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Riddles and Answers © 2023

This set of questions varies in difficulty levels. While many of the riddles listed here aren't too complex, others are extremely challenging mentally and will require a thorough amount of thinking. When you run into the tougher problems be sure to read the clues as carefully as you can, there's certainly no need to rush through them.
Please note that we encourage our readers to share their original riddles with us. You can do so by submitting them in the form at the bottom of the page.
4 Prisoner Hat Riddle
As shown in picture above there are 4 men looking forward. None of them can see back. There is a opaque wall between man number 3 and man 4 (1,2,3 cannot see pass the wall). Two of the men are wearing a black hat and two of them are wearing a white hat. Each man can see the color of the hat wore by the men in front of him. (1 can see 2,3 and 2 can see 3) but each person does not know the color of the hat he is wearing.
Now one of the man needs to call out the color of his hat else they all die in 10 mins. Which man will callout the color of his hat correctly and why?
Now one of the man needs to call out the color of his hat else they all die in 10 mins. Which man will callout the color of his hat correctly and why?
Hint:
Answer is Man number 2.
Lets start by eliminating men. Man number 4 is at the other end of opaque wall facing other side. There is no way he can see any men or the color of their hat. So he is eliminated. Now man no 3 also cannot see anyone else - he cannot look back and he cannot see beyond wall. So he is eliminated too. Now man number 1 knows the color of man 2 and 3. Now lets say they (2 and 3) were wearing same color hat then man no 1 would know the color of his hat since there are 2 white and 2 black hat. But he keeps mum which means man 2 and 3 are wearing different hat. S0 man number 2 waits for sometime if he does not hear man 1 calling out that means man 2 and 3 are wearing different color hats. Since man 2 knows the color of hat wore by man 3 he know the color of his hat and calls it out. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Lets start by eliminating men. Man number 4 is at the other end of opaque wall facing other side. There is no way he can see any men or the color of their hat. So he is eliminated. Now man no 3 also cannot see anyone else - he cannot look back and he cannot see beyond wall. So he is eliminated too. Now man number 1 knows the color of man 2 and 3. Now lets say they (2 and 3) were wearing same color hat then man no 1 would know the color of his hat since there are 2 white and 2 black hat. But he keeps mum which means man 2 and 3 are wearing different hat. S0 man number 2 waits for sometime if he does not hear man 1 calling out that means man 2 and 3 are wearing different color hats. Since man 2 knows the color of hat wore by man 3 he know the color of his hat and calls it out. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Prisoner Hat Riddle
Four inmates are cleaning up a littered beach as part of a prisoner work program. The warden, who happens to be overseeing the work, decides to play a little game with the prisoners. He tells them that if they win the game he will let them go free! He then proceeds to bury each prisoner up to his neck in sand as shown.
There is a wall between prisoners C and D (which cannot be seen through or around). Prisoner A can see prisoners B and C (by moving his head to the side). Prisoner B can see prisoner C. Prisoners C and D see only the wall.
The prisoners are immobilized in the ground and can't twist their body to see the person behind them. The warden shows them two black hats and two white hats and then puts the hats in a bag to conceal them. He then stands behind each prisoner, chooses a hat from the bag, and puts it on their head. The color of each prisoner's hat is shown in the image above.
The rules are simple. If any prisoner can figure out the color of the hat on his head, all four prisoners will be set free. But they must be sure, if one of them simply guesses and is wrong, they will all be shot dead! The prisoners are not allowed to talk to each other and they have 10 seconds.
The warden counts down "ten, nine, eight, seven". All four prisoners are silent. The warden smiles, knowing that he put the hats on in such a way that no prisoner could possibly know the color of the hat they had on. He continues "six, five, four, thr.."
"I know the color of my hat!" one of the prisoners finally blurts out.
Which prisoner called out and why is he 100% certain of the color of his hat?
There is a wall between prisoners C and D (which cannot be seen through or around). Prisoner A can see prisoners B and C (by moving his head to the side). Prisoner B can see prisoner C. Prisoners C and D see only the wall.
The prisoners are immobilized in the ground and can't twist their body to see the person behind them. The warden shows them two black hats and two white hats and then puts the hats in a bag to conceal them. He then stands behind each prisoner, chooses a hat from the bag, and puts it on their head. The color of each prisoner's hat is shown in the image above.
The rules are simple. If any prisoner can figure out the color of the hat on his head, all four prisoners will be set free. But they must be sure, if one of them simply guesses and is wrong, they will all be shot dead! The prisoners are not allowed to talk to each other and they have 10 seconds.
The warden counts down "ten, nine, eight, seven". All four prisoners are silent. The warden smiles, knowing that he put the hats on in such a way that no prisoner could possibly know the color of the hat they had on. He continues "six, five, four, thr.."
"I know the color of my hat!" one of the prisoners finally blurts out.
Which prisoner called out and why is he 100% certain of the color of his hat?
Hint:
Prisoner B.
If prisoners B and C had the same color hat on, prisoner A would have know immediately that his hat was the other color (there are only two hats of each color). Since prisoner A was silent, prisoners B and C must have different colored hats. Prisoner B realized this and knew that his hat was not the same color as prisoner C, therefore his hat must be black! Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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If prisoners B and C had the same color hat on, prisoner A would have know immediately that his hat was the other color (there are only two hats of each color). Since prisoner A was silent, prisoners B and C must have different colored hats. Prisoner B realized this and knew that his hat was not the same color as prisoner C, therefore his hat must be black! Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Freddy Krueger Wear A Hat Riddle
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Hats On Your Legs Riddle
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The Queen's Hat Riddle
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The Hatters Hat Riddle
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The "10/6" label on the hat of the character of the Mad Hatter in the writings of Lewis Carroll is a price that means "10 shillings and a sixpence." Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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No Flat Caps Riddle
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Basket Full Of Hats
There is a basket full of hats. 3 of them are white and 2 of them are black. There are 3 men Tom, Tim, and Jim. They each take a hat out of the basket and put it on their heads without seeing the hat they selected or the hats the other men selected. The men arrange themselves so Tom can see Tim and Jim's hats, Tim can see Jim's hat, and Jim can't see anyone's hat.
Tom is asked what color his hat is and he says he doesn't know.
Tim is asked the same question, and he also doesn't know.
Finally, Jim is asked the question, and he does know.
What color is his hat?
Tom is asked what color his hat is and he says he doesn't know.
Tim is asked the same question, and he also doesn't know.
Finally, Jim is asked the question, and he does know.
What color is his hat?
Hint:
The hat is white. If Tom doesn't know his hat color then the other two men's hats cannot be both black otherwise he would know his is white. When Tim doesn't know his hat color either, that means Jim's hat could not be black otherwise Tim would have to know his hat was white to fulfill the information discovered through Tom's answer. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Hat And The Scarf Riddle
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Hat In The Sea Riddle
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The Blindfolded Sharpshooter Riddle
A sharpshooter hung up his hat and put on a blindfold. He then walked 100 yards, turned around, and shot a bullet through his hat. The blindfold was a perfectly good one, completely blocking the man's vision. How did he manage this?
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Keeping Your Cap Riddle
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The Hat And The Tie
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Cat Books Riddle
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Penguin Headgear Riddle
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Post Your Hat Riddles Puns Below
Can you come up with a cool, funny or clever Hat Riddles of your own? Post it below (without the answer) to see if you can stump our users.
1. Why did the beaver wear a fedora? Because he wanted to dam the compliments!
2. What did the magician say when he pulled a hat out of a rabbit? "Tada-hat!"
3. What do you get when you cross a hat and a calendar? A head-date!
4. Why is it so hard to find a good hat in space? Because all the good ones are already "inter-stellar"!
5. How did the cowboy fix his broken hat? With a hat-pin!
6. Why did the pirate wear an eyepatch and a tricorn hat? Because he was the captain of a "seasick" ship!
7. Why did the baseball player wear his baseball cap backward? He wanted to look "catchy"!
8. Why did the hat go to the doctor? Because it had a "sweat" problem!
9. What does a drunk hat say? "Toucan play at that game!"
10. What did the magician say to his hat? "You beanie mine!"
11. Why did the sailor wear a sailor cap? Because he was trying to "anchor" himself down.
12. What hat do school teachers wear? They wear a "graduation cap" all year round.
13. Why do chefs always wear toques? So they can keep their recipes "under-cap"!
14. What kind of hat does a sheep wear? A beret!
15. Why did the robot wear a hat? Because it wanted to protect its "hard-drive"!
16. What did the hat say to the scarf? "You're really "wrap"ped up in yourself!"
17. Why did the superhero wear a mask and hat? To "disguise" himself of course!
18. How did the hat get a job? It applied by sending in its "cap-lication"!
19. What do you call a hat that's also a car? A "capmobile"!
20. What kind of hat do thieves wear? They wear a "bandit hat" while committing their crimes!
21. Why did the cowboy wear a hat? He didn't want to get a "suntan" on his face!
22. How does a cowboy retain his hat when it's windy? He "ties" it down!
23. What kind of hat do detectives wear? They wear a "Sherlock Holmes hat" like a true detective!
24. Why do snowmen have hats on their head? So they don't "melt" under the sun!
25. Why did the frog wear a top hat? It had a "hoppy" occasion to attend!
26. How do you keep a hat clean? You "cap-ture" any dirt and brush it off!
27. What hat do you wear to a fancy dinner? A "bowler hat" of course!
28. Why did the monkey wear a hat? Because it wanted to be a part of the "cap-ucine" family!
29. What kind of hat do basketball players wear? They wear a "basket-ball hat"!
30. What do you call a hat that can multiply? A "beanie baby"!
31. Why did the duck wear a hat? Because it wanted to "quack" a fashion statement!
32. What kind of hat do vampires hate wearing? They hate wearing "sun-hats" of course!
33. How many hats does a ninja wear? Just "two-mask"ed hats!
34. What did the witch say when she lost her hat? "I knew I should have put a lice hat on it"!
35. What did the alien say when it saw a hat store? "Take me to your "cap-tain"!
36. Why do cats love hats? Because hats make them look "purr-fect"!
37. What kind of hat do you wear in the rain? A "rain-hat" of course!
38. Why did the chicken wear a hat? Because it wanted to look "egg-ceptional"!
39. How does a panda stay cool under its hat? By having "bear-ly" any hair underneath it!
40. What kind of hat does a lumberjack wear? They wear a "giant lumber-hat"!
41. What did the hat say to the gloves? "I think we make a "handy" pair!"
42. How do you know if a hat is brokenhearted? It's a "tear-ible" hat!
43. What kind of hat do alpine skiers wear? They wear a "ski-hat" of course!
44. Why do bakers always wear chef hats? So they can "flour-ish" in their profession!
45. What kind of hat does a cow wear? A "moo-cowboy hat"!
46. Why did the cat wear a cowboy hat? Because it wanted to be in the "meowster" of ceremonies!
47. What kind of hat did the conductor wear? His "train-hat" of course!
48. What do you call a penguin with a hat on it? A "tuxedo-adorable" penguin!
49. Why did the president always wear a hat? He wanted to make sure he "gave cap-able performances" in public!
50. What kind of hats should you never wear? A "silly-hat" when you're trying to be taken seriously!
1. Why did the beaver wear a fedora? Because he wanted to dam the compliments!
2. What did the magician say when he pulled a hat out of a rabbit? "Tada-hat!"
3. What do you get when you cross a hat and a calendar? A head-date!
4. Why is it so hard to find a good hat in space? Because all the good ones are already "inter-stellar"!
5. How did the cowboy fix his broken hat? With a hat-pin!
6. Why did the pirate wear an eyepatch and a tricorn hat? Because he was the captain of a "seasick" ship!
7. Why did the baseball player wear his baseball cap backward? He wanted to look "catchy"!
8. Why did the hat go to the doctor? Because it had a "sweat" problem!
9. What does a drunk hat say? "Toucan play at that game!"
10. What did the magician say to his hat? "You beanie mine!"
11. Why did the sailor wear a sailor cap? Because he was trying to "anchor" himself down.
12. What hat do school teachers wear? They wear a "graduation cap" all year round.
13. Why do chefs always wear toques? So they can keep their recipes "under-cap"!
14. What kind of hat does a sheep wear? A beret!
15. Why did the robot wear a hat? Because it wanted to protect its "hard-drive"!
16. What did the hat say to the scarf? "You're really "wrap"ped up in yourself!"
17. Why did the superhero wear a mask and hat? To "disguise" himself of course!
18. How did the hat get a job? It applied by sending in its "cap-lication"!
19. What do you call a hat that's also a car? A "capmobile"!
20. What kind of hat do thieves wear? They wear a "bandit hat" while committing their crimes!
21. Why did the cowboy wear a hat? He didn't want to get a "suntan" on his face!
22. How does a cowboy retain his hat when it's windy? He "ties" it down!
23. What kind of hat do detectives wear? They wear a "Sherlock Holmes hat" like a true detective!
24. Why do snowmen have hats on their head? So they don't "melt" under the sun!
25. Why did the frog wear a top hat? It had a "hoppy" occasion to attend!
26. How do you keep a hat clean? You "cap-ture" any dirt and brush it off!
27. What hat do you wear to a fancy dinner? A "bowler hat" of course!
28. Why did the monkey wear a hat? Because it wanted to be a part of the "cap-ucine" family!
29. What kind of hat do basketball players wear? They wear a "basket-ball hat"!
30. What do you call a hat that can multiply? A "beanie baby"!
31. Why did the duck wear a hat? Because it wanted to "quack" a fashion statement!
32. What kind of hat do vampires hate wearing? They hate wearing "sun-hats" of course!
33. How many hats does a ninja wear? Just "two-mask"ed hats!
34. What did the witch say when she lost her hat? "I knew I should have put a lice hat on it"!
35. What did the alien say when it saw a hat store? "Take me to your "cap-tain"!
36. Why do cats love hats? Because hats make them look "purr-fect"!
37. What kind of hat do you wear in the rain? A "rain-hat" of course!
38. Why did the chicken wear a hat? Because it wanted to look "egg-ceptional"!
39. How does a panda stay cool under its hat? By having "bear-ly" any hair underneath it!
40. What kind of hat does a lumberjack wear? They wear a "giant lumber-hat"!
41. What did the hat say to the gloves? "I think we make a "handy" pair!"
42. How do you know if a hat is brokenhearted? It's a "tear-ible" hat!
43. What kind of hat do alpine skiers wear? They wear a "ski-hat" of course!
44. Why do bakers always wear chef hats? So they can "flour-ish" in their profession!
45. What kind of hat does a cow wear? A "moo-cowboy hat"!
46. Why did the cat wear a cowboy hat? Because it wanted to be in the "meowster" of ceremonies!
47. What kind of hat did the conductor wear? His "train-hat" of course!
48. What do you call a penguin with a hat on it? A "tuxedo-adorable" penguin!
49. Why did the president always wear a hat? He wanted to make sure he "gave cap-able performances" in public!
50. What kind of hats should you never wear? A "silly-hat" when you're trying to be taken seriously!