Lateral Thinking Riddles

Lateral thinking puzzles involve solving problems through an indirect and creative approach, using reasoning that is not immediately obvious, thinking out of the box and involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic.

12 Apples Hanging High

12 apples hanging high, 12 men passing by. Each took an apple and left eleven hanging there.

How can this be?

A is the Father of B

A is the father of B. But B is not the son of A. How is that possible?

5 Apples in a Basket

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?

Not Your Brother

You give someone a dollar. You are this person’s brother, but the person is not your brother. How can that be?

Three Houses

There are three houses. One is red, one is blue, and one is white.

If the red house is to the left of the house in the middle, and the blue house is to the right to the house in the middle, where is the white house?