Tricky Riddles

Tricky riddles with answers are both tricky and crafty. They are not straight forward, requires logic reasoning and you could be fooled if you are not sharp enough.

You Buy It to Eat, but You Don’t Eat It

You buy it to eat, but you don’t eat it. What is it?

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20 Eyes

A book slipped from a man’s hands and fell on the floor with a loud noise. 20 eyes looked at him.

How many people were in the library?

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1 Foot Strip

We have a 100 foot piece of ribbon. If it takes one second to cut it into a 1 foot strip how long would it take to cut the entire ribbon into one foot strips?

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$3 for 600

A man goes to a hardware shop and asks for the price of an item. The shop keeper replies that the item is “one for $1”. The man gives the shop keeper “$3 for 600”. What did the man buy for his newly painted house?

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Bicycle Race

In a bicycle race, the man who came two places in front of the last man finished one ahead of the man who came fifth. How many contestants were there?

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