Top Rated Riddles of All Time
The world’s tallest skyscraper took seven years to build. Each year the workmen were able to double its height. How many years did it take for the skyscraper to reach half of its maximum height?
The ages of a father and son add up to 66. The father's age is the son's age reversed. How old could they be? (3 possible solutions).
You have a 5 gallon bucket, a 3 gallon bucket, and a hose to fill them up. You need to get 4 gallons. You have no means of measuring how many gallons are in each bucket (except knowing the bucket capacity). How can you be certain that you have 4 gallons?
Jack is a farmer and owns some chickens. One day, he took a basket of fresh eggs to the market to sell.
The first person bought half of all the eggs in the basket and half an egg.
Then, the second person bought half of the remaining eggs and half an egg.
Later, the third person bought half of the remaining eggs and half an egg.
Now Jack's basket has only 1 egg left.
If no eggs were broken in the process, how many eggs did he originally have in his basket?
A farmer in California owns a beautiful pear tree. He supplies the fruit to a nearby grocery store. The store owner has called the farmer to see how much fruit is available for him to purchase. The farmer knows that the main trunk has 24 branches. Each branch has exactly 12 boughs and each bough has exactly 6 twigs. Since each twig bears one piece of fruit, how many plums will the farmer be able to deliver?
A man wants to enter an exclusive club, but he doesn't know the password. Another man walks to the door and the doorman says 12, the man says 6, and is let in. Another man walks up and the doorman says 6, the man says 3, and is let in. Thinking he had heard enough, he walks up to the door and the doorman says 10, he says 5, and he isn't let in. What should he have said?
I have one, you have one. If you remove the first letter, a bit remains. If you remove the second, bit still remains. After much trying, you might be able to remove the third one also, but it remains. It dies hard!
Down below the shining moon
Around the trees, a sacred gloom
Running with the midnight sky
Knowing that which makes you cry
Night is full with my essence
Eternal light betrays my presence
Soaring through my endless task
Shadows are my faithful mask
I am three words,
Two of them appear the same,
Two are pronounced the same.
One is the third person use of "capable" or "permit".
One means to sleep, but only for a bit.
The last word means a group of deer,
Perhaps now you can tell me, what words are here?
A flight from New York, carrying people from America, Canada and France was heading towards Glasgow Airport. Suddenly as the plane approached the Scottish coastline there is an almighty explosion. The airplane crashed into the sea close to the Isle of Mull. Where should the survivors be buried?
When there is fire in me then I am still cold. When I own your true love’s face then you will not see me. To all things I give no more than I am given. In time I may have all things, and yet I can keep nothing. What am I?
I make you weak at the worst of all times.
I keep you safe, I keep you fine.
I make your hands sweat, and your heart grow cold,
I visit the weak, but seldom the bold.
What am I?
Carol is traveling by ship from south of the equator to the north. She has a nice little second class cabin which has a bathroom, but no window. Carol has no compass nor other instruments. Yet, without leaving her room or talking with anyone, Carol knew exactly when the ship crossed the equator.
How did she know?
Simon Simpleton was born in London, England. His mother was Welsh and his father Scottish. When Simon was eight his mother died. When Simon was ten his father married an Irish women and suddenly Simon had an Irish sister. When Simon was twenty four he graduated as a lawyer and took a job in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is now sixty six. Why can he not be buried on the banks of Loch Lomond in his favorite village of Luss, in Bonnie Scotland.
A simple peasant is has bought a number of camels and is taking them to his farm. As he rides contentedly along he counts them, he counts 29. He was sure he had bought 30 camel, so in alarm he jumps off his camel and counts the camels gain. To his delight there are 30.
Half an hour later, he counts his camels and once more there are just 29. Confused, he climbs off his camel and counts again. Once more there are 30. Can you explain?