Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

We travel much, yet prisoners are, and close confined to boot. Yet with any horse, we will keep the pace, and will always go on fo...

I know a word; six letters it contains. And yet if you take one away, twelve is what remains.

What word of five letters has only one left when two letters are removed?

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...

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

Whoever makes it, tells it not; whoever takes it, knows it not; and whoever knows it, wants it not. What is it?

Why are manholes round instead of square?

There is a chain nailed to the wall. The chain is 10 feet long and the centre of the chain dips down 5 feet from where each side o...

What 3 positive numbers give the same result when multiplied and added together?

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?

A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of a...

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

What gets broken without being held?

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

There are two planes. One is going from New York to London at a speed of 600 MPH. The other is travelling from London to New York...

What can you catch but not throw?

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

A boy and his father are involved in a traffic accident, and the father dies. The boy is rushed to hospital, suffering from injuri...

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

The man who makes it doesn't use it; the man who buys it doesn't need it; the man who uses it doesn't know it. What is it?

In the fathers will, he states that his sons must race their horse, and the son with the slowest horse will receive the fathers en...

Is an older one-hundred dollar bill worth more than a newer one?

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

Two sisters are we, one is dark and one is fair In twin towers dwelling we're quite the pair One from land and one from sea Tell u...