How can he get all safely over the stream? (Answer: Take the goose over first and come back. It is not possible for him to leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. The problem is that he can only take himself and either the fox, the goose or the corn across at a time. He comes upon a stream which he has to cross and finds a tiny boat which he can use for the same. A man is on a trip with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn.Check out these riddles that take an extra few moments to solve. If you're looking for the perfect tricky riddle to stump your friends, you may find it here. Which will Helen drink? (Answer: Coffee - she has two E's in her name, just like all the coffee drinkers) Paul, Lewis and Melissa are drinking tea. Steve, Elizabeth and George are drinking coffee. What color is snow? What color are clouds? What color is a polar bear? What do cows drink? (Answer: Water, not milk, which may be on your mind after answering "white" to the previous questions)Ī man looks at a painting and says, “Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the painting? (Answer: His son)
When is four half of five? (Answer: When it's in Roman numerals - the letters IV are half of the word "five") What is the only English word with three sets of double letters? (Answer: Bookkeeper) Rich people want it, poor people have it, and if you eat it, you die. Where are the lakes always empty, the mountains always flat and the rivers always still? (Answer: A map) I am always hungry and never stop eating, but water will kill me. The more you take, the more you leave behind. How many children does Kelly have? (Answer: Four) Kelly has three daughters, and each daughter has a brother. Who survives? (Answer: The married people) How is that possible? (Answer: There were only three women total a mother, her daughter - who is also a mother - and her daughter's daughter)Ī boat sinks and every single person drowns. Two mothers and two daughters bought three cars. The man who's using it doesn't know he's using it. I'm double, I'm single, I'm black, blue, and gray I'm read from both ends, and the same either way. Two letters there are, and two only in me. Pronounced as one letter, and written with three. I never was, am always to be everyone's looking, but no one sees me. What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps? (Answer: A river) What did you eat? (Answer: An ear of corn) Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. You throw away the outside and cook the inside. What falls, but does not break, and what breaks but does not fall? (Answer: Night falls and day breaks) Put me in a bucket, and I'll make it lighter. What animal walks on all fours in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening? (Answer: A person during the course of their life they crawl as a child, walk as an adult, and use a cane as an elder) If those riddles were a little easy, check out these difficult examples of riddles! Try them out on your friends and see if they can guess the answers. What has thirteen hearts, but no other organs? (Answer: A deck of cards) What can you hold in your right hand, but not in your left hand? (Answer: Your left hand) What word is spelled wrong in the dictionary? (Answer: "Wrong") Where does Thursday come after Friday? (Answer: The dictionary) What can fill a room but doesn't take up space? (Answer: Light) You see it once in June, three times in September and never in May. What building has the most stories in the world? (Answer: The library) What belongs to you, but is used by everyone else? (Answer: Your name) What coins did I give you? (Answer: A dime and a nickel one of the coins isn't a nickel, but the other one is)
How is this possible? (Answer: The horse's name is Friday) If a rooster sits on a roof facing north, which way will the egg roll? (Answer: Roosters don't lay eggs.)Ī cowboy arrived in town on Friday, stayed one night, then left on Friday. What word begins with an E, ends with an E, but has only one letter? (Answer: An envelope) What word begins with a T, ends with a T, and has a T in it? (Answer: A teapot) What word becomes shorter when you add letters to it? (Answer: "Short")
How many months have 28 days? (Answer: All of them) I have a tail, and I have a head, but I have no body. What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries? (Answer: A towel) Three eyes have I, all in a row when the red one opens, all freeze like the snow. Examples of simple riddles for kids (and their solutions) include: They are a bit more complex than jokes but are less complicated than analogies. Riddles for kids are a great way to practice communication skills.
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