Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

I have an eye but cannot see. I'm faster than any man alive and have no limbs. What am I?

One strand dangles. Two strands twist. Three or more can fashion this.

My sides are firmly laced about, Yet nothing is within; You'll think my head is strange indeed, Being nothing else but skin.

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the b...

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

What gets broken without being held?

If you toss a coin 10 times and it lands heads up every time, what are the chances it will land heads up if you toss it again?

What invention lets you look right through a wall?

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

A man is shown a portrait painting. He looks closely, then exclaims rather cryptically: "Brothers and sisters have I none, but tha...

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

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

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 can you catch but not throw?

What walks on four legs in the morning; two legs at midday; and three legs in the evening?

Why can't a man living in California be legally buried in New York (even if it's left as an instruction in his will)?

What is at the end of a rainbow?

We travelled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking wes...