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Brain Teasers with Answers: Page 2

Page 2 of 2: brain teasers 51 to 65 of 65, each with a hint and a hidden answer.

Good brain teasers turn a normal sentence into a puzzle: a word with two meanings, a hidden assumption or a question that sounds harder than it is. This list has 7 easy, 28 medium, and 30 hard riddles for teens, adults, families and puzzle fans. 18 of them are from the Quiz Zoomies riddle video, and the rest were written and checked by the Quiz Zoomies team. Try each one before you open the answer, and use the hint if you get stuck.

Riddles 51 to 65

  1. Which kind of cheese is made backwards?

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    Edam Hint: Spell it in reverse.

  2. Where does today come before yesterday?

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    In the dictionary Hint: Put the words in order.

  3. What is it that, after you take away the whole, some still remains?

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    Wholesome Hint: Take away w-h-o-l-e.

  4. What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three legs in the evening?

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    A human Hint: Think of a whole life as one day.

  5. I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody. What am I?

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    Pencil lead Hint: You write with me.

  6. Thirty white horses on a red hill. First they champ, then they stamp, then they stand still. What are they?

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    Teeth Hint: Smile in the mirror.

  7. Old Mother Twitchett had but one eye, and a long tail which she let fly. Every time she went through a gap, a bit of her tail she left in a trap. What is she?

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    A needle and thread Hint: Think of sewing.

  8. What has a heart that never beats?

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    An artichoke Hint: You can find it in the vegetable aisle.

  9. It lives in winter, dies in summer, and grows with its root upward. What is it?

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    An icicle Hint: Look under the roof on a cold day.

  10. In marble walls as white as milk, lined with skin as soft as silk, within a fountain crystal clear, a golden apple does appear. No doors there are to this stronghold, yet thieves break in and steal the gold. What is it?

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    An egg Hint: A hen could tell you.

  11. A hill full, a hole full, yet you cannot catch a bowl full. What is it?

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    Mist Hint: Early morning over a field.

  12. What can go up a chimney when it is down, but can't go down a chimney when it is up?

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    An umbrella Hint: Open or closed?

  13. Round as an apple, deep as a cup, and all the king's horses can't pull it up. What is it?

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    A well Hint: You get water from it.

  14. Patch upon patch, without any stitches. What is it?

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    A cabbage Hint: It grows in the garden in leafy layers.

  15. Two brothers we are, great burdens we bear. All day we are pressed hard, yet we are full all day and empty when we go to rest. What are we?

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    A pair of shoes Hint: You take them off at bedtime.

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  1. Which kind of cheese is made backwards?
  2. Where does today come before yesterday?
  3. What is it that, after you take away the whole, some still remains?
  4. What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three legs in the evening?
  5. I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody. What am I?
  6. Thirty white horses on a red hill. First they champ, then they stamp, then they stand still. What are they?
  7. Old Mother Twitchett had but one eye, and a long tail which she let fly. Every time she went through a gap, a bit of her tail she left in a trap. What is she?
  8. What has a heart that never beats?
  9. It lives in winter, dies in summer, and grows with its root upward. What is it?
  10. In marble walls as white as milk, lined with skin as soft as silk, within a fountain crystal clear, a golden apple does appear. No doors there are to this stronghold, yet thieves break in and steal the gold. What is it?
  11. A hill full, a hole full, yet you cannot catch a bowl full. What is it?
  12. What can go up a chimney when it is down, but can't go down a chimney when it is up?
  13. Round as an apple, deep as a cup, and all the king's horses can't pull it up. What is it?
  14. Patch upon patch, without any stitches. What is it?
  15. Two brothers we are, great burdens we bear. All day we are pressed hard, yet we are full all day and empty when we go to rest. What are we?

Frequently asked questions

How many brain teasers are on this page?

65 brain teasers (7 easy, 28 medium, and 30 hard), over 2 pages. Each has a hint and an answer hidden under a Show answer button, and its own page you can share.

What are some good brain teasers?

What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear. What kind of tree can you hold in your hand? A palm. What kind of band never plays any music? A rubber band.

What is a good brain teaser question?

What gets wetter the more it dries? A towel. It works because dry usually means less wet, and the answer flips that around.

Can I print these riddles?

Yes. Press Print above the list: every answer opens for the printout and the page drops its menus, so you get a clean sheet for a classroom or a party.

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