417 riddles for age 12
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A little pool with two layers of wall around it. One white and soft and the other dark and hard, amidst a light brown grassy lawn with an outline of a green grass. What am I?
Hint: A little pool with two layers of wall around it…
A magician was boasting one day at how long he could hold his breath under water. His record was 6 minutes. A kid that was listening said, “that’s nothing, I can stay under water for 10 minutes using no types of equipment or air pockets!”The magician told the kid if he could do that, he’d give him $10,000. The kid did it and won the money. Can you figure out how?
Hint: A magician was boasting one day at how long he could hold his breath under water…
a man and his son were driving to meet there mom when they got in a car wreck. on the way to the ER the man past away. the surgeon said i cant operate on this boy he is my son. how ca n this be?
Hint: a man and his son were driving to meet there mom when they got in a car wreck…
A man but an animal, a horn with two hands. What am I?
A man buys a rope from a woman for $3.00 and hands the woman a $10 bill. The woman goes into the grocery store next door to get change. She returns and gives the man $7.00. After the man leaves, the clerk from the store comes and says, “Hey, that was a counterfeit bill you gave me.”The woman gives the clerk a good bill. How much has the woman lost?
Hint: A man buys a rope from a woman for $3…
A man is in a solid metal room. Solid metal floor, ceiling and walls. The ONLY thing in the room is a table. How does he get out?
Hint: A man is in a solid metal room…
A man is late for an appointment and, in his haste, takes a corner so fast that only two wheel were on the pavement. A police man is standing on the corner, but he did not give him a ticket. Why?
Hint: A man is late for an appointment and…
A man ordered a length of rope by telephone from his nearest hardware shop. But when he went to collect the rope, he found that the assistant had miswritten the order by interchanging feet and inches. As a result of this, the rope was only 30 percent of the length that the man wanted. What length did he want and what length did he get?
Hint: A man ordered a length of rope by telephone from his nearest hardware shop…
A man takes a barrel that weighs 20 pounds, and then puts something in it. It now weighs less than 20 pounds. What did he put in the barrel?
Hint: A man takes a barrel that weighs 20 pounds…
A man was born in 1898 He is still alive now at the age 33 How is this possible ?
Hint: A man was born in 1898 He is still alive now at the age 33 How is this possible…
A man was found murdered on Sunday morning. His wife immediately called the police. The police questioned the wife and staff and got these alibis: The Wife said she was sleeping. The Cook was cooking breakfast. The Gardener was picking vegetables. The Maid was getting the mail. The Butler was cleaning the closet. The police instantly arrested the murdered. Who did it and how did they know?
Hint: A man was found murdered on Sunday morning…
A man was going to buy a $5000 car, but he didn’t pay a penny for the car, how is this possible?
Hint: A man was going to buy a $5000 car…
A man was just doing his job when his suit was torn. Why did he die three minutes later?
Hint: A man was just doing his job when his suit was torn…
A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven’t eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?
Hint: A murderer is condemned to death…
A petshop owner had a parrot with a sign on its cage that said “Parrot repeats everything it hears.”A young man bought the parrot and for two weeks he spoke to it and it didn’t say a word. He returned the parrot but the shopkeeper said he never lied about the parrot. How can this be?
Hint: A petshop owner had a parrot with a sign on its cage that said “Parrot repeats e…
A phone rings 9 times, and no one answers it. A horse eats 9 pounds of grain. A bannana grows 9 inches evry day. and the computer gets 9 mail messages every day. What is always in the above paragraph ^?
Hint: A phone rings 9 times…
A pregnant lady named her children: Dominique, Regis, Michelle, Fawn, Sophie and Lara. What will she name her next child? Jessica, Katie, Abby or Tilly?
Hint: A pregnant lady named her children: Dominique…
A psychologist goes to a village in Africa and decides to compare foot size to intelligence. He notes that in general, as foot size increases, so does intelligence. How can this be?
Hint: A psychologist goes to a village in Africa and decides to compare foot size to i…
A rubber ball is tossed off the top of a 90 foot building. Every time it bounces, it goes back up half way. How many bounces will the ball take before it stops?
Hint: A rubber ball is tossed off the top of a 90 foot building…
A sign on the barber’s door says “I shave only those who do not shave themselves“. Does the barber shave himself?
Hint: A sign on the barber’s door says “I shave only those who do not shave themselves…