Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

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

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?

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?

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...

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....

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

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

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

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

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

What disappears the moment you say its name?

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...

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

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

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

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

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?

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...

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