326 Riddles for Adults With Answers - page 3 of 4
You kill 10 flies out of 22 on a table. How many are left?
Think about the literal properties of a 'ten'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
I rest at night and have a twin; I'm not alive but have a "soul."
Think about the literal properties of a 'a foot'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
I'm made for one but for the purpose of two; worn for years or a few.
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
A window cleaner falls from the 12th floor and is fine. How?
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
I respond only if you speak first, but no one can see me.
Think about the literal properties of a 'an echo.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Minimum prisoners needed to find one poisoned wine bottle out of 110?
Think about the literal properties of a 'ten.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Why did 7 police officers smile at a driver going the wrong way?
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
People reveal secrets to me; most think I'm dirty but need me around.
Think about the literal properties of a 'a toilet.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
I can be dull, shiny, sharp, or pointy. You only think of me when needed.
Think about the literal properties of a 'a knife.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
You try to keep me straight, but sadness makes me bend further.
Think about the literal properties of a 'your posture.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
I have a mighty roar and run forever, though I never move at all.
Think about the literal properties of a 'a waterfall.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
I can take you up or down; you reach great heights with me.
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
I am a fighter of good and the king of the black night sky.
Think about the literal properties of a 'dark.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
How can a 9ft 1in sword be mailed in a 9ft limit box?
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
I'm a danger to life and home; when you hear me, you could lose your job.
Fire needs fuel (food) to stay alive but is extinguished by water (a drink).
I am never fat, can be thin, and give you space even if you talk a lot.
Think about the literal properties of a 'air.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Tony sips his drink and dies; Tommy gulps two and lives. Why?
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
I clean the old and bad; my juice is golden. If I die, you need a machine.
Think about the literal properties of a 'a kidney.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
I skip and run but can't eat or think; you see me but I can't see you.
Think about the literal properties of a 'a leg.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Fighters lined up in rows; one component decides if they are divided or united.
Think about the literal properties of a 'a zipper'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
I hurt most when lost or not had; I can be given to many or just one.
Think about the literal properties of a 'love.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
I have four legs but can't walk; I hold food but have no soil.
Think about the literal properties of a 'a table.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
You won't know me until you measure me; you miss me when I'm gone.
This logic uses 'clock arithmetic'. On a standard 12-hour clock, adding 5 hours to 9:00 results in 2:00.
I am at the start of the end and also of place.
This refers to the literal placement of the character in the spelling of the words 'April' and 'March'.
A 9-letter word that remains a word as you remove letters one by one.
Think about the literal properties of a 'startling'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
I have three eyes and one leg; I close one eye even when you want it open.
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
I have no breath but am alive; always drinking but never thirsty.
The 'broken glass' was a fish tank. Without water, the fish died on the floor.
I'm in the sun but not rain, fly but stuck at the bottom, feel no pain.
A shadow only exists when light is present but blocked. If you shine a light directly 'on' it (remove the blockage), it disappears.
I have hands, but I am unable to clap.
This logic uses 'clock arithmetic'. On a standard 12-hour clock, adding 5 hours to 9:00 results in 2:00.
I am always being responded to, though I never ask a question.
Think about the literal properties of a 'a doorbell.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
I can be cracked, made, played, or told. What am I?
Think about the literal properties of a 'a joke.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
What do rich people need, poor people have, and if you eat it, you die?
Think about the literal properties of a 'nothing.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
What type of tree can you carry in your hand?
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
Open me, you need a mirror to see me. Close me, you can't see me at all.
Your eyes are separated by your nose (the 'road'). Since they both face forward, they cannot see each other.
If you have this and then share it, it's instantly gone.
Think about the literal properties of a 'a secret.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
What is found at the end of a rainbow?
This refers to the literal placement of the character in the spelling of the words 'April' and 'March'.
What type of dress can you never wear?
Think about the literal properties of a 'an address.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
A woman kills her sister after meeting a man at their mother's funeral. Why?
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
A King gives children seeds to grow; a girl with an empty pot wins. Why?
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
What breaks as soon as you speak its name?
Think about the literal properties of a 'silence.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
The more you make of me, the more you leave behind.
Think about the literal properties of a 'fingerprints.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
I've been all around the world, and yet I never leave the corner.
Think about the literal properties of a 'a stamp.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
What is a seven-letter word that becomes a "one" when you remove four?
Think about the literal properties of a 'someone.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Mr. Owens was killed Friday afternoon. The chef claimed he was making breakfast. Who is guilty?
Think about the literal properties of a 'the chef '. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
I am hard at the beginning and soft in the middle; you need a lot of air to blow me.
Think about the literal properties of a 'gum.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
I am often bought for consumption, but no one will ever consume me.
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
I can fly without wings and weep without eyes. Dark follows me everywhere. What am I?
Think about the literal properties of a 'clouds.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
A woman in a hotel room is startled by a knock. A man apologizes, saying he thought it was his room. Why was she frightened?
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
What has a single eye but is unable to see?
Think about the literal properties of a 'a needle.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
I am a box that has no locks but holds keys. My keys have the power to unlock your deepest senses. What am I?
Think about the literal properties of a 'a piano.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Remove first and second, and all others, and I am unchanged.
Think about the literal properties of a 'a postman.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Three doctors say James is their brother; James says he has no brothers.
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
Single thumb, four fingers, not alive.
Think about the literal properties of a 'a glove.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Around for years, but never older than a month.
Think about the literal properties of a 'the moon.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Something you can hold without using your arms.
Think about the literal properties of a 'your breath.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Begins and ends with T and has T inside it.
Think about the literal properties of a 'a teapot.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Has to be broken before you can use it.
Think about the literal properties of a 'an egg.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Sits when it stands, jumps when it walks.
Think about the literal properties of a 'a kangaroo.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
I live in light, but if light shines on me, I die.
A shadow only exists when light is present but blocked. If you shine a light directly 'on' it (remove the blockage), it disappears.
Stone inside a tree, helps words live; stand still and have less the more I move.
A pencil contains graphite ('lead' from a mine) encased in wood (from a tree). It gets shorter as you use it.
Two fathers and two sons catch one fish each, but only bring home three.
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
Measure 1 cup using a 3-cup and 5-cup container.
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
Loses its head every morning, gets it back at night?
Think about the literal properties of a 'a pillow.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Monkey and squirrel climb a coconut tree; who gets the banana first?
Think about the literal properties of a 'neither '. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
No legs, brown, has a head and tail?
Think about the literal properties of a 'a penny.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Paul is 9ft tall, wears size 12 shoes, and works at a butcher shop. What does he weigh?
Think about the literal properties of a 'meat.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Logic puzzle: 14 boys, 8 blue shirts, 2 neither, 5 boys in blue. Total class?
Think about the literal properties of a 'nineteen.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Parents have 6 sons, each has one sister. How many in the family?
Think about the literal properties of a 'nine .'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Word with five letters that becomes smaller if you add two letters?
Think about the literal properties of a 'short '. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Sundial has the least moving parts; what has the most?
Think about the literal properties of a 'an hourglass '. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Odd one out: Snap, letter, mood, or stun?
This refers to the literal placement of the character in the spelling of the words 'April' and 'March'.
Cat crosses a river without getting wet or using a device.
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
Photo riddle: "I have no siblings, but this man's parent is my parent's son."
Think about the literal properties of a 'his son.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Most romantic part of the ocean?
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
Use me to stop, take me to smoke, pool's first stroke.
Think about the literal properties of a 'brake/break.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Some say I am green, red, or yellow. Some play with us; others spray us.
Think about the literal properties of a 'pepper.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Statements: "I have at least one daughter," "I have less than ten," "I have more than ten." Only one is true.
Think about the literal properties of a 'nan'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
Hiked south 3 miles, east 3, north 3. Back at camp, I see a bear. What color is it?
Think about the literal properties of a 'white'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
The first is higher, the second is wet; the whole ties or causes a cramp.
Think about the literal properties of a 'a hyphen.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
The eyes will harvest, but the hand will sow.
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
I run, and it runs. When I stop, it still runs.
Think about the literal properties of a 'a watch.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
How can you stand physically behind your mother while she stands behind you?
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
What is in a minute once and twice in a moment, but not in a thousand years?
This refers to the literal placement of the character in the spelling of the words 'April' and 'March'.
You eat me first, but then you get eaten.
The 'broken glass' was a fish tank. Without water, the fish died on the floor.
How is the number seven different from other numbers between one and ten?
This is a lateral thinking puzzle where the solution relies on a non-obvious interpretation of the words used.
Think of snow and clouds. What does a cow drink?
Think about the literal properties of a 'water.'. The riddle uses metaphors to describe its physical form or function.
What is something that belongs to you that everyone else uses?
Your name is your personal property, but people use it to address you more often than you use it to address yourself.
I am surrounded by wood, but I came from a mine. Everyone uses me.
A pencil contains graphite ('lead' from a mine) encased in wood (from a tree). It gets shorter as you use it.
I am in the middle of April and March, but not at the beginning or end of either.
This refers to the literal placement of the character in the spelling of the words 'April' and 'March'.
I have water but no fish, mountains but no trees, towns but no homes.
A map is a symbolic representation; it shows the locations of mountains and water without being made of rock or containing actual fish.
A prisoner is told: "If you tell the truth, I will shoot you; if you tell a lie, I will stab you." What should he say?
This creates a paradox. If the guard stabs him, his statement was true, but the guard should have shot him for telling the truth.
What can you feed to make it live, but give it a drink and it will die?
Fire needs fuel (food) to stay alive but is extinguished by water (a drink).
What type of room has no windows or doors?
A mushroom is a fungus, but the word contains 'room'. It doesn't have the structural features of a building like windows.
If you dropped me from a tall building, I would be fine. If you put me in the water, I would die.
Paper is light enough to survive a fall without breaking, but water will dissolve its fibers and 'kill' its form.
In the first stages of my life, I am taller than I will be in my last stages.
A candle is tall when first lit (young) and becomes shorter as it burns down (gets older).
Who buys this but has no use for it, makes it but doesn�t need it, and uses it but can�t feel it or see it?
The carpenter makes it for profit, the buyer buys it for someone else, and the person inside is dead and cannot see or feel it.
What has a corkscrew on one side and a power socket on the other?
This describes a pig's anatomy: a curly 'corkscrew' tail and a snout that resembles a two-pronged 'power socket'.
There are two of us, and we are sisters. We are on different sides of a road, but we are unable to view each other.
Your eyes are separated by your nose (the 'road'). Since they both face forward, they cannot see each other.
What has both wheels and flies but is not an aircraft?
This is a play on the word 'flies'. A garbage truck has wheels and attracts literal flies (insects) due to the trash it carries.
What is one time that a man can have an empty coat pocket, but have something in it at the same time?
A hole is technically 'something' that exists in the fabric, but it means the pocket contains no items, making it empty.