Hard Riddles

Hard riddles with answers are a true test of your brain power, reasoning and comprehension. You are sure to find these tough difficult riddles both challenging and puzzling. While these hard riddles and answers may drive you a little crazy sometimes, they may surprise you in the way they force you think out of the box.

Cheryl’s Children

Tom meets a new neighbour, Cheryl, next door to him. During the conversation with Cheryl, Tom asks her: “How many kids do you have”. “Three” replied Cheryl. Tom asked “How old are they?”

Cheryl answered:”The product of their ages is 36. The sum of their ages are the same as my house number.” After some time Tom replied “I can’t figure it out. I don’t have enough information”. “My apologies, I forgot to tell you that my youngest child likes strawberry milk” replied Cheryl. Tom figured out their ages after her answer and Cheryl confirmed that he was right.

How old are Cheryl’s children?

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Shot and Killed

There are five people. One of them shot and killed one of the other five.

  1. Dan ran in the NY City marathon yesterday with one of the innocent men.
  2. Mike considered being a farmer before he moved to the city.
  3. Jeff is a topnotch computer consultant and wants to install Ben’s new computer next week.
  4. The murderer had his leg amputated last month.
  5. Ben met Jack for the first time six months ago.
  6. Jack has been in seclusion since the crime.
  7. Dan used to drink heavily.
  8. Ben and Jeff built their last computers together.
  9. The murderer is Jack’s brother. They grew up together in Seattle.

Police arrived at the scene and immediately finds the murderer.

Who was the murderer?

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Murder in the Home of Married Couple

One evening there was a murder in the home of married couple, their son and daughter. One of these four people murdered one of the others. One of the members of the family witnessed the crime. The other one helped the murderer.

These are the things we know for sure:

  1. The witness and the one who helped the murderer were not of the same sex.
  2. The oldest person and the witness were not of the same sex.
  3. The youngest person and the victim were not of the same sex.
  4. The one who helped the murderer was older than the victim.
  5. The father was the oldest member of the family.
  6. The murderer was not the youngest member of the family.

Who was the murderer?

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