Riddles

Test your intelligence with 1400 riddles and answers, including easy, short and funny riddles for kids and some of the really best and hard riddles for adults. Not forgetting math and logic riddles for the left-brained people.

The Lucas Ship Problem

“Every day at noon,” Lucas said, “a ship leaves Le Havre for New York and another ship leaves New York for Le Havre. The trip lasts 7 days and 7 nights. How many New York-Le Havre ships will the ship leaving Le Havre today meet during its journey to New York?

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Baffling Statements

Only one of the following statements is true, which one is it?

1. One statement here is false.
2. Two statements here are false.
3. Three statements here are false.

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1000 Using Eight 8s

Make 1000 using eight 8s. You can only use addition.

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Car Accident – Father and Son

A father and his son were travelling in the car and they met with an accident. The father died on the spot and the son became unconscious.

He was taken to hospital and the doctor said, “I can’t operate this boy, he is my son.”

Who is the doctor?

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Half Is a Third of It

A half is a third of it. What is it?

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