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Hard riddles are universal, and continue to leave a lasting impression on many different cultures across the globe. Here are some interesting facts:
The mere definition of what a riddle is, is something that has drawn a large amount of debate between scholars for centuries.
Complex riddles have been used since ancient times, and extensively in ancient/medieval literature.
There is only one riddle in the Bible appearing in the book of Judges. It is known as "Samson's riddle."
Charades is a popular contemporary game created with the use of riddle.
In author J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' Bilbo Baggins is given a challenging riddle by Gollum, and his life was dependent upon getting the correct answer.
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Word Admonition Riddle
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'This too shall pass.' If a happy person is told, This too shall pass it will make them sad. But to a person on hard times, hearing, This too shall pass will cheer them up. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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3 Gods Riddle
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Question 1: (To any of the three gods) If I were to ask you "Is that the random god," would your answer be "ja?" (This questions, no matter the answer, will enable you to tell which god is not random i.e. the god who is either False or True)
Question 2: (To either the True or False god) If I asked you "are you false," would your answer be "ja?"
Question 3: (To the same god you asked the second question) If I asked you "whether the first god I spoke to is random," would your answer be "ja?" Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Question 2: (To either the True or False god) If I asked you "are you false," would your answer be "ja?"
Question 3: (To the same god you asked the second question) If I asked you "whether the first god I spoke to is random," would your answer be "ja?" Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Hindu God Shiva Riddle
My first three is another name for the Hindu god Shiva.
My last four create something to wear.
Together I might use a scythe.
What am I?
My last four create something to wear.
Together I might use a scythe.
What am I?
Hint:
Harvest.
Har is another name for Shiva.
A vest is something you wear.
And a harvest might use a scythe. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Har is another name for Shiva.
A vest is something you wear.
And a harvest might use a scythe. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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One Hundred Eyes Riddle
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Pounds Of Sugar Riddle
The grocer had ten customers, each wanting to buy a 2 pound bag of sugar. A 20 pound bag of sugar had been delivered that morning, but he had not yet divided it because he could only find the 5lb and 9lb weights. One of the customers, getting impatient, showed him the quickest way to measure the sugar with the two weights he already had. How did he do it?
Hint:
Weigh out 4 pounds of sugar with the 5lb and the 9lb weights in different pans of the scales. With the 4lb weight , weigh three more lots of 4 pounds each - the remaining sugar will also weigh 4 pounds. Divide each 4 pound portion equally on the two sides of the scales. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Crawling Snail Riddle
A snail was at the bottom of a pole 30 feet tall. It could crawl up 3 feet in one day, but at night it slipped back 2 feet. How long did it take to reach the top of the pole?
Hint:
Twenty-eight days - at the end of the 28th day, it reached the top of the pole, and once on top, of course, it did not slip back down. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Gray And Thrown Away
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One Thing In Common Riddle
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Three Rivers Riddle
There are three rivers and after each river lies a grave. A man wants to leave the same number of flowers at each grave and be left with none at the end. However, each time he passes through a river, the number of flowers he has doubles. How many flowers does he have to start with so that he is left with none at the end? And how many does he leave at each grave?
Hint:
This problem has an infinite number of solutions modeled by the equation 8a=7n, where a is the amount of flowers the man starts with and n is the number of flowers he leaves at each grave. The simplest and possibly trivial solution would be to start with 0 flowers and leave 0 flowers at each grave. A more significant solution would be to start with 7 flowers and leave 8 at each grave. Any positive integer multiple of this solution also satisfies the conditions. For example, the man starts with 14 flowers and leaves 16 at each grave; so, 14 doubles to 28, and 28-16= 12; 12 doubles to 24, and 24-16= 8; 8 doubles to 16, and 16-16= 0. The result is the same if the man starts with 21 flowers and leaves 24 flowers at each grave, or starts with 28 and leaves 32. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Who Is The Engineer Riddle
A train goes between Chicago and New York. The brakeman, the fireman and the engineer are named Smith, Jones and Brown. (The names are not necessarily in order). There are also three passengers named Mr. Smith, Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown. Mr. Brown lives in New York. The brakeman lives halfway between New York and Chicago. Mr. Jones earns exactly $20,000 per year. Smith beat the fireman at their last game of golf. The passenger who lives in Chicago has the same name as the brakeman. The brakeman's next door neighbor is a passenger on this train and earns exactly three times as much as the brakeman. What is the name of the engineer?
Hint:
Determine the known facts. Also notice that the passengers are noted with the title Mr., where as the brakeman, engineer and fireman are identified by their last names only. 1. Mr Brown Lives in New York City 2. The brakeman lives midway between NY and Chicago 3. Mr. Jones earns exactly $20K per year 4. Smith beat the fireman at their last game of golf. 5. The brakeman's next-door neighbor, who is a passenger, earns exactly three times the brakeman's salary. 6. The passenger who lives in Chicago has the same name as the brakeman. According to #1 and #2, the brakeman's neighbor cannot be Mr. Brown. According to #5, the brakeman's neighbor also cannot be Mr. Jones, because $20,000 is not evenly divisible by three. This leaves Mr. Smith as the next door neighbor to the brakeman. Mr. Smith lives halfway between New York and Chicago (#2) as does the brakeman. Since Mr. Brown lives in New York, by process of elimination, it is now known that Mr. Jones lives in Chicago. According to statement #6, this means that the brakeman is named Jones. According to statement #4, the fireman cannot be Smith, so the fireman must be must be Brown, which leaves Smith as the engineer. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Head In The Clouds Riddle
Head in the clouds but my feet on the earth
Glowing with fire, people kept a wide berth
Place full of stones, a bush and a rock
(Somewhere to hide, away from the shock)
I must not be touched and of heaven am token
I thundered loud when the tablets were broken
I am in the Bible - what am I?
Glowing with fire, people kept a wide berth
Place full of stones, a bush and a rock
(Somewhere to hide, away from the shock)
I must not be touched and of heaven am token
I thundered loud when the tablets were broken
I am in the Bible - what am I?
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Rich Men Want It Riddle
The rich men want it, the wise men know it, the poor all need it, and the kind men show it. What is it?
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I Can Be Happy Riddle
I can be happy, sad or confusing. I can show or just be gone, but I'll come back not before long. What am I?
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White Or Green Riddle
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On Top A Joppa House Riddle
There was a man who went one day
On top a Joppa house to pray,
And while he waited for his meat
He dreamed he saw a great big sheet
Let down from heaven, and inside
Fowls and creeping things did ride,
The one who prayed was told to eat,
For God had cleansed this "common" meat.
Who was he?
On top a Joppa house to pray,
And while he waited for his meat
He dreamed he saw a great big sheet
Let down from heaven, and inside
Fowls and creeping things did ride,
The one who prayed was told to eat,
For God had cleansed this "common" meat.
Who was he?
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Can you come up with a cool, funny or clever Hard Riddles of your own? Post it below (without the answer) to see if you can stump our users.
1. Why did the math book look sad? Because it had too many problems.
2. Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing.
3. What do you call a group of cows playing instruments? A moo-sical band.
4. Why did the baker go to therapy? Because he kneaded help.
5. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field.
6. What do you call a cheese that isn't yours? Nacho cheese.
7. Why did the man go to the doctor with a clock in his belly? Because he wanted to know what time it was.
8. Why did the bicycle fall over? Because it was two-tired.
9. What did the grape say when it got stepped on? Nothing, it just let out a little wine.
10. Why did the chicken join a band? Because it had drumsticks.
11. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
12. Why did the cookie go to the doctor? Because it was feeling crummy.
13. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta.
14. Why did the golfer bring an extra pair of pants? In case he got a hole in one.
15. Why did the tomato turn yellow? Because it was scared of the chef.
16. Why was the computer cold? It left its Windows open.
17. What did one wall say to the other? I'll meet you at the corner.
18. Why don't seagulls fly by the bay? Because then they'd be bagels.
19. Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well.
20. Why was the cat afraid of the tree? Because it was afraid of getting acatia.
21. Why was the broom late? It swept in.
22. Why was the firefighter afraid of the snow? Because it put out his fire.
23. Why did the tomato blush? Because it saw the salad dressing's Caesar.
24. Why did the clock go to the gym? To work on its ticks.
25. Why did the tomato go on a cruise? It wanted to see the world and catch some rays.
26. What do you call a cow that's just given birth? De-calf-inated.
27. What did one hat say to the other? Stay calm, we've got you covered.
28. Why is a dog's nose always wet? Because it's the best way to smell.
29. Why was the math book so sad? It had too many problems.
30. Why did the grape breakdance? Because it heard it through the grapevine.
31. Why was the broom late for the cleaning party? It swept in fashionably late.
32. Why did the bird join the band? It had a high pitch voice.
33. What do you call a man with no body and just a nose? Nobody Nose.
34. Why was the math book so emotional? Because it had too many problems.
35. Why did the baker need to go to therapy? Because he kneaded some help.
36. Why did the potato go to the doctor? It was starting to feel mashed.
37. Why did the tomato go on a boat? To ketchup with its friends.
38. What do you call a man with no arms and no legs in the water? Bob.
39. Why did the computer go to the eye doctor? Because it had a virus in its sight.
40. Why did the tomato blush? Because it saw the salad dressing's Italian.
41. Why did the baker go to the beach? To get a little oven time.
42. Why did the clock lose weight? Because it went back 4 seconds.
43. Why did the tomato feel left out? It wanted to join the ketchup.
44. What did one tractor say to the other? Let's hit the hay!
45. Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide.
46. Why did the math book cry itself to sleep? Because it had too many problems to solve.
47. Why did the soda go to the doctor? Because it was feeling a little fizzy.
48. What do you call a cow with a sense of humor? Laughing cow.
49. Why was the shirt sad? Because it was hung out to dry.
50. Why was the racecar so embarrassed? Because it couldn't get a handle on its speeds.
1. Why did the math book look sad? Because it had too many problems.
2. Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing.
3. What do you call a group of cows playing instruments? A moo-sical band.
4. Why did the baker go to therapy? Because he kneaded help.
5. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field.
6. What do you call a cheese that isn't yours? Nacho cheese.
7. Why did the man go to the doctor with a clock in his belly? Because he wanted to know what time it was.
8. Why did the bicycle fall over? Because it was two-tired.
9. What did the grape say when it got stepped on? Nothing, it just let out a little wine.
10. Why did the chicken join a band? Because it had drumsticks.
11. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything.
12. Why did the cookie go to the doctor? Because it was feeling crummy.
13. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta.
14. Why did the golfer bring an extra pair of pants? In case he got a hole in one.
15. Why did the tomato turn yellow? Because it was scared of the chef.
16. Why was the computer cold? It left its Windows open.
17. What did one wall say to the other? I'll meet you at the corner.
18. Why don't seagulls fly by the bay? Because then they'd be bagels.
19. Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well.
20. Why was the cat afraid of the tree? Because it was afraid of getting acatia.
21. Why was the broom late? It swept in.
22. Why was the firefighter afraid of the snow? Because it put out his fire.
23. Why did the tomato blush? Because it saw the salad dressing's Caesar.
24. Why did the clock go to the gym? To work on its ticks.
25. Why did the tomato go on a cruise? It wanted to see the world and catch some rays.
26. What do you call a cow that's just given birth? De-calf-inated.
27. What did one hat say to the other? Stay calm, we've got you covered.
28. Why is a dog's nose always wet? Because it's the best way to smell.
29. Why was the math book so sad? It had too many problems.
30. Why did the grape breakdance? Because it heard it through the grapevine.
31. Why was the broom late for the cleaning party? It swept in fashionably late.
32. Why did the bird join the band? It had a high pitch voice.
33. What do you call a man with no body and just a nose? Nobody Nose.
34. Why was the math book so emotional? Because it had too many problems.
35. Why did the baker need to go to therapy? Because he kneaded some help.
36. Why did the potato go to the doctor? It was starting to feel mashed.
37. Why did the tomato go on a boat? To ketchup with its friends.
38. What do you call a man with no arms and no legs in the water? Bob.
39. Why did the computer go to the eye doctor? Because it had a virus in its sight.
40. Why did the tomato blush? Because it saw the salad dressing's Italian.
41. Why did the baker go to the beach? To get a little oven time.
42. Why did the clock lose weight? Because it went back 4 seconds.
43. Why did the tomato feel left out? It wanted to join the ketchup.
44. What did one tractor say to the other? Let's hit the hay!
45. Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide.
46. Why did the math book cry itself to sleep? Because it had too many problems to solve.
47. Why did the soda go to the doctor? Because it was feeling a little fizzy.
48. What do you call a cow with a sense of humor? Laughing cow.
49. Why was the shirt sad? Because it was hung out to dry.
50. Why was the racecar so embarrassed? Because it couldn't get a handle on its speeds.