Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

Which is correct "The yolk of the egg is white" or "The egg yolk is white?"

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

A man was found dead in his study. He was slumped over his desk and a gun was in his hand. There was a cassette recorder on his de...

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?

You want to hire a temporary employee for one month. You offer him reasonable wages, but the employee suggests an alternative. For...

What is the largest possible number you can write using only 2 numbers - just 2 numbers, no other mathematical symbols?

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 chil...

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...

Cathy has six pairs of black gloves and six pairs of brown gloves in her drawer. In complete darkness, how many gloves must she t...

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,...

What is a word made up of 4 letters, yet is also made up of 3. Sometimes is written with 9 letters, and then with 4. Rarely consis...

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,...

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

A man murders his wife with a knife in their car. Nobody is around to see this. He throws her out of the car being careful not to...

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...

In a pond there are some flowers with some bees hovering over the flowers. How many flowers and bees are there if both the followi...

A man was driving a black car. His lights were off. The moon shown no light. A cat was in the middle of the road. How did he know...

A young woman is attending her mother's funeral. While there, she meets a man she has never seen before and falls in love immediat...

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...

If Mr. Flynn is 90 centimeters plus half his height, how tall is he?

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...

MT_TF_S What are the missing letters? Why?

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

HIJKLMNO What is the drink?!