Riddles To Test Your Smarts
How good is your riddle game? Would you consider yourself a riddle novice or a riddle ninja?
When was the last time you challenged yourself with a riddle?
Riddles are a fun way of testing your problem-solving skills, encouraging you to examine your assumptions, look for alternate meanings, and think more creatively.
After solving these riddles, you’ll feel accomplished, and just a little bit younger and more spry (mentally speaking). Even if you can’t puzzle them out, at least you can say that you tried; there’s no judgment here.
The Age Old Question
When Billy’s asked how old he is, he replies, “In two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago.” How old is he?
Caffeine High
George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee. Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking Pepsi. Following this pattern, is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda?
Odd Word Out
One of these words does not belong: Which is it and why? Brawl, Carrot, Change, Clover, Proper, Sacred, Stone, Seventy, Swing, Travel.
Hint: It has nothing to do with the order
Spring Time.
What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
Violent Imagery.
A woman shoots her husband. She plunges him underwater for several minutes, then hangs him. Right after, they enjoy a lovely dinner. What happened?
The Family Trip.
Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How is this possible?
The Labyrinth.
You’re escaping a labyrinth, and there are three doors in front of you. The door on the left leads to a raging inferno. The door in the center leads to a deadly assassin. The door on the right leads to a lion that hasn’t eaten in three months. Which door do you choose?
Crossing The River.
A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?
What’s In A Name.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has a long one. Michael J. Fox has a short one. Madonna does not use hers. Bill Clinton always uses his. The Pope never uses his. What is it?
Wally’s World.
You are in a place called Wally’s World and there is only one law. There is a mirror, but no reflection. There is pizza with cheese, but not sausage. There is pepper, but no salt. There is a door, yet no entrance or exit. What is the law?
Word Play
What is unusual about the following words: revive, banana, grammar, voodoo, assess, potato, dresser, uneven?
Ready To Rumble.
Two boxers are in a match scheduled for 12 rounds. (Pure boxing only. There are no kicking or takedowns). One of the boxers gets knocked out after only six rounds, yet no man throws a punch. How is this possible?
Heavy Traffic.
Four cars come to a four way stop, all coming from a different direction. They can’t decide who got there first, so they all go forward at the same time. They do not crash into each other, but all four cars go. How is this possible?
Red House, Green House.
A red house is made from red bricks. A blue house is made from blue bricks. A yellow house is made from yellow bricks. What is a green house made from?
Four Legged Table.
At a four-legged table, there is one grandma, two mothers, two daughters and a granddaughter. How many legs are under the table?
Hard To Find.
What is easy to spot but hard to find?
Two Kids Are Liars.
Two kids are liars, three can only say the truth. Jane: “Julia is only a liar, if John is telling the truth.”
Julia: “If Joey doesn’t lie, then either Jane or John do.”
Joey: “Jack lies, as does Jane of Julia.”
John: “If Julia is telling the truth, then Jane or Joey do as well.”
Jack: “If you round up Jane, Joey and John, you will have at least one liar.”
Who are the compulsive liars?
Real Gun, Real Bullets.
A man walks into a his bathroom and shoots himself right between the eyes using a real gun with real bullets. He walks out alive, with no blood anywhere. He didn’t miss and he wasn’t Superman or any other caped crusader.
How did he do this?
A Life Story.
My life is often a volume of grief, your help is needed to turn a new leaf. Stiff is my spine and my body is pale, but I’m always ready to tell a tale. What am I?
Growing Family.
A family has two parents and six sons. Each of the sons has one sister. How many people are in the family?
Solutions
Think you nailed most of these riddles? Lets take a look at just how well you did.
Age Old Question: Just do the math. Answer: 12 years old (12–5=7, 7x2=14)
Caffine High: Pay attention to the vowels. Answer: Coffee, just like all the other names with two e’s. (Those with one “e”drank Pepsi.)
Odd Word Out: Answer: Carrot. It’s the only word that does not become another word when you remove the first and last letters.
Spring Time: The trick here is that this answer has nothing to do with the time of year when the months fall, but the words themselves. Answer: The letter “R”
Violent Imagery: She took a picture of him and developed it in her dark room.
Family Trip: They are grandfather, father and son.
The Labyrinth: The door on the right. The lion would be dead after not eating for three months.
Crossing The River: The river was frozen.
What’s In A Name: His last name.
Wallys World: Each word in Wally’s World must contain double letters.
Word Play: Take the first letter of each word and place it at the end. It will spell the same word backwards.
Heavy Traffic: They all made right hand turns.
Red House, Green House: Glass.
Four Legged Table: There are 10 legs under the table in total. We have a grandmother (a mother), her daughter (both a mother and a daughter) and her granddaughter (a daughter and granddaughter) hence how we have the number of mothers and daughters sat around the table.
Hard To Find: Talent
Two Kids Are Liars: Julia and Jack are the liars. Jane, Joey and John are telling the truth. Jack says out of the 3 names listed one is lying. That was a lie. Therefore those are the three that can not tell a lie…
Real Gun,Real Bullets: The man shot his reflection in the mirror.
My Life Story: A book
Growing Family: Nine. Two parents, six sons and one daughter!
