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.

Going to St. Ives

As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Each wife had seven sacks. Each sack had seven cats. Each cat had seven kits. How many were going to St. Ives?

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Some People on a Train

There are some people on a train.

19 get off at the first stop. 17 get on. Now there are 63 people on the train.

How many were on the train to begin with?

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Five Daughters

Mary’s father has 5 daughters – Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter?

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Ascent to Sixth Floor

A house has 6 stories, each the same height. How many times as long is the ascent to the sixth floor as the ascent to the third?

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Clock Strike 12

At six o’clock the wall clock struck 6 times. Checking with my watch, I noticed that the time between the first and last strokes was 30 seconds. How long will the clock take to strike 12 at midnight?

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