you randomly choose one of the following answers to this question, what is your chance of getting it right? A) 50% B...

You are awoken at 3 A.M. by a knock on your door. Your parents call you to let you know that they are there for breakfast. You are...

Alex was the strongest man in the world. He can lift up something that weighs 1000 kg easily. He can even pick up five women at on...

A king has no sons, no daughters, and no queen. For this reason he must decide who will take the throne after he dies. To do this...