Riddles
When Grant was 8, his brother was half his age. Now, Grant is 14. How old is his brother?
His brother is 10. Half of 8 is 4, so Grant’s brother is 4 years younger. This means when Grant is 14, his brother is still 4 years younger, so he’s 10.
What would you find in the middle of Toronto?
The letter “o”
What did the triangle say to the circle?
You’re pointless.
What do mathematics teachers like to eat?
pie
What has a thumb and four fingers, but is not a hand?
A glove
It’s raining at midnight, but the forecast for tomorrow and the next day is clear. Will there be sunny weather in 48 hours?
No, it won’t be sunny because it will be dark out. In 48 hours, it will be midnight again.
It has a neck but no head, and wears a cap? What is it?
A bottle
A new medical building containing 100 offices had just been completed. Mark was hired to paint the numbers 1 to 100 on the doors. How many times will Mark have to paint the number nine?
The answer is 20! 9, 19, 29, 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99.
I am always hungry and will die if not fed, but whatever I touch will soon turn red. What am I?
fire
You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?
The letter “R.”
There are 3 apples in the basket and you take away 2. How many apples do you have now?
You have 2 apples. You took away 2 apples and left 1 in the basket.
What has lots of eyes, but can’t see?
A potato
9. 81 x 9 = 801. What do you need to do to make this equation true?
Turn it upside down. 108 = 6 x 18.
What 4-letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?
noon
I make a loud sound when I’m changing. When I do change, I get bigger but weigh less. What am I?
Popcorn
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
A river
I sound so cool and people all over the world come again and again to see me. Most people spend years with me but you can’t be too old or young to come see me, unless you decide to make me part of your career? I am able to make you smarter and wealthier too. What am I?
How can you take 2 from 5 and leave 4?
F I V E
Remove the 2 letters F and E from five and you have IV.
If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
mirror
What do teens say when they have trouble with even numbers in their math class?
I can’t even
A man calls his dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge or boat. How?
The river was frozen.
The person who makes it has no need of it; the person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
coffin
I am a three digit number.
My tens digit is five more than my ones digit.
My hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit.
What number am I?
Number 194.
People make me, save me, change me, raise me. What am I?
I am a word that begins with the letter “i.” If you add the letter “a” to me, I become a new word with a different meaning, but that sounds exactly the same. What word am I?
Isle (add “a” to make “aisle”)