Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

How many books can you put into an empty backpack?

They belong to me, they belong to you, they can make you feel happy or make you feel blue, they never end until the day you do?

A truck driver is going opposite traffic on a one way street. A police officer sees him but doesn't stop him. Why didn't the polic...

A man walked all day long but only moved 2 feet. How is this possible?

I am the shortest complete sentence in the English language. What am I?

What can be opened but cannot be closed?

A women and daughter walked into a restaurant. A man walked past and the women both said, "Hello, Father". How is this possible?

One night, a butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker go to a hotel. When they get their bill, however, it's for four people. Who'...

What is drawn by everyone without a pen or pencil?

I can be the book one can never finish reading. What am I?

I drive men mad for love of me, easily beaten, never free. What am I?

When was the latest year that is the same upside down?

I am a king who's good at measuring stuff. What am I?

What happens only in the middle of each month, in all of the seasons, except summer and happens only in the night, never in the da...

What has a spine but no bones?

As I went across the bridge, I met a man with a load of wood which was neither straight nor crooked. How is this possible?

What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands?

What is broken but right two times a day?

What is the only word in the English language that has 6 letters, all in alphabetical order?

What is in the middle of nowhere?

What is thrown to both kings and beggars?

There are 12 kids in a classroom. 6 kids are wearing socks and 4 are wearing shoes. 3 kids are wearing both. How many are bare fee...

I can travel from there to here by disappearing, and here to there by reappearing. What am I?

If it were three hours later than it is now, it would be twice as long until midnight as it would be if it were four hours later....