RIDDLES
MATH RIDDLES
TRICKY RIDDLES
100

What's at the head of an elephant and at the tail of a squirrel?

What is 'el'?

100

Add me to myself and multiply by 4. Divide me by 8 and you will have me once more. What number am I?

ANY NUMBER

100

What starts with the letter T, is filled with T and ends in T?

What is a teapot?

200

I am beautiful, up in the sky.
I am magical, yet I cannot fly.
To people, I bring luck, to some people, riches.
The boy at my end does whatever he wishes.
What am I?

rainbow

200

Mom and dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?

What is 7?

200

What is so delicate that even mentioning it breaks it?

What is silence?

300

I can fall off a building and live, but in water, I will die. What am I?

PAPER

300

How many 9's are there between 1 and 100?

20

300

What has to be broken before you can use it?

What is an egg?

400

This both describes a beautiful woman and an excellent punch.

KNOCKOUT

400

In two years I know, I'll be twice as old as five years ago, said Tom. How old is Tom?

What is 12

400

Timmy's mother has three children. The first was named April. The next was named May. What is the final one's name?

What is Timmy?

500

I lose my head in the morning and regain back it at night. What am I?

Pillow

500

There is a three digit number. The second digit is four times as big as the third digit, while the first digit is three less than the second digit. What is the number?

WHAT IS 141

500

There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh?

What is Meat?