Riddles

What am I

100

I pass before the sun yet make no shadow.

Wind

200

If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea what does it become?

Wet

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

What is red and blue and purple and green? No one can reach it not even the queen?

A rainbow

400

There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world that allows people to see through walls.

Window

500

DOUBLE POINT BONUS

Samuel was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?

He is bald

Logical

100

TRIPLE JEOPARDY

What's as big as you are yet doesn't weigh an ounce?

Shadow

200

What goes up and never comes down?

Your age

300

A woman was horrified to find a fly in her tea. The waiter took her cup, went into the kitchen and returned with a fresh cup of tea. She shouted "You brought me the same tea!" How did she know?

She had already put sugar in it and when she tasted the new tea it was already sweet

400

Why cant a woman who is now living in Canada not be buried in the USA?

Because she is still alive!

500

DOUBLE POINTS

How do you make "one" disappear?

Add a "g" to make it "gone" or an "n" to make it "none"!

Brain teasers

100

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

What goes up when the rain comes down

An umbrella

200

What is once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in a thousand years?

The letter M

300

Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the Mustard family?

There are nine Mustards in the family. Since each daughter shares the same brother there are six girls one boy and Mr. and Mrs. Mustard.

400

DOUBLE POINTS

How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?

Once because after you subtract its not 25 anymore

500

A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 die. How many are left alive?

9. All but nine die

Math riddles

100

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

A cowboy rides into town on Friday. He stays 3 days and leaves on Friday. How did he do that?

The horse was named Friday

200

A babysitter came over one day to babysit 10 children. She decided to give them a snack. In a jar there were 10 cookies. She wants to give each one a cookie but still keep one in the jar. How will she do it?

She hands the 10th child the jar with one cookie left in it.

300

A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 die. How many are left alive?

All but nine

400

When asked how old she was, Suzie replied "In two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago." How old is she?

12

500

GET IT WRONG AND LOSE HALF YOUR POINTS

My age today is three times what it will be three years from now minus three times what my age was three years ago. How old am I?

Don't be too confused the answer is 18 years old.

Funny riddles

100

Why can't you take a picture of a man with a wooden leg?

Because you need a camera. Wooden legs don't take very good pictures

200

TRIPLE POINTS

How do you know if there's an elephant under your bed?

You bump your nose on the ceiling.

300

Why is it always hot at the end of a soccer game?

Because all of the FANS have gone home.

400

TRIPLE POINTS

Would you rather have a tiger eat you or a lion?

I would rather have the tiger eat the lion.

500

What is in the middle of Paris?

The letter "R!"