Animals
Hard Riddles
What am I?
Math Puzzles
Extras
100

A Cowgirl Rides Into A City On Friday, Stays For Three Days, And Leaves On Friday. How Is This Possible?

(Hint: "Friday" doesn't mean the day of the week)

 Her horse’s name is Friday.

100

It works hard all its life, counting numbers day and night, but never gets past 12. What is it?

(Hint: Every house has this to tell the time)

Clocks

100

You can touch me,

You can break me,

You should win me if you want to be mine.

What am I?

(Hint: it's the strongest muscle in your body)

Heart

100

If there are four apples and you take away three, how many do you have?

Hint: how many apples did you just take

You took three apples so obviously you have three.

100

They look like twin brothers, both sturdy and tall. They work together and go everywhere together. But they only go near solid food and do not care for soup. Who are they?

(Hint: Chinese people use them to eat)

Chopsticks

200

A Bird, A Squirrel, And A Monkey Are Climbing A Coconut Tree To Get A Banana. Who Will Be The First To Get To The Banana?

(Hint: Think about what actually grows on coconut trees)

None of them; bananas don’t grow on coconut trees.

200

I can follow you for thousands of miles and not miss home. I do not fear cold or fire, and I desire neither food nor drink. but I disappear when the sun sets behind the western mountains. Who am I?

(Hint: what appears when the sun is out?)

your shadow

200

You have me today,

Tomorrow you'll have more;

As your time passes,

I'm not easy to store;

I don't take up space,

But I'm only in one place;

I am what you saw,

But not what you see.

What am I?

(Hint: we make these everyday)

Memories

200

What number do you get when you multiply all of the numbers on a telephone's number pad?

(Hint: the numbers on a dial pad are: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10; now multiply them together)

The number 0

200

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?

(Hint: you use this when you introduce yourself)

Your name

300

A Woman Stands On One Side Of A River, Her Cat On The Other. The Woman Calls To The Cat, Who Immediately Crosses The River Without Getting Wet, And Without Using A Bridge Or A Boat. How Did The Cat Do It?

(Hint: what happens to the lakes when its winter)

The river was frozen

300

He devotes his life to looking after the house. His mate always follows when the master goes out. A gentleman sees him and goes away. A villain sees him and it spells bad luck. Who is he?

(Hint: you use it to guard your stuff)

 A lock. 

When a gentleman sees it, he knows the master is away and he will leave and come back later. when a villain sees it, he will pry it open and break into the house.

300

I can't be bought, but I can be stolen with a glance. I'm worthless to one, but priceless to two. What am I?

Love
300

Mr. Smith has two children. If the older child is a boy, what are the odds that the other child is also a boy?

(Think:what's the probability of having a boy or girl)

50 percent

300

What building has the most stories?

(Hint: think "books")

Library

400

What’s At The Head Of An Elephant And The Tail Of A Squirrel?

“el.”

400

 Goes out the door fat and plump; Comes in as thin as a stick.
Resting against a wall, Its tears drip and drip.

(Hint: what do you use when its raining outside?)

Umbrella

400

I have keys but no locks.
I have space but no room.
You can enter, but you can’t go outside.
What am I?

(Hint: It's part of your computer)

computer keyboard

400

When Grant was 8, his brother was half his age. Now, Grant is 14. How old is his brother?

Hint: The answer is not 7

10 years old

400

A small, small little boy of silver, Wears red , green, or yellow,
With a lazy woman he’s quite comfortable,
But with an industrious woman he is always in hurry.

(Hint: think arts and crafts)

Needle

500

What Is As Big As An Elephant, But Weighs Nothing?

(Hint: what follows an elephant around when the sun comes out?)

The elephant’s shadow.

500

Water can't move it. Fire can't burn it.
Eat it and you are not full. But everyone needs it.

(Hint: It's EVERYWHERE)


Air

500

I have seas without water.
I have forests without wood.
I have deserts without sand.
I have houses with no brick.
What am I?

(Hint: They help you figure out where you are and how to get where you want to go)

Map

500

What can you put between a 7 and an 8 so that the result is greater than a seven, but less than an eight?

(Hint: it's not a whole number)

A decimal. 7.8 is greater than 7, but less than 8

500

 It looks green, it opens red.
What you eat is red, but what you spit out is black. (Hint: it's a fruit)

Watermelon