Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

I give you a group of three. One is sitting down, and will never get up. The second eats as much as is given to him, yet is always...

In a large, completely empty wooden barn, a dead man hangs from the middle of the central rafter by a rope. The nearest wall is 20...

A murderer is condemned to death. He must choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fire. The second is full of assa...

I protect your brain, hard and white. Without me, it wouldn't be alright. What am I?

A woman had two sons born at the same hour, on the same day, of the same month, in the same year. But they were not twins. How is...

A detective breaks into a crime scene. The victim is slumped dead on a chair with a bullet hole in his head. A gun lies on the flo...

A serial killer gave each of five victims two pills and a glass of water. He told each to take one pill, warning that one was pois...

Two men play 5 games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. How is this possible?

A detective who was mere days from cracking an international smuggling ring has suddenly gone missing. While inspecting his last-k...

You have two ropes. Each rope can burn in exactly one hour. The ropes are not of the same length or width. Both ropes are also not...

A clever thief was brought before a king to receive his punishment. The king, feeling merciful, asked the thief how he would like...

A man forgot the secret code to open his locker. But he remembers the following clues: Fifth number plus the third number equals...

Only one of the following statements is true, which one is it? One statement here is false. Two statements here are false. Three s...

A man went into a party and drank some of the fruit punch. He then left early. Everyone at the party who drunk the fruit punch sub...

No matter how hard you try, I can open what you can't. If it wasn't for me, on your front porch you would stand. What am I?

What walks on its head all day?

I am what most people fear, I can strike without warning for I cannot be stopped. Everyday I do things to people that rip apart th...

When I am released to the wind, you look away and you pretend, but away your friends I will send. What am I?

Railroad crossing without any cars. Can you spell that without any R's?

Seven months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days?

Two dogs are sitting on a porch -- a fat dog and a thin dog. The little dog is the son of the fat dog, but the fat dog is not the...

It takes one word to separate them; otherwise they are inseparable. What are they?

A horse is on a 24 foot chain and eats an apple that is 26 feet away. How did the horse get to the apple?