Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

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

What disappears the moment you say its name?

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?

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

What is at the end of a rainbow?

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

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....

I'm tall when I'm young, I'm short when I'm old. What am I?

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

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die

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...

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...