195+ Logic Riddles with Answers
There are 20 people in an empty, square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it without turning his head or body, or moving in any way (other than the eyes). Where can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?
Tom and his younger sister were fighting. Their mother was tired of the fighting and decided to punish them by making them stand on the same piece of newspaper in such a way that they couldn't touch each other. How did she accomplish this?
How can a woman living in New Jersey, legally marry 3 men, without ever getting a divorce, be widowed, or becoming legally separated?
An arm points north, east, south, then west.
Ever in circles, never pausing to rest.
It passes its brother twenty three times,
As the sun passes by and the moon starts to climb.
A train pulls in alongside a crowded platform. It is precisely on schedule. The train is not full, and yet nobody boards it. All trains that stop at the platform travel to the same destinations. Why then did nobody board the train?
In a closely contested race, the judges call for a photo finish to determine the winner. It becomes clear that Alfonso crossed the line in first place, just ahead of Samuel. None of the judges dispute this, and yet they award the trophy to Frankie, who crossed the line in third place. Alfonso and Samuel have not broken the rules or done anything that might prejudice the judges against them.
So why does Frankie receive the trophy?
A women and daughter walked into a restaurant. A man walked past and the women both said, “Hello, Father”. How is this possible?
What is unusual about the following words: revive, banana, grammar, voodoo, assess, potato, dresser, uneven?
If it were three hours later than it is now, it would be twice as long until midnight as it would be if it were four hours later. What time is it now?
As I went across the bridge, I met a man with a load of wood which was neither straight nor crooked. How is this possible?