Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

What has four eyes but can't see?

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...

It's hard to give up. Remove part of it and you still have a bit. Remove another part, but bit is still there. Remove another and...

A six foot tall magician holds a water glass atop his head, He brings it forward then let's it fall to the ground, When it hits...

Jodie's mother has 3 children, April, May and what is the third child's name?

A natural state, I'm sought by all. Go without me, and you shall fall. In times past you'd me when you spend, and use me when you...

At your wedding, you are introduced to your new partner's mother's only sister's husband's sister in law. What do you call this w...

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...

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

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 merchant can place 8 large boxes or 10 small boxes into a carton for shipping. In one shipment, he sent a total of 96 boxes. If...

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?

Dean Sam and Castiel are three brothers. Interestingly their current age is prime. What's more interesting that difference betwee...

If 3 cats can kill 3 rats in 3 minutes, how long will it take 100 cats to kill 100 rats?

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

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,...

A young man walks through the forest. He comes to a bridge. In front of the bridge is a large man carrying an axe. The man says, "...

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,...

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...

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...

There is a party of 100 high-powered politicians. All of them are either honest or liars. You walk in knowing two things: - At le...

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...

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...

Two is company and 3 is a crowd. What is 4 and 5?