What's ironic about this list of riddles is that not only will you have a great experience while drilling your mind, but you will also be passing time when doing so ;)! For the most part these puzzles are short, safe for children (school aged and up) and fairly to moderately challenging.
Think that it's time to take time to solve these puzzling riddles on time? Check them out, and be sure to share with all of your friends.
The Three Minute Timer Riddle
Hint:
Once the water is boiling, turn the three-minute timer and five-minute timer over. When the three-minute timer runs out, put the egg in the boiling water. When the five-minute timer runs out, two minutes have elapsed and it is time take the egg out of the water. You don't need the four-minute timer for this riddle. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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America's First Clock Riddle
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3661 Seconds Past Midnight
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Clocking Out Riddle
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Monster Time Riddle
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Lost Minute Riddle
Hint:
The one that doesn't work is best as it will always be correct twice a day, but the one that loses a minute a day will not be correct again for 720 days (losing 720 minutes or 12 hours). Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Devouring All Things Riddle
This thing devours all things:
Birds, animals, trees, flowers, fruits;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays emperors, ruins kingdom and
Beats high mountains down.
What is this Thing?
Birds, animals, trees, flowers, fruits;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays emperors, ruins kingdom and
Beats high mountains down.
What is this Thing?
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Running Watches Riddle
I started 2 watches at the same time,
It turned out that one of them went two minutes per hour too slow,
and the other went one minute per hour too fast.
When I looked at them again,
the faster one was exactly one hour ahead of the other.
How long had the watches been running?
It turned out that one of them went two minutes per hour too slow,
and the other went one minute per hour too fast.
When I looked at them again,
the faster one was exactly one hour ahead of the other.
How long had the watches been running?
Hint:
The faster watch gains on the slower one at the rate of three minutes every hour. After 20 hours, the faster one will be ahead by one hour. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Oregon Trail Riddle
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The Wrong Time Riddle
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