Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees Up, up it goes, And yet never grows?

The cost of making only the maker knows, Valueless if bought, but sometimes traded. A poor man may give one as easily as a king. W...

Two bodies have I, though both joined in one. The more still I stand, the quicker I run. What am I?

Some cogs are tigs. All tigs are bons. Some bons are pabs. Some pabs are tigs. Therefore, cogs are definitely pabs. - True or Fal...

What makes a loud noise when changing its jacket, becomes larger but weighs less?

Alive without breath, As cold as death, Clad in mail never clinking, Never thirsty, ever drinking

You are standing in front of a room with one light bulb inside of it. You cannot see if it is on or off. Outside the room there ar...

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

The ages of a father and son add up to 66. The father's age is the son's age reversed. How old could they be? (3 possible solution...

There is a man lying dead in his office. He is all alone and the doors and windows are locked from the inside. There are no marks...

With thieves I consort, With the vilest, in short, I'm quite at ease in depravity; Yet all divines use me, And savants can't lose...

A man decides to buy a nice horse. He pays $600 for it and he is very content with this strong animal. After a year the value of t...

You have a 5 gallon bucket, a 3 gallon bucket, and a hose to fill them up. You need to get 4 gallons. You have no means of measuri...

To unravel me You need a simple key, No key that was made By locksmith's hand, But a key that only I Will understand.

Inside me the adventurous find Quests and treasures of every kind. Trolls, goblins, orcs, and more, await Within my closed walls f...

Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years. How many F's are in the previous...

What word doesn't belong in this group? that, hat, what, mat, cat, sat, pat, or chat.

Jenna wrote all the numbers from 300 to 400 on a piece of paper. How many times did she write the digit 3?

Down below the shining moon Around the trees, a sacred gloom Running with the midnight sky Knowing that which makes you cry Night...

Carol is traveling by ship from south of the equator to the north. She has a nice little second class cabin which has a bathroom,...

When there is fire in me then I am still cold. When I own your true love's face then you will not see me. To all things I give no...

A flight from New York, carrying people from America, Canada and France was heading towards Glasgow Airport. Suddenly as the plane...

I have a hundred legs, but cannot stand, a long neck but no head; I ease the maid's life. What am I?

As a whole, I am both safe and secure. Behead me, and I become a place of meeting. Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready....