Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

I'm where yesterday follows today and tomorrow is in the middle. What am I?

I dig out tiny caves, and store gold and silver in them. I also build bridges of silver and make crowns of gold. They are the smal...

I have no wings but I fly, I have no teeth but I bite. What am I?

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

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 ?

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

What is at the end of a rainbow?

A girl was ten on her last birthday, and will be twelve on her next birthday. How is this possible?

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

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

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?

Which is heavier, a ton of feathers or a ton of bricks?

If 1+9+8=1, what is 2+8+9?

What you're looking for ... I'll hide it from you. However if you ask, I'll lead you right through. You're tempted to cross me, an...