Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

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...

2 men and a boy started a never ending race. One of the men can run super fast while the other man can run way faster than the boy...

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...

What has four eyes but can't see?

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...

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...

A doctor in Boston has a brother in New York who is also a doctor, but the doctor in New York does not have a brother in Boston, w...

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...

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

Simon Simpleton was born in London, England. His mother was Welsh and his father Scottish. When Simon was eight his mother died. W...

Walking home one day, you take a short cut along the train tracks. The tracks cross a narrow bridge over a deep gorge. At the poin...

If you go to the movies and you're paying, is it cheaper to take one friend to the movies twice, or two friends to the movies at t...

A clock chimes 5 times in 4 seconds. How many times will it chime in 10 seconds?

There were an electrician and a plumber waiting in line for admission to the Home Show. One of them was the father of the others s...

Which word in the English language is most frequently spelled wrong?

There were two men walking around on a deserted island with no food or water. One of the men got so hungry that he killed and ate...

A simple peasant is has bought a number of camels and is taking them to his farm. As he rides contentedly along he counts them, he...

As I was going to St Ives I met a man with seven wives Each wife had seven sacks Each sack had seven cats Each cat had seven kits...

In the land of the green glass door there are riddles but no answers, sheets but no blankets, and books but no words. Name somethi...

Which word is the odd one out: First, Second, Third, Forth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth.

Where can one stand up straight, but still be considered sideways?

Of all the numbers whose literal representations in capital letters consists only of straight line segments (for example, FIVE), o...