Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

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

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

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...

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?

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....

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

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...

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

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

What disappears the moment you say its name?

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 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...

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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 ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in port. The bottom rung of the ladder touches the water. The distance between run...

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

Why are manholes round instead of square?