THO RIDDLES WITH ANSWERS TO SOLVE - PUZZLES & BRAIN TEASERS

Trending Tags

Feel free to use content on this page for your website or blog, we only ask that you reference content back to us. Use the following code to link this page:
Terms · Privacy · Contact
Riddles and Answers © 2024

Bringing Back The Lost

Hint:
Memory
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES  NO  

Die Toss Riddle

Hint:
One in six. A die has no memory of what it last showed.
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES  NO  

A Thought In Your Mind

Hint:
Memory
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES  NO  

The Prime Number Riddle

Hint: Remember that 1 is not a prime number.
Those that remain behind must have written {1,4,6,8,9} and from this only {1,9} are odd. The probability of an odd number is thus 2/5.
Expected number of odds is 2/5 * 90 = 36
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES  NO  

Blue Eyes Riddle

Hint: Given my brother's blue eyes, what are the odds on my pair of eye-color genes?
1 in 3.

Since my brother has blue eyes (bb), both of my parents carry one brown and one blue gene (Bb). The three possibilities for my genotype, equally likely, are BB, Bb, and bB. Thus, there is a 2/3 chance that I carry a blue gene.

If I carry a blue gene, there is a 50% chance I will pass it on to my first child (and, obviously, 0% if I carry two brown genes).
Since my child will certainly get a blue gene from my wife, my gene will determine the eye color.

Multiplying the probabilities of those two independent events, there is a chance of 1/2 x 2/3 = 1/3 of my passing on a blue gene.
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES  NO  

The Cheap Mp3 Player

Hint:
With only 6 tracks on the player:
The first chapter has been set to play first. The probability of the next 5 chapters playing in order is 1/5! = 1/120.

With the music on the player as well:
Seeing as I don't care about when the music plays, it doesn't change anything. The answer is still 1/120.
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES  NO  

The Gardners Riddle

Hint:
Gretchen said that there were 4 girls in the family, three of whom were blond.

This would make the probability that she saw two blonds (3/4) * (2/3), which equals 1/2.

Other numbers would work, but the next pair would lead to a rather large family.
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES  NO  

Knights Of The Round Table Riddle

Hint: Does it matter if they are sitting clockwise or counterclockwise? Or where the oldest sits?
The odds are 11:1. (The probability is 1/12.)

Imagine they sat down in age order, with each person randomly picking a seat. The first person is guaranteed to pick a seat that "works". The second oldest can sit to his right or left, since these five can sit either clockwise or counterclockwise. The probability of picking a seat that works is thus 2/4, or 1/2. The third oldest now has three chairs to choose from, one of which continues the progression in the order determined by the second person, for a probability of 1/3. This leaves two seats for the fourth oldest, or a 1/2 chance. The youngest would thus be guaranteed to sit in the right seat, since there is only one seat left. This gives 1 * 1/2 * 1/3 * 1/2 * 1 = 1/12, or 11:1 odds against.
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES  NO  

Pearl Problems Riddle

Hint: If you took out 2 pearls, you would have about a 50% chance of getting 2 gold bars. However, you can take even more pearls and still retain the 50% chance.
Take out 5000 pearls. If the remaining pearl is white, then you've won 5000 gold bars!
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES  NO  

Beethoven Backwards Riddle

Hint:
He decomposes
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES  NO  

A Bath Without Water

Hint:
A sun bath
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES  NO  

Full Of Holes

Hint:
A sponge
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES  NO  

A Smile To Your Face

Hint:
A baby!
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES  NO  

Coconut Money Riddle

Hint:
He's a millionaire already.
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES  NO  

Coconut Toll Booth Riddle

Hint:
1 10
2 10
3 9
4 9
5 9
6 8
7 8
8 7
9 7
10 7

200-84 = 116
Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES  NO  

Add Your Riddle Here

Have some tricky riddles of your own? Leave them below for our users to try and solve.