Lately, my friends and I have gotten very into riddles, so we have been looking for some nonstop. With that I have decided to compile a list of some of the best and worst riddles I have come across. Now don’t be a cheater and look at the answers before giving it a try. Good luck.
Every night I’m told what to do, and each morning I do what I’m told. But I still don’t escape your scold. What am I?
Answer: An Alarm Clock
There was a man who was born before his father, killed his mother, and married his sister. Yet, there was nothing wrong with what he had done. Why?
Answer: His father was in front of him when he was born, therefore he was born before him. His mother died while giving birth to him. Finally, he grew up to be a minister and married his sister at her ceremony.
There was a man walking in the desert. It was an especially hot day that day. In the distance, the man suddenly saw a restaurant. He rejoiced and ran to the restaurant and immediately asked the waiter for a glass of water. Instead, the waiter pulled out a gun and pointed it at the man's head. The man replied with, "thank you." Why did the man say "thank you"?
Answer: It was a water gun.
You are in a room with no windows, doors or any exit. The only items are a mirror and a table. How do you escape?
Answer: Look in the mirror, then at the wall and back at the mirror to see what you saw. Use the saw to cut the table in half and join the two halves to make a whole. Put the “hole” on the wall and climb out.
A man was born in 1955, how is it today is his 18th birthday?
Answer: He was born in room 1955 of the hospital.
You are on an island in the middle of a lake. The lake is in a remote part of the country and there has never been a bridge connecting the island to the mainland. Every day a tractor and wagon gives hay rides around the island. Puzzled as to how the tractor had gotten onto the island, you ask around and find out that the tractor was not transported to the island by boat or by air. Nor was it built on the island. Explain how the tractor got there?
Answer: It was driven over in winter, when the lake was frozen.
Alice is walking throught the forest of forgetfulness. She wants to know what day of the week it is. She stops and asks a lion and a unicorn. Now the lion lies all of the time on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The unicorn always lies on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Alice asks the lion what day it is, he says, "Well, yesterday was one of my lying days." Alice can't figure it out just from the lion's answer so she asks the unicorn and the unicorn says, "Yesterday was also one of my lying days." What day is it?
Answer: Thursday.
