King Octopus Riddle
King Octopus has servants with six, seven, or eight legs. The servants with seven legs always lie, but the servants with either six or eight legs always say the truth.
One day, 4 servants met:
The blue one says: Altogether we have 28 legs;
The green one says: Altogether we have 27 legs;
The yellow one says: Altogether we have 26 legs;
The red one says: Altogether we have 25 legs.
What is the color of the servant that is speaking the truth?
One day, 4 servants met:
The blue one says: Altogether we have 28 legs;
The green one says: Altogether we have 27 legs;
The yellow one says: Altogether we have 26 legs;
The red one says: Altogether we have 25 legs.
What is the color of the servant that is speaking the truth?
Hint:
The green one is telling the truth.
Lets assume that one of them is telling the truth and then try to prove that. Since all four servants are disagreeing then 3 of them must be lying.
The servant telling the truth will have either 6 or 8 legs. The other 3 servants will have 7 legs since they lie. So the total number of legs should be either 27 (6 + 7 + 7 + 7) legs or 29 (8 + 7 + 7 +7) legs. Only green servant could be telling the truth as it said 27 legs.
Alternatively, lets say blue is telling the truth: so the blue one has either 6 or 8 legs. And each of the other octopuses are lying hence have 7 legs each. So our total number of legs: 6 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 27 legs or 8 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 29 legs. But since blue said that altogether they have 28 legs, we know he is lying.
If you follow this same logic for all of them, you realize that only the green octopus can be telling the truth as the number of legs adds up. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Lets assume that one of them is telling the truth and then try to prove that. Since all four servants are disagreeing then 3 of them must be lying.
The servant telling the truth will have either 6 or 8 legs. The other 3 servants will have 7 legs since they lie. So the total number of legs should be either 27 (6 + 7 + 7 + 7) legs or 29 (8 + 7 + 7 +7) legs. Only green servant could be telling the truth as it said 27 legs.
Alternatively, lets say blue is telling the truth: so the blue one has either 6 or 8 legs. And each of the other octopuses are lying hence have 7 legs each. So our total number of legs: 6 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 27 legs or 8 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 29 legs. But since blue said that altogether they have 28 legs, we know he is lying.
If you follow this same logic for all of them, you realize that only the green octopus can be telling the truth as the number of legs adds up. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Stolen Apple Riddle
Mrs. Stotch is a fifth grade teacher. One of her students took her apple. Mrs. Stotch has narrowed the suspects down to Billy, Paige, and Tyler. Each of the students give these statements:
Billy: I didnt do it.
Paige: I didnt do it.
Tyler: Paige did it!
Mrs. Stotch knows that only one of the kids is telling the truth. Who is telling the truth and who took the apple?
Billy: I didnt do it.
Paige: I didnt do it.
Tyler: Paige did it!
Mrs. Stotch knows that only one of the kids is telling the truth. Who is telling the truth and who took the apple?
Hint:
Billy did it. Paige is telling the truth so she didnt do it. Tyler is lying so he reinforces that Paige didnt do it. Billy is lying so he did it. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Egg In A Glass Riddle
A science teacher told his after school class, "Whoever can get this egg into this smaller glass bottle will win no homework for a week! The rules are: the egg has to go into the bottle in one piece, and you can't break the bottle. You can also use anything in the science lab. So, do we have any volunteers?"
A boy raised his hand and the teacher pointed at him. The boy took the egg and looked around the science lab for the things he could use. He saw some writing paper, a pack of matches, some vinegar, a sink, and the glass bottle. By the end of the after school class, the boy had gotten the egg into the smaller bottle.
How did he do it?
A boy raised his hand and the teacher pointed at him. The boy took the egg and looked around the science lab for the things he could use. He saw some writing paper, a pack of matches, some vinegar, a sink, and the glass bottle. By the end of the after school class, the boy had gotten the egg into the smaller bottle.
How did he do it?
Hint: Without doing anything to the egg, the egg can't fit into the bottle
First, soak the egg in the vinegar which softens the shell without compromising the egg. Next, take some of the writing paper and shred it into pieces. Take the shredded pieces and put them into the glass bottle. Take a match and light a fire inside the bottle with the shredded paper. After, take the vinegar-soaked egg and put it on the top of the bottle so no oxygen can get into the bottle. The fire can't live without any oxygen so it will try to suck oxygen from the entrance which the egg is blocking. When the fire does this, the fire becomes like a vacuum. So, basically, the fire sucks the egg into the bottle to try to get the oxygen. After a short while, the shell will reharden and that's how the egg got into the bottle. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Hidden Realms I Shelter
I look flat, but I am deep,
Hidden realms I shelter.
Lives I take, but food I offer.
At times I am beautiful.
I can be calm, angry and turbulent.
I have no heart, but offer pleasure as well as death.
No man can own me, yet I encompass what all men must have.
What am I?
Hidden realms I shelter.
Lives I take, but food I offer.
At times I am beautiful.
I can be calm, angry and turbulent.
I have no heart, but offer pleasure as well as death.
No man can own me, yet I encompass what all men must have.
What am I?
Hint:
Bus Driver Eyes
You are the bus driver. At your first stop, you pick up 29 people. On your second stop, 18 of those 29 people get off, and at the same time 10 new passengers arrive. At your next stop, 3 of those 10 passengers get off, and 13 new passengers come on. On your fourth stop 4 of the remaining 10 passengers get off, 6 of those new 13 passengers get off as well, then 17 new passengers get on. What is the color of the bus drivers eyes?
Hint:
The eye color of the reader of this problem. The first sentence is the key: "You are the bus driver". Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Driving At Midnight Riddle
I was driving at midnight on Jan. 31. It was freezing cold in New York. I was on an isolated unpaved road when my car battery went dead. The headlights went off, and I coasted to a stop. There were no moon or stars out, and no human-made lights visible. Yet I clearly saw a mouse cross the road, and could tell that it was brown, not gray. How is this possible?
Hint:
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2. What do you call an alligator in a vest? A well-dressed reptile!
3. Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well!
4. What do you call a pig that knows karate? A pork chop!
5. Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide!
6. What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A stick!
7. Why don't ants get sick? Because they have tiny ant-bodies!
8. How do you know if a tree is stupid? It has leaves but no roots!
9. What do you call an elephant in a refrigerator? Jammed in there!
10. Why did the scarecrow win an award? He was outstanding in his field!
11. What do you call a sleeping bull? A bull-dozer!
12. Why did the cookie go to the doctor? It was feeling crummy!
13. How does a penguin build its house? Igloos it together!
14. Why was the math book sad? It had too many problems!
15. What do you call a bee that can't make up its mind? A maybee!
16. Why did the grape stop in the middle of the road? Because it ran out of juice!
17. How do you catch a squirrel? Climb up a tree and act like a nut!
18. Why did the pirate go to the Apple Store? To get a new iPatch!
19. Why did the tomato blush? Because it saw the salad dressing!
20. How does a farmer count cows? He uses a cowculator!
21. What do you call a snowman with a six-pack? An abdominal snowman!
22. Why did the dog run in circles? It was chasing its tail!
23. What did the grape say when it got stepped on? Don't step on my juice-box!
24. How do you know if a math teacher is hungry? They'll start talking about pi!
25. Why did the bird sit on a wire? To get a charge out of life!
26. What do you get when you cross a snowman and a shark? Frostbite!
27. Why did the chicken go to the seance? To talk to the other side!
28. How does a train eat? It chews-chews!
29. What do you call a snake that works for the government? A civil serpent!
30. Why did the grape go out with the raisin? It couldn't get a date!
31. How does a tree get on the internet? It logs on!
32. Why did the duck go to the store? To get some quackers!
33. What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear!
34. Why did the horse cross the road? To get to the neigh-borhood!
35. How do you know if a joke is a dad joke? It becomes apparent!
36. Why did the tomato go on a boat ride? To ketchup on some sight-seeing!
37. What do you call a detective alligator? An investi-gator!
38. Why was the computer cold? It left its Windows open!
39. What do you call a pig that does karate? A pork chop!
40. Why did the bicycle fall down? Because it was two tired!
41. Why did the refrigerator run for mayor? It wanted to freeze out the competition!
42. What do you call an owl that's good at math? A root-fowl!
43. Why did the dog chase its tail? It wanted to get in touch with its inner pup!
44. What do you call a young magician? A hocus-pocus-tot!
45. Why did the grape go on vacation? To get some raisin!
46. What kind of music do astronauts listen to? Neptunes!
47. Why did the tomato go to the dance? To find a date-able vegetable!
48. How do you catch a squirrel with a boomerang? Toss it up and hope for a return!
49. Why did the bird go to the dentist? To get its beak checked out!
50. How does a pirate answer a phone call? "Ahoy, me hearty, who be calling?"
1. Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing!
2. What do you call an alligator in a vest? A well-dressed reptile!
3. Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well!
4. What do you call a pig that knows karate? A pork chop!
5. Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide!
6. What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A stick!
7. Why don't ants get sick? Because they have tiny ant-bodies!
8. How do you know if a tree is stupid? It has leaves but no roots!
9. What do you call an elephant in a refrigerator? Jammed in there!
10. Why did the scarecrow win an award? He was outstanding in his field!
11. What do you call a sleeping bull? A bull-dozer!
12. Why did the cookie go to the doctor? It was feeling crummy!
13. How does a penguin build its house? Igloos it together!
14. Why was the math book sad? It had too many problems!
15. What do you call a bee that can't make up its mind? A maybee!
16. Why did the grape stop in the middle of the road? Because it ran out of juice!
17. How do you catch a squirrel? Climb up a tree and act like a nut!
18. Why did the pirate go to the Apple Store? To get a new iPatch!
19. Why did the tomato blush? Because it saw the salad dressing!
20. How does a farmer count cows? He uses a cowculator!
21. What do you call a snowman with a six-pack? An abdominal snowman!
22. Why did the dog run in circles? It was chasing its tail!
23. What did the grape say when it got stepped on? Don't step on my juice-box!
24. How do you know if a math teacher is hungry? They'll start talking about pi!
25. Why did the bird sit on a wire? To get a charge out of life!
26. What do you get when you cross a snowman and a shark? Frostbite!
27. Why did the chicken go to the seance? To talk to the other side!
28. How does a train eat? It chews-chews!
29. What do you call a snake that works for the government? A civil serpent!
30. Why did the grape go out with the raisin? It couldn't get a date!
31. How does a tree get on the internet? It logs on!
32. Why did the duck go to the store? To get some quackers!
33. What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear!
34. Why did the horse cross the road? To get to the neigh-borhood!
35. How do you know if a joke is a dad joke? It becomes apparent!
36. Why did the tomato go on a boat ride? To ketchup on some sight-seeing!
37. What do you call a detective alligator? An investi-gator!
38. Why was the computer cold? It left its Windows open!
39. What do you call a pig that does karate? A pork chop!
40. Why did the bicycle fall down? Because it was two tired!
41. Why did the refrigerator run for mayor? It wanted to freeze out the competition!
42. What do you call an owl that's good at math? A root-fowl!
43. Why did the dog chase its tail? It wanted to get in touch with its inner pup!
44. What do you call a young magician? A hocus-pocus-tot!
45. Why did the grape go on vacation? To get some raisin!
46. What kind of music do astronauts listen to? Neptunes!
47. Why did the tomato go to the dance? To find a date-able vegetable!
48. How do you catch a squirrel with a boomerang? Toss it up and hope for a return!
49. Why did the bird go to the dentist? To get its beak checked out!
50. How does a pirate answer a phone call? "Ahoy, me hearty, who be calling?"