55 Mind-Bending Riddles That Only, Like, 2% Of The Population Can Solve (But Don't Worry We Included The Answers)
Everyone loves riddles! They've been stumping even the brightest individuals for thousands of years. From the Sphinx's riddles in Greek mythology to Gollum's riddles in The Lord of the Rings, people have always been fascinated with their ability to answer "unanswerable" questions! (Heck, there's even a Batman villain devoted to it...)
And considering you're reading this post, I'm willing to bet you're one of those really smart people who love to show off their knowledge by solving the hardest riddles!
A few quick notes: The riddles in this post aren't your everyday riddles — Indeed, they are some of the most challenging riddles ever written.
The following riddles contain many different variations and degrees of difficulty. However, they are designed for adults and are likely too challenging for children (and myself). Being the riddle aficionado you are, you have probably seen a few of these riddles, although you'll still want to scroll through this entire list and see if there are any that you haven't teased your noggin with yet.
But, in the extremely rare case that you have previously read (and solved) all of these riddles, drop your personal favorites in the comments so we can add them to this list for other riddle buffs!
Don't worry too much about the difficulty of these riddles; we have included the answer directly underneath the riddle itself. The answer will remain hidden until you're ready to see it; once you're ready to discover the answer, simply tap on the image to reveal it.
Feel free to quiz yourself as you scroll, or you can use these with friends during a game night and take turns asking and answering the riddles.
So, without further ado — it's time to test your big, beautiful brain!
1.The person who makes it has no need for it; the person who buys it has no use for it; and the person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
2.What is at the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end, and the end of every race?
3.You can ask this question all day long and get completely different answers, yet all the answers will be correct. What is the question?
4.I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
5.You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
6.Two men are in a desert. They both have backpacks on. One of them is dead. The one who is alive has his backpack open, and the one who is dead has his backpack closed. What is in the dead man’s backpack?
7.Forwards I am heavy, backward I am not. What am I?
8.I have a head like a cat and feet like a cat, but I am not a cat. What am I?
9.You're in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove, and a gas lamp. You only have one match, so what do you light first?
10.What is brown and has a tail, a head, and no legs?
11.With pointed fangs, I sit and wait; with piercing force, I crunch out fate. I grab victims, proclaiming might, and physically join with a single bite. What am I?
12.A cowboy rides into town on Friday. He stays three days, then rides out of town on Friday. How?
13.What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?
14.A butcher stands six feet and one inch tall and wears size 12 shoes. What does he weigh?
15.What can you hold in your right hand but never in your left?
16.Two fathers and two sons come home from the mall. Yet when they arrive home, only three people leave the car. How is this possible?
17.What English word has three consecutive double letters?
18.What is caught but never thrown?
19.Humans purchase me to eat but then never eat me. What am I?
20.You are my brother, but I am not your brother. Who am I?
21.A barrel of water weighed 60 pounds. Someone put something in it, and now it weighs 40 pounds. What did the person add?
22.What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
23.What is something that no one wants to have, but no one wants to lose either?
24.How many months have 28 days?
25.You find me in December, but not in any other month. What am I?
26.David’s father has three sons. Two of them are named Snap and Crackle. What is the third son's name?
27.Turn me on my side, and I am everything. Cut me in half, and I am nothing. What am I?
28.Two people are born at the same moment, but they don't have the same birthdays. How?
29.What has branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves?
30.A woman and her boss have the same parents but are not siblings. How is this possible?
31.It can't be seen, can't be felt, can't be heard, and can't be smelt. It lies behind stars, under hills. And empty holes, it fills. It comes first and follows after. It ends life and kills laughter. What is it?
32.What rock group consists of four famous men, but none of them sing?
33.The more I consume, the brighter I become. The brighter I become, the shorter my life. What am I?
34.A man goes out in heavy rain with nothing to protect him; however, his hair doesn’t get wet. How does he do that?
35.When you need me, you throw me away. But when you are done with me, you bring me back. What am I?
36.If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
37.Take away the whole, and some remains. What is it?
38.I am present at the beginning of love, the start of life and I am the end of evil. What am I?
39.The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
40.What loses its head in the morning and gets it back at night?
41.I can be long or I can be short. I can be black, white, brown, or purple. You can find me all over the world, and I am often the main feature. What am I?
42.What belongs to you, though others use it more often than you do?
43.What can be given and can be accepted, is worth a great deal but costs nothing yet has no monetary value?
44.I'm taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I'm never released, yet almost every person uses me. What am I?
45.What cannot fit into even the largest pot?
46.How can you physically stand behind your friend when they are also standing behind you?
47.I have many faces, expressions, and emotions, and I am usually right at your fingertips. What am I?
48.First, I threw away the outside and cooked the inside. Then I ate the outside and threw away the inside. What did I eat?
49.He has married many women but has never been married himself. Who is he?
50.How many letters are in the alphabet?
51.Without a bridle or a saddle, across a thing, I ride a straddle. And those I ride, by my help, though almost blind, are made to see. What am I?
52.Two babies are born at the same time to the same mother, but they are not twins. How is this possible?
53.I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can't go inside. What am I?
54.What has one eye, but can’t see?
55.What is more powerful than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you’ll die?
