Brain Teaser Riddles for Kids

A hiker comes to a fork in the road and doesn’t know which way to go to reach his destination. There are two men at the fork, one of whom always tells the truth while the other always lies. The hiker doesn’t know which is which, though. He may ask one of the men only one question to find his way. Which man does he ask, and what is the question?

Hint: A hiker comes to a fork in the road and doesn’t know which way to go to reach hi…

A king decided to let a prisoner try to escape the prison with his life. The king placed 2 marbles in a jar that was glued to a table. One of the marbles was supposed to be black, and one was supposed to be blue. If the prisoner could pick the blue marble, he would escape the prison with his life. If he picked the black marble, he would be executed. However, the king was very mean, and he wickedly placed 2 black marbles in the jars and no blue marbles. The prisoner witnessed the king only putting 2 black marbles in the jars. If the jar was not see-through and the jar was glued to the table and that the prisoner was mute so he could not say anything, how did he escape with his life?

Hint: A king decided to let a prisoner try to escape the prison with his life…

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 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…

A woman proves in court that her husband was murdered by her sister, but the judge decides that the sister cannot be punished. Why?

Hint: A woman proves in court that her husband was murdered by her sister…

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?

Hint: Alice is walking throught the forest of forgetfulness…

Detective Marty had been trailing three men suspected of committing several fur robberies. He received a message in a sealed envelope delivered by Roscoe, an underworld contact and decided to call Detective Sam, his partner. “I think I found out where the merchandise is stored,”said Detective Marty. Obviously Marty didn’t want Roscoe to know what was in the envelope, so he read it to Sam in code. This is what Marty had said: “Flame mate weighty soak shave comedy debut stake scared.” What did the message say?

Hint: Detective Marty had been trailing three men suspected of committing several fur …

During the Holocaust there is a jewish man who has managed to evade the nazi soldiers fro many months. He has finally made it to the border of Germany, but to his dismay, there is a massive river blocking his way with only one bridge over. The bridge was under nazi control and any person caught trying to exit Germany will be killed on the spot, but any Polish person caught trying to enter Germany without the proper papers will be sent back to Poland. There is only one gaurd on this bridge and he only checks the bridge for people every three minutes. Now, no matter how quickly any person may run, this bridge will always take exactly five minutes to cross. How can the German man exit Germany without being caught and killed?

Hint: During the Holocaust there is a jewish man who has managed to evade the nazi sol…

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Harry went out to dinner with his friends Larry, Barry, and Gary. Harry sat across from Gary. At Gary’s right, opposite Barry, sat Larry. When the waiter came for their orders, Larry and Barry ordered steak. Gary chose fish, and Harry (who likes to be difficult) ordered like this: “Unless the man at the left of the man opposite the man who ordered fish is not having what the man across from the man at the right of the man at my left is having, then I’ll have what the man across from the man at the right of the man opposite me ordered. Otherwise, bring me the fettucine alfredo.”Assuming “right”and “left”is from the viewpoint of the diners, what did Harry order?

Hint: Harry went out to dinner with his friends Larry…

I can be created by humans, but they cannot control me. I suck on wood, paper and flesh alike. I can be more of a hindrance than help. To my creators, I seem to be everywhere at once. What am I?

Hint: I can be created by humans…

I come in darkness, but fill the mind with light. I bring enlightenment to some, while gripping others in the hand of fear. With me it can be a journey of inexplicable joy and sorrow. What I will show you will often be unreachable. Journey with me and what you see may haunt you. Journey with me and you may never want to return home. Journey with me and you will never know when it will end. What am I?

Hint: I come in darkness…

I killed one fourth of mankind. Who 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. Who am I?

Hint: I make you weak at the worst of all times…

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?

Hint: I make you weak at the worst of all times…

I make you weak at the worst of times but in the ned i keep you safe, You will sweat in my presience even as you grow cold, i dwell with the weak and easily the brave but with out me who could tell the difference. Who am I?

Hint: I make you weak at the worst of times but in the ned i keep you safe…

If someone says to you, “I’ll bet you $1 that if you give me $2, I will give you $3 in return“, would this be a good bet for you to accept?

Hint: If someone says to you…

If who I am is whom I love, but whom I love is lost… then who am I?

Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess named Anna. Anna’s father, the King, wanted to be sure his daughter married an intelligent man. To test his daughter’s suitors the King hid Anna’s picture in one of three boxes. The suitor had to be able to select the box with Anna’s picture on one try and within twenty seconds. On the gold box was the message “Anna’s picture is in this box“. The silver box had the message “Anna’s picture is not in this box.”“Anna’s picture is not in the gold box”was written on the bronze box. The King would tell each suitor “Only one of the three messages is correct.”Which box contained Anna’s picture?

Hint: Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess named Anna…

Polly Perkins was after a talking parrot, so she went to the local pet shop in the hope of securing such a find. She was in luck. The shop assistant assured her that the parrot would learn and repeat any word or phrase it heard. Polly was delighted. However, a week later, the parrot still hadn’t spoken a word. Polly returned to the shop to complain, however, it appeared that the assistant was accurate in what he had said, and refused a refund. Why didn’t the parrot talk?

Hint: Polly Perkins was after a talking parrot…