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Stretch your brain with fun riddles for adults, brain teasers, and logic puzzles! Answers hidden under spoiler tags. No cheating!
Warm-Up Riddles
Easy starters to get those gears turning!
- What has keys but no locks?
!A piano!< - I’m tall when young, short when old. What am I?
!A candle!< - What has a neck but no head?
!A bottle!< - What gets wet while drying?
!A towel!< - What has a face but no eyes?
!A clock!< - What goes up but never comes down?
!Your age!< - What is full of holes but holds water?
!A sponge!< - What has hands but can’t clap?
!A clock!< - What has a thumb but no fingers?
!A glove!< - What has a ring but no finger?
!A phone!< - What has words but never speaks?
!A book!< - What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
!The future!< - What can travel the world while staying in a corner?
!A stamp!< - What belongs to you but others use it more?
!Your name!< - What has a head, a tail, but no body?
!A coin!<
Genius-Level Riddles
Only 2% solve these!
- What can’t talk but replies when spoken to?
!An echo!< - The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
!Footsteps!< - What has cities but no houses?
!A map!< - I’m light as a feather, yet no one can hold me long. What am I?
!Breath!< - What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in 1,000 years?
!The letter M!< - What has 88 keys but can’t open a door?
!A piano!< - What runs but never walks?
!A river!< - What is bought to eat but never eaten?
!A plate!< - What is broken if you say its name?
!Silence!< - What has a bed but never sleeps?
!A river!< - What can fill a room but takes up no space?
!Light!< - What has a heart that doesn’t beat?
!An artichoke!< - What is always hungry but can’t eat?
!Fire!< - What is easy to get into but hard to get out of?
!Trouble!< - What has no legs but can run?
!A nose (when you “run” a nose)!<
Funny Riddles
Guaranteed giggles!
- Why did the math book look sad?
!It had too many problems!< - What do you call a bear with no teeth?
!A gummy bear!< - Why don’t skeletons fight?
!They don’t have the guts!< - What do you call fake spaghetti?
!An impasta!< - Why did the scarecrow win an award?
!He was outstanding in his field!< - What do you call a snowman with a six-pack?
!An abdominal snowman!< - Why did the cookie go to the doctor?
!It felt crummy!< - What do you call a dog magician?
!A labracadabrador!< - Why did the golfer bring two pairs of pants?
!In case he got a hole in one!< - What did the zero say to the eight?
!“Nice belt!”!< - Why did the tomato turn red?
!It saw the salad dressing!< - What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary?
!A thesaurus!< - Why don’t eggs tell jokes?
!They’d crack up!< - What do you call a fish wearing a crown?
!A kingfish!< - Why did the coffee file a police report?
!It got mugged!<
Bet you laughed at #42! 😂
History & Myth Riddles
From ancient legends to classic tales.
- I’m not alive, but I grow. I need air but have no lungs. What am I?
!Fire!< - What ancient invention lets you see through walls?
!A window!< - What did the Greek warrior say to his shield?
!“I’ve got you covered!”!< - What did one Egyptian pyramid say to the other?
!“You’re old, but I’m older!”!< - What did the Roman clock say to the sundial?
!“You’re timeless!”!< - What has a golden head but no brain?
!A coin!< - What did the knight say to his horse?
!“Stop neigh-glecting me!”!< - What ancient tool is always angry?
!A crossbow!< - What did the Viking say to his boat?
!“You’re oar-some!”!< - What’s a pharaoh’s favorite snack?
!Mummy wraps!< - What did the Greek god use to fix his lightning bolt?
!A zeus-screwdriver!< - What’s a pirate’s favorite letter?
!R (arrr!)!< - What did the witch say to her broom?
!“You’re sweeping me off my feet!”!< - What’s a knight’s favorite type of math?
!Sir-cumferences!< - What did the ancient map say to the treasure?
!“X marks the spot!”!<
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Science & Logic Puzzles
For the nerdy problem-solvers!
- I’m not a planet, but I orbit the sun. What am I?
!A comet!< - What has 13 hearts but no organs?
!A deck of cards!< - What gets bigger the more you take away?
!A hole!< - What has a bottom at the top?
!Your legs!< - What can you catch but not throw?
!A cold!< - What has a spine but no bones?
!A book!< - What goes through cities but never moves?
!A road!< - What has a bank but no money?
!A riverbank!< - What has a head, a tail, and no body?
!A coin!< - What has a mouth but can’t eat?
!A river!< - What can you break without touching it?
!A promise!< - What has no beginning, end, or middle?
!A doughnut!< - What is always answered without being asked?
!A doorbell!< - What has four legs but can’t walk?
!A chair!< - What has a tail but no body?
!A comet!<
Family-Friendly Riddles
Fun for all ages!
- What has to be broken before you use it?
!An egg!< - What gets bigger when you add to it?
!A hole!< - What has a thumb but isn’t alive?
!A glove!< - What has a bark but no bite?
!A tree!< - What has a ring but no finger?
!A phone!< - What has hands but can’t clap?
!A clock!< - What has a face but no eyes?
!A clock!< - What has a bed but never sleeps?
!A river!< - What has no legs but can run?
!A nose (when it “runs”)!< - What has a neck but no head?
!A bottle!< - What is full of holes but holds water?
!A sponge!< - What has teeth but can’t bite?
!A comb!< - What goes up when rain comes down?
!An umbrella!< - What has a key but no lock?
!A piano!< - What is always hungry but can’t eat?
!Fire!<
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💡 Pro Tip
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