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Tricky Riddles & Brain-Teasers for Kids — Page 2

78 tricky riddles

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Four men were in a boat on the lake

Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?

Hint: Four men were in a boat on the lake…

✨ Because they were all married and not single
L3 · joke

how do you make 30p with 2 coins?

how do you make 30p with 2 coins? one of them is not a 20p..

✨ a 20p and a 10p . one of them isnt a 20p, but the other one is!
L3 · math

how does the turtle with no legs cross the road?

how does the turtle with no legs cross the road????????? HINT take the f out of free and the f out of way!!!!!!!!!

Hint: how does the turtle with no legs cross the road…

✨ There is no f in way
L3 · brain teaser

How many 1 foot by 1 foot bricks would it take to complete a building that's 20 feet long on all fou

How many 1 foot by 1 foot bricks would it take to complete a building that’s 20 feet long on all four sides and 20 feet high?

Hint: How many 1 foot by 1 foot bricks would it take to complete a building that’s 20 …

✨ Only one; the last brick you put in will complete it
L3 · brain teaser

How many letters are in the alphabet?

How many letters are in the alphabet?

✨ There are 11 letters in “THE ALPHABET.”Did you say 26?
L3 · brain teaser

How many three cent stamps are in a dozen?

How many three cent stamps are in a dozen?

✨ A dozen, although you probably said four
L3 · brain teaser

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

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

✨ Only one time. After that, you would be subtracting from 20
L3 · brain teaser

I am that which is hunted, and this panes me

I am that which is hunted, and this panes me. Do you dig, Stone? What am I?

✨ Quarry
L3 · brain teaser

I come at the end of time and at the start of eternitiy

I come at the end of time and at the start of eternitiy. I come four times in every week, but only once in a thousand years. What am I?

Hint: I come at the end of time and at the start of eternitiy…

✨ The letter E.
L3 · brain teaser

I know a word of letters three

I know a word of letters three. Add two, and fewer there will be.

✨ The word “Few“
L3 · brain teaser

I'm related to you

I’m related to you. I’m really close to you! I’m your cousins aunt. Who am I?

✨ My Mother
L3 · brain teaser

I turn polar bears white and I will make you cry

I turn polar bears white and I will make you cry. I make guys have to pee and girls comb their hair. I make celebrities look stupid and normal people look like celebrities. I turn pancakes brown and make your champane bubble. If you sqeeze me, I’ll pop. If you look at me, you’ll pop. Can you guess the riddle? 97% of Harvard graduates can not figure this riddle out, but 84% of kindergarten students were able to figure this out in 6 minutes or less. Can you guess the correct answer?

Hint: I turn polar bears white and I will make you cry…

✨ The anwser is no. Read the last sencence It says “Can you guess the riddle?”So the anwser is no
L3 · brain teaser

I turn polar bears white and I will make you cry

I turn polar bears white and I will make you cry. I make guys have to pee and girls comb their hair. I make celebrities look stupid and normal people look like celebrities. I turn pancakes brown and make your champane bubble. If you sqeeze me, I’ll pop. If you look at me, you’ll pop. Can you guess the riddle? 97% of Harvard graduates can not figure this riddle out, but 84% of kindergarten students were able to figure this out in 6 minutes or less.

Hint: I turn polar bears white and I will make you cry…

✨ The answer is no. The actual question is can you guess the riddle!
L3 · brain teaser

If a fire hydrant has H2O inside, what does it have on the outside?

If a fire hydrant has H2O inside, what does it have on the outside?

✨ K9P (you'll get it eventually)
L3 · joke

If a wheel has 64 spokes, how many spaces are there between the spokes?

If a wheel has 64 spokes, how many spaces are there between the spokes?

✨ 64. The space that comes after the 64th spoke, would be just before the first spoke
L3 · brain teaser

In the NBA, how many men are on the basketball court for each team?

In the NBA, how many men are on the basketball court for each team?

✨ Five....I'll bet you guessed 10
L3 · brain teaser

Joe bets Tony $100 that he can predict the score of the football game before it starts

Joe bets Tony $100 that he can predict the score of the football game before it starts. Tony agrees, but loses the bet. Why did Tony lose the bet?

Hint: Joe bets Tony $100 that he can predict the score of the football game before it …

✨ Joe said the score would be 0-0 and he was right. “Before”any football game starts, the score is always 0-0
L3 · brain teaser

John was very tired after a long day of work

John was very tired after a long day of work. He went to bed at 10 p.m., wound his alarm clock and set it for noon the next day. Since John fell asleep almost immediately, how many hours of sleep did he get before the alarm woke him?

Hint: John was very tired after a long day of work…

✨ Two hours. Wind-up clocks can't be set more than 12 hours in advance
L3 · brain teaser

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have five children, half of them are boys.How is this possible?

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have five children, half of them are boys.How is this possible?

Hint: Mr…

✨ They are all boys
L3 · logic