Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

If a green man lives in a green house, a purple man lives in a purple house, a blue man lives in a blue house, a yellow man liv...

What has an eye but cannot see?

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or squar...

Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. what is it?

What gets broken without being held?

Mr. Smith has 4 daughters. Each of his daughters has a brother. How many children does Mr. Smith have?

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?

If you throw me out the window, I'll leave a grieving wife. Bring me back, but through the door, You'll see someone giving life....

Mr. Smith has two children. If the older child is a boy, what are the odds that the other child is also a boy?

What number do you get when you multiply all of the numbers on a telephone's number pad?

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?

You have two ropes. Each rope takes one hour to burn. These ropes are not identical, nor are they uniform; i.e. it does not necess...

I have a name, but it isn't my name. My face shows signs of age. I always mean the same thing, no matter what I say. I'm born in m...

How can you add eight 8's to get the number 1,000?

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who am I?

A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in port. The bottom rung of the ladder touches the water. The distance between run...

Usain and Mo race one another over 100m. When Usain crosses the finish line, Mo is only at the 90m mark. They agree to have a seco...

In a certain country ½ of 5 = 3. If the same proportion holds, what is the value of 1/3 of 10 ?

There are three light switches outside a room. Inside is a single light bulb, controlled by one of the three switches. You need to...

How can you make the following true by changing a single line? 5+5+5=550

Two fathers and their two sons go fishing together. They each catch one fish to take home with them. They do not lose any fish, an...

A man rides into an inn on Friday, stays for three nights and rides out again on Saturday. How can this be?

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?