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.

Poisoned Fruit Punch

A man went into a party and drank some of the fruit punch. He then left early. Everyone at the party who drunk the fruit punch subsequently died of poisoning. Why did the man not die?

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The Hen and the Egg

A hen and a half lays an egg and a half in a day and a half. How many eggs does one hen lay in one day?

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Mathematical Symbol Between 3 and 7

Place a mathematical symbol between 3 and 7 to get a number which is greater than 3 but lesser than 7.

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6 Eggs

I have 6 eggs. I broke 2, I cooked 2 and ate 2. How many eggs do I have?

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Shortest Person

Johnny is taller than Kitty and Carol. Kitty is taller than Sam. Kitty and Sam are taller than Nancy. Sam is shorter than Carol. Who is the shortest?

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