Riddles are always a fun way to get your brain going. They’re great icebreakers and logic makers. Did you know they’re even good for you? You heard right, riddles have health benefits. Here are some fun Tricky Riddles to make you think! Most important brain games will even help raise your IQ!
That’s why I’ve made it a point to put together some fantastic riddles because A. They’re just fun to read and B. Riddles are good for you!
So read on to check out some fantastic Tricky riddles to make you think.
Mom and Dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?
Here are some great riddles to get you going. Ready ? Set go? Let’s see how many you can answer!
Tricky Riddles to make you think
Is always in front of you but cannot be seen?
Answer: Future
Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
Answer: C
A cloud is my mother, the wind is my father, my son is the cool stream and my daughter is the fruit of the land. A rainbow is my bed, the earth my final resting place and I’m the torment of man. What am I?
Answer: Rain
I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released and yet I am used by almost everybody. What am I?
Answer: Pencil lead
There was a competition where the contestants had to hold something. At the end of the event, the winner was a person who was physically disabled (he had no hands or feet)! What was it that the contestants have to hold?
Answer: Their breath.
Can you figure this one out?
Here’s the answer to this Hard Brain Teaser
Why would a man living in New York not be buried in Chicago?
Answer: Because he is still living
The person who makes it has no need for it. He who purchases it does not use it. The person who does use it does not know they are. What is it?
Answer: A coffin.
What has to be broken before you can use it?
AnsweR: An egg
More tricky riddles
What starts with a P, ends with an E and has thousands of letters?
Answer: The Post Office
What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel
What begins with T ends with T and has T in it?
Answer: A teapot
The answer for the one above is simple: He was born in room 1955 🙂 Sometimes things aren’t what they seem.
What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
Answer: A clock
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Answer: Short
What word begins and ends with an E but only has one letter?
Answer: Envelope
What has a neck but no head?
Answer: A bottle
Why did the boy bury his flashlight?
Answer: Because the batteries died
How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
Answer: There are 18: 3 in the, 7 in English, and 8 in alphabet.
Which month has 28 days?
Answer: All of them, of course
Three men were in a boat. It capsized, but only two got their hair wet. Why?
Answer: One was bald
Here’s another one:
The answer: 7 Each daughter has one brother that means there’s only 1 brother + 4 daughters= 5 + Mom and dad = 7!
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Comments & Reviews
Nicole L says
I never seem to get them lol
Ima says
Don’t worry about it Nicole, I got tired of all the click here to get the answers on to click again. Wasted time I will never get back.
Ima
Ana Rod says
I didn’t get it straight away! But love these!
Lizzy covington says
Maybe it’s just Monday but I totally didn’t get this one
sharoren berger says
We love these… my 14 and 11 year old sons have so much fun figuring them out!!
Jeffrey says
I was surprised at the answer. I was thinking something else entirely.
Lisa W says
Gah im the worst at riddles 🙂
Jo-Ann Brightman says
This is not one I figured out.
Jessica W. says
This one got me, but I’ve never been very good at riddles.
Dorothy Boucher says
LOL I was thinking more like take or tame lol Good One 😉
Mandy P. says
Can I blame pregnancy brain for not being able to figure these out!? LoL
Deborah D says
No clue
M Jones says
If it makes you feel any better my first thought was that we we’re halfway to tired lol
Sarah L says
groan
terry myers says
Love the riddles,but I usually never get them right
lisa says
I don’t get it. I don’t understand what a rebus puzzle is. I do enjoy the daily riddle. It’s something different from other blogs.
Lisa Coomer Queen says
This was a hard one. Thanks!
Elishia says
I would never have got that one.
Amber Ludwig says
Haha super tricky!! I had no clue!!
Lesley F says
I have decided that I am terrible at these 🙂
Linda Manns Linneman says
I couldn’t even begin to figure this one out.these are so much fun Thank you so much
Amy Hall says
I don’t think I’ll ever get one of these.
Fee Roberts says
I didn’t get this one :/