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Riddles and Answers © 2024
Believe that you're ready for one of the most uniquely challenging sets of riddles on the planet? Because here our team has gathered the best of the best paradox enigmas as we've seen anywhere.
Here is a great bunch of questions for trivia nights with your friends! Forewarning: these are some of the trickiest riddles around. They likely won't go over too well with those who don't regularly practice solving puzzles.
Also, we know you may have some great nonsensical questions to share. If you have any great examples, please share them with us in the designated box at the bottom.
Four Balls In A Bowl
This is a famous paradox probability riddle which has caused a great deal of argument and disbelief from many who cannot accept the correct answer.
Four balls are placed in a bowl. One is Green, one is Black and the other two are Yellow. The bowl is shaken and someone draws two balls from the bowl. He looks at the two balls and announces that at least one of them is Yellow. What are the chances that the other ball he has drawn out is also Yellow?
Four balls are placed in a bowl. One is Green, one is Black and the other two are Yellow. The bowl is shaken and someone draws two balls from the bowl. He looks at the two balls and announces that at least one of them is Yellow. What are the chances that the other ball he has drawn out is also Yellow?
Hint:
1/5
There are six possible pairings of the two balls withdrawn,
Yellow+Yellow
Yellow+Green
Green+Yellow
Yellow+Black
Black+Yellow
Green+Black.
We know the Green + Black combination has not been drawn.
This leaves five possible combinations remaining. Therefore the chances tbowl the Yellow + Yellow pairing has been drawn are 1 in 5.
Many people cannot accept tbowl the solution is not 1 in 3, and of course it would be, if the balls had been drawn out separately and the color of the first ball announced as Yellow before the second had been drawn out. However, as both balls had been drawn together, and then the color of one of the balls announced, then the above solution, 1 in 5, must be the correct one. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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There are six possible pairings of the two balls withdrawn,
Yellow+Yellow
Yellow+Green
Green+Yellow
Yellow+Black
Black+Yellow
Green+Black.
We know the Green + Black combination has not been drawn.
This leaves five possible combinations remaining. Therefore the chances tbowl the Yellow + Yellow pairing has been drawn are 1 in 5.
Many people cannot accept tbowl the solution is not 1 in 3, and of course it would be, if the balls had been drawn out separately and the color of the first ball announced as Yellow before the second had been drawn out. However, as both balls had been drawn together, and then the color of one of the balls announced, then the above solution, 1 in 5, must be the correct one. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES NO
Pinocchio Paradox Riddle
Hint:
His nose did grow when he said it would, but his nose is only supposed to grow when he lies, and his nose would grow even though he told the truth, and the paradox appears to exist again.
You can prove that's not true because he created a self fulfilling prophecy when he said his nose was going to grow bigger because saying that was saying he was going to lie.
In order to lie; he had to tell the truth, and say that he was lying, when he was really telling the truth, which would be a lie.
He did say he was lying because he said his nose was going to grow, and even though he said he was lying, he was actually telling the truth; which means he was lying about lying, or lying about not telling the truth.
His nose did grow, and he did tell the truth, but he said he was lying when he was telling the truth, which was the lie that made his nose grow.
Since his nose didn't grow after he told the truth, but after he lied about not telling the truth; the paradox doesn't exist.
That second answer actually works for both scenarios, where as the first answer only works for the first scenario, so I suppose you can say the second answer is the correct one. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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You can prove that's not true because he created a self fulfilling prophecy when he said his nose was going to grow bigger because saying that was saying he was going to lie.
In order to lie; he had to tell the truth, and say that he was lying, when he was really telling the truth, which would be a lie.
He did say he was lying because he said his nose was going to grow, and even though he said he was lying, he was actually telling the truth; which means he was lying about lying, or lying about not telling the truth.
His nose did grow, and he did tell the truth, but he said he was lying when he was telling the truth, which was the lie that made his nose grow.
Since his nose didn't grow after he told the truth, but after he lied about not telling the truth; the paradox doesn't exist.
That second answer actually works for both scenarios, where as the first answer only works for the first scenario, so I suppose you can say the second answer is the correct one. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Switch Or Stick Riddle
There are three doors: Door 1, Door 2, and Door 3. Behind one of these doors lies eternal bliss, but behind the others lies eternal despair. You are allowed to choose any door, and you pick Door 1. Suddenly, Door 3 is swung open and revealed to be despair! You are give another choice: you may stick with the door you chose (1) or switch to the other (2). What should you do?
Hint:
The answer may surprise you: switch. Due to something called the Monty Hall Paradox, you will statistically have a better chance of making the "correct" choice. The concept is as follows:
Door 1 Door 2 Door 3
All have an equal chance to be correct:
Door 1: 1/3 Door 2: 1/3 Door 3: 1/3
After choosing Door 1, the remaining two have a 2/3 chance of containing the right choice:
Door1: 1/3 Doors 2 3: 2/3
If Door 3 is removed, the probability does not shift to 50:50. Instead, it is:
Door 1: 1/3 Door 2: 2/3
Thus, you should switch. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES NO
Door 1 Door 2 Door 3
All have an equal chance to be correct:
Door 1: 1/3 Door 2: 1/3 Door 3: 1/3
After choosing Door 1, the remaining two have a 2/3 chance of containing the right choice:
Door1: 1/3 Doors 2 3: 2/3
If Door 3 is removed, the probability does not shift to 50:50. Instead, it is:
Door 1: 1/3 Door 2: 2/3
Thus, you should switch. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES NO
You Must Follow Riddle
I am a paradox. Three pieces of one picture, a cataclysmic fire, a scorching flame. A tender whisper to wipe away tears. With a nail and a tree I dispel all fears. Except fears of myself. My blood was spilled but never runs dry. I was murdered by men but never will die.
I walked with my enemies to make them my friends, my road is a hard walk, but the joy never ends. The question is my name, but for the answer you must follow. Who am I?
I walked with my enemies to make them my friends, my road is a hard walk, but the joy never ends. The question is my name, but for the answer you must follow. Who am I?
Hint:
Always Overlooked Riddle
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Always Right Riddle
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Neither Inside Nor Outside Riddle
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Always Before You Riddle
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Not My Sisters Or Brother Riddle
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Faulty Puzzle Riddle
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Measuring Riddle
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Five Weeks Old Riddle
Born at the same time as the world, destined to live as long as the world, and yet never five weeks old. What is it?
Hint:
Seasick Auctions Riddle
Hint:
One is the effects of a sail and the other is a sale of effects. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES NO
YES NO
Starts With E Riddle
Hint:
A Room With No Door Riddle
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Post Your Paradox Riddles Puns Below
Can you come up with a cool, funny or clever Paradox Riddles of your own? Post it below (without the answer) to see if you can stump our users.
1. What do you call a paradox that contradicts itself while making you laugh? A jester-dox!
2. Why did the parrot refuse to repeat a paradox? Because it was afraid of getting stuck in a loop-tweet!
3. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a burrito? A wrap-dox!
4. How many paradoxes does it take to change a light bulb? Two, but they cancel each other out and the light stays dark!
5. Why did the lemon refuse to follow a paradoxical instruction? Because it was too sour to become a sour-dox!
6. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a pirate? A conundrum-eye-patch!
7. How do you solve a paradox that seems unsolvable? You embrace the oxymoron and say "jumbo-shrimp"!
8. Why did the chicken cross the paradox? To get to the other side of the false-dichotomy!
9. What's the difference between a paradox and an enigma? One makes you question reality, the other makes you question "what's in the box?"
10. Why did the dog refuse to fetch a paradox? Because it always ended up chasing its own tail-logic!
11. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a kangaroo? A jump-dox!
12. How do you confuse a paradox? By telling it the opposite of what it already believes in, which makes it true and untrue at the same time!
13. Why did the cat refuse to solve a paradox? Because it was too busy playing with its own Schrödinger box!
14. What do you call a paradox that is both good and bad at the same time? A yin-yang-dox!
15. Why did the horse mock the paradox? Because it knew it was fun to horse-around with a nonsense statement!
16. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a giraffe? A tall-tale-dox!
17. Why did the frog refuse to eat a paradox? Because it already had a lot of contradictions in its diet!
18. What's the difference between a paradox and a joke? One makes you laugh and the other makes you question your existence!
19. How do you know when a paradox is lying? When it says "I always tell the truth"!
20. Why did the penguin refuse to dance with a paradox? Because it already had two left feet, and adding a third will create a negation clause that results in nothingness!
21. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a koala? A bear-y-dox!
22. How do you explain a paradox to a child? By telling them that what they believe in may not always be true, but that's what makes life interesting!
23. Why did the rabbit refuse to chase a paradox? Because it knew it was quicker to just leave it alone and let it implode by itself!
24. What do you call a paradox that only exists in theory? A thought-experiment-dox!
25. Why did the monkey refuse to share a banana with a paradox? Because it didn't want to create a paradoxical world where bananas can exist and not exist at the same time!
26. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a zebra? A stripe-dox!
27. Why did the llama refuse to participate in a paradoxical conversation? Because it always ended up spitting philosophical nonsense!
28. What do you call a paradox that is both true and false at the same time? A quantum-dox!
29. Why did the bear refuse to hug a paradox? Because it was worried it might give it an identity crisis!
30. What's the difference between a paradox and a puzzle? One has a solution, and the other creates more questions!
31. Why did the turtle refuse to listen to a paradox? Because it knew it had all the time in the world to figure it out!
32. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a panda? A bamboozled-dox!
33. Why did the spider refuse to spin a web around a paradox? Because it knew it was a tangled mess that would never make sense!
34. What do you call a paradox that can predict the future and the present at the same time? A time-bending-dox!
35. Why did the goat refuse to eat a paradox? Because it was too busy processing Chèvre-cheese in its mind!
36. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a rhino? A horn-y-dox!
37. Why did the owl refuse to fly in the face of a paradox? Because it knew nothing good could come out of it!
38. What's the difference between a paradox and a contradiction? One creates confusion, and the other creates hilarity!
39. Why did the alligator refuse to snap at a paradox? Because it knew it was better to just swim away from the situation altogether!
40. What do you call a paradox that makes you think you're wrong, but you're actually right? A reverse-polarity-dox!
41. Why did the fox refuse to outsmart a paradox? Because it knew it was already sly enough to weasel its way out of tricky situations!
42. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a platypus? A puzzling-pus!
43. Why did the ant refuse to climb over a paradox? Because it knew it had more important things to do, like move a leaf 10 times its weight!
44. What do you call a paradox that is both clear and unclear at the same time? A transparency-dox!
45. Why did the deer refuse to run into a paradox? Because it knew it was a dangerous game of hide and seek, where the truth and lies kept changing roles unpredictably!
46. What do you get when you cross a paradox with an ostrich? An irony-dox!
47. Why did the snake refuse to slither through a paradox? Because it knew it was a slippery slope that would lead to its own demise!
48. What do you call a paradox that is both abstract and concrete at the same time? A surreal-dox!
49. Why did the crocodile refuse to snap up a paradox? Because it knew it had a reputation to uphold, and getting tangled up in something nonsensical would mean losing its fearsome presence!
50. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a llama? A drama-llama-dox!
1. What do you call a paradox that contradicts itself while making you laugh? A jester-dox!
2. Why did the parrot refuse to repeat a paradox? Because it was afraid of getting stuck in a loop-tweet!
3. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a burrito? A wrap-dox!
4. How many paradoxes does it take to change a light bulb? Two, but they cancel each other out and the light stays dark!
5. Why did the lemon refuse to follow a paradoxical instruction? Because it was too sour to become a sour-dox!
6. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a pirate? A conundrum-eye-patch!
7. How do you solve a paradox that seems unsolvable? You embrace the oxymoron and say "jumbo-shrimp"!
8. Why did the chicken cross the paradox? To get to the other side of the false-dichotomy!
9. What's the difference between a paradox and an enigma? One makes you question reality, the other makes you question "what's in the box?"
10. Why did the dog refuse to fetch a paradox? Because it always ended up chasing its own tail-logic!
11. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a kangaroo? A jump-dox!
12. How do you confuse a paradox? By telling it the opposite of what it already believes in, which makes it true and untrue at the same time!
13. Why did the cat refuse to solve a paradox? Because it was too busy playing with its own Schrödinger box!
14. What do you call a paradox that is both good and bad at the same time? A yin-yang-dox!
15. Why did the horse mock the paradox? Because it knew it was fun to horse-around with a nonsense statement!
16. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a giraffe? A tall-tale-dox!
17. Why did the frog refuse to eat a paradox? Because it already had a lot of contradictions in its diet!
18. What's the difference between a paradox and a joke? One makes you laugh and the other makes you question your existence!
19. How do you know when a paradox is lying? When it says "I always tell the truth"!
20. Why did the penguin refuse to dance with a paradox? Because it already had two left feet, and adding a third will create a negation clause that results in nothingness!
21. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a koala? A bear-y-dox!
22. How do you explain a paradox to a child? By telling them that what they believe in may not always be true, but that's what makes life interesting!
23. Why did the rabbit refuse to chase a paradox? Because it knew it was quicker to just leave it alone and let it implode by itself!
24. What do you call a paradox that only exists in theory? A thought-experiment-dox!
25. Why did the monkey refuse to share a banana with a paradox? Because it didn't want to create a paradoxical world where bananas can exist and not exist at the same time!
26. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a zebra? A stripe-dox!
27. Why did the llama refuse to participate in a paradoxical conversation? Because it always ended up spitting philosophical nonsense!
28. What do you call a paradox that is both true and false at the same time? A quantum-dox!
29. Why did the bear refuse to hug a paradox? Because it was worried it might give it an identity crisis!
30. What's the difference between a paradox and a puzzle? One has a solution, and the other creates more questions!
31. Why did the turtle refuse to listen to a paradox? Because it knew it had all the time in the world to figure it out!
32. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a panda? A bamboozled-dox!
33. Why did the spider refuse to spin a web around a paradox? Because it knew it was a tangled mess that would never make sense!
34. What do you call a paradox that can predict the future and the present at the same time? A time-bending-dox!
35. Why did the goat refuse to eat a paradox? Because it was too busy processing Chèvre-cheese in its mind!
36. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a rhino? A horn-y-dox!
37. Why did the owl refuse to fly in the face of a paradox? Because it knew nothing good could come out of it!
38. What's the difference between a paradox and a contradiction? One creates confusion, and the other creates hilarity!
39. Why did the alligator refuse to snap at a paradox? Because it knew it was better to just swim away from the situation altogether!
40. What do you call a paradox that makes you think you're wrong, but you're actually right? A reverse-polarity-dox!
41. Why did the fox refuse to outsmart a paradox? Because it knew it was already sly enough to weasel its way out of tricky situations!
42. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a platypus? A puzzling-pus!
43. Why did the ant refuse to climb over a paradox? Because it knew it had more important things to do, like move a leaf 10 times its weight!
44. What do you call a paradox that is both clear and unclear at the same time? A transparency-dox!
45. Why did the deer refuse to run into a paradox? Because it knew it was a dangerous game of hide and seek, where the truth and lies kept changing roles unpredictably!
46. What do you get when you cross a paradox with an ostrich? An irony-dox!
47. Why did the snake refuse to slither through a paradox? Because it knew it was a slippery slope that would lead to its own demise!
48. What do you call a paradox that is both abstract and concrete at the same time? A surreal-dox!
49. Why did the crocodile refuse to snap up a paradox? Because it knew it had a reputation to uphold, and getting tangled up in something nonsensical would mean losing its fearsome presence!
50. What do you get when you cross a paradox with a llama? A drama-llama-dox!