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Page 2 of 2: riddles for adults 51 to 108 of 108, each with a hint and a hidden answer.

Good riddles for adults hide the answer behind wordplay, logic or a number trick, so you need to think sideways rather than just know a fact. This list has 55 medium and 53 hard riddles for adults, teens, dinner parties, office breaks and anyone who likes a challenge. 22 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 108

  1. 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.

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

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

  3. 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.

  4. What gets wetter the more it dries?

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    A towel Hint: You use it after a shower.

  5. What has cities but no houses, and rivers but no water?

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    A map Hint: Explorers unfold it to find their way.

  6. What can you catch, but not throw?

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    A cold Hint: You might sneeze a lot after you catch it.

  7. What runs but never walks, and has a bed but never sleeps?

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    A river Hint: Fish live in its bed.

  8. What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?

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    Your name Hint: People call you by it.

  9. What gets bigger the more you take away from it?

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    A hole Hint: You can dig one in the sand.

  10. What has a head and a tail, but no body?

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    A coin Hint: Flip it to decide who goes first.

  11. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

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    Footsteps Hint: Look behind you on a sandy beach.

  12. I fly without wings and cry without eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?

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    A cloud Hint: Look up on a rainy day.

  13. I am always in front of you, but you can never see me. What am I?

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    The future Hint: Think about time, not space.

  14. I can be cracked, made, told and played. What am I?

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    A joke Hint: I make people laugh.

  15. I have four wheels and lots of flies, but I am not an airplane. What am I?

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    A garbage truck Hint: I visit your street once a week.

  16. I can fill a whole room, but I take up no space at all. What am I?

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    Light Hint: Flip a switch.

  17. You can see me in the water, but I never get wet. What am I?

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    A reflection Hint: Look into a calm lake.

  18. The more of me there is, the less you can see. What am I?

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    Darkness Hint: Turn off the lights.

  19. I can be long or short, painted or left bare, and you keep me at the tips of your fingers. What am I?

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    Fingernails Hint: You trim me now and then.

  20. I have keys but no locks, a space but no room, and you can enter but never go inside. What am I?

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    A keyboard Hint: You type on me.

  21. I have no mouth, but I answer you. Shout across a canyon and you will hear me. What am I?

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    An echo Hint: I repeat whatever you say.

  22. I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?

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    Seven Hint: Spell the number out.

  23. Multiply all the numbers on a phone keypad together. What answer do you get?

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    0 Hint: One of the keys is special.

  24. When I was 6, my sister was half my age. Now I am 40. How old is my sister?

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    37 Hint: The age gap never changes.

  25. How many times can you subtract 5 from 25?

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    Once Hint: After the first time, it is no longer 25.

  26. Divide 30 by half and add 10. What do you get?

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    70 Hint: Dividing by half is not the same as halving.

  27. Which three different positive whole numbers give the same answer when you add them as when you multiply them?

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    1, 2 and 3 Hint: They are the three smallest.

  28. It takes 5 minutes to boil one egg. How long does it take to boil 3 eggs together in one pot?

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    5 minutes Hint: They all cook at the same time.

  29. You are running a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?

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    Second Hint: You took their spot, not first place.

  30. Two mothers and two daughters go fishing. Each one catches one fish, but only three fish are caught in total. How?

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    They are a grandmother, a mother and a daughter Hint: Someone can be a mother and a daughter.

  31. A cowboy rode into town on Friday, stayed for three days, and rode out on Friday. How?

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    His horse is named Friday Hint: What was he riding?

  32. Pat's sister is a doctor, but the doctor has no brothers. How can that be?

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    Pat is a girl Hint: Who said Pat is a boy?

  33. In a race, you pass the person in last place. What place are you in now?

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    You can't pass the last person Hint: Who could be behind the last person?

  34. What is your mother's brother's father to you?

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    Your grandfather Hint: Your mother's brother is your uncle.

  35. A truck driver goes the wrong way down a one-way street and passes a police officer, but gets no ticket. Why?

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    He was walking Hint: Nobody said he was driving.

  36. A drawer has 3 red socks and 3 blue socks. In the dark, how many socks must you take out to be sure you have a matching pair?

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    3 Hint: There are only two colors.

  37. A girl falls off a 20 foot ladder but is not hurt at all. How?

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    She fell off the bottom step Hint: Which step was she on?

  38. If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you don't have me anymore. What am I?

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    A secret Hint: Shh!

  39. Name three days in a row without saying Monday, Wednesday or Friday.

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    Yesterday, today and tomorrow Hint: Don't use day names at all.

  40. An electric train is heading north and the wind is blowing west. Which way does the smoke go?

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    There is no smoke, it is an electric train Hint: What powers the train?

  41. Which is correct: the yolk of an egg is white, or the yolk of an egg are white?

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    Neither, the yolk is yellow Hint: What color is a yolk?

  42. What kind of room has no doors and no windows?

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    A mushroom Hint: It grows in the forest.

  43. What starts with E, ends with E, and usually has only one letter inside?

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    An envelope Hint: Think about the mail.

  44. What is in the middle of nowhere?

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    The letter H Hint: Look at the spelling.

  45. What has four eyes but can't see?

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    Mississippi Hint: Count the letters of a long river name.

  46. What has a bottom at the top?

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    Your legs Hint: Think about your body.

  47. Which building has the most stories?

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    A library Hint: Stories can also be books.

  48. Why is the letter A like a flower?

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    Because a B comes after it Hint: Think of the alphabet and of buzzing.

  49. Which word contains all 26 letters?

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    Alphabet Hint: Take the riddle literally.

  50. What can you make that nobody can ever see?

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    Noise Hint: Listen.

  51. I am lighter than a feather, yet even the strongest person cannot hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I?

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    Your breath Hint: Try it now.

  52. What is always coming but never arrives?

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    Tomorrow Hint: When it gets here, it has a new name.

  53. What can you keep after you give it to someone?

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    Your word Hint: Shake hands on it.

  54. What can you hold without ever touching it?

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    A conversation Hint: You do it with words.

  55. What kind of coat is always wet when you put it on?

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    A coat of paint Hint: Think of walls, not clothes.

  56. What tastes better than it smells?

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    Your tongue Hint: It is in your mouth.

  57. What goes up and down the stairs without moving?

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    A carpet Hint: You walk on it.

  58. What gets broken without being held?

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    A promise Hint: You should always keep it.

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  1. Round as an apple, deep as a cup, and all the king's horses can't pull it up. What is it?
  2. Patch upon patch, without any stitches. What is it?
  3. 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?
  4. What gets wetter the more it dries?
  5. What has cities but no houses, and rivers but no water?
  6. What can you catch, but not throw?
  7. What runs but never walks, and has a bed but never sleeps?
  8. What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?
  9. What gets bigger the more you take away from it?
  10. What has a head and a tail, but no body?
  11. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
  12. I fly without wings and cry without eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?
  13. I am always in front of you, but you can never see me. What am I?
  14. I can be cracked, made, told and played. What am I?
  15. I have four wheels and lots of flies, but I am not an airplane. What am I?
  16. I can fill a whole room, but I take up no space at all. What am I?
  17. You can see me in the water, but I never get wet. What am I?
  18. The more of me there is, the less you can see. What am I?
  19. I can be long or short, painted or left bare, and you keep me at the tips of your fingers. What am I?
  20. I have keys but no locks, a space but no room, and you can enter but never go inside. What am I?
  21. I have no mouth, but I answer you. Shout across a canyon and you will hear me. What am I?
  22. I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
  23. Multiply all the numbers on a phone keypad together. What answer do you get?
  24. When I was 6, my sister was half my age. Now I am 40. How old is my sister?
  25. How many times can you subtract 5 from 25?
  26. Divide 30 by half and add 10. What do you get?
  27. Which three different positive whole numbers give the same answer when you add them as when you multiply them?
  28. It takes 5 minutes to boil one egg. How long does it take to boil 3 eggs together in one pot?
  29. You are running a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?
  30. Two mothers and two daughters go fishing. Each one catches one fish, but only three fish are caught in total. How?
  31. A cowboy rode into town on Friday, stayed for three days, and rode out on Friday. How?
  32. Pat's sister is a doctor, but the doctor has no brothers. How can that be?
  33. In a race, you pass the person in last place. What place are you in now?
  34. What is your mother's brother's father to you?
  35. A truck driver goes the wrong way down a one-way street and passes a police officer, but gets no ticket. Why?
  36. A drawer has 3 red socks and 3 blue socks. In the dark, how many socks must you take out to be sure you have a matching pair?
  37. A girl falls off a 20 foot ladder but is not hurt at all. How?
  38. If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you don't have me anymore. What am I?
  39. Name three days in a row without saying Monday, Wednesday or Friday.
  40. An electric train is heading north and the wind is blowing west. Which way does the smoke go?
  41. Which is correct: the yolk of an egg is white, or the yolk of an egg are white?
  42. What kind of room has no doors and no windows?
  43. What starts with E, ends with E, and usually has only one letter inside?
  44. What is in the middle of nowhere?
  45. What has four eyes but can't see?
  46. What has a bottom at the top?
  47. Which building has the most stories?
  48. Why is the letter A like a flower?
  49. Which word contains all 26 letters?
  50. What can you make that nobody can ever see?
  51. I am lighter than a feather, yet even the strongest person cannot hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I?
  52. What is always coming but never arrives?
  53. What can you keep after you give it to someone?
  54. What can you hold without ever touching it?
  55. What kind of coat is always wet when you put it on?
  56. What tastes better than it smells?
  57. What goes up and down the stairs without moving?
  58. What gets broken without being held?

Frequently asked questions

How many riddles for adults are on this page?

108 riddles for adults (55 medium and 53 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 riddles for adults?

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? The letter M. A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many are left? 9. Mary's father has five daughters: Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono. What is the fifth one's name? Mary.

Are riddles for adults family-friendly?

Yes. On Quiz Zoomies, for adults means harder thinking, never mature content, so you can share any of these riddles with the whole family.

What is a good riddle for adults?

A brick weighs 1 kilogram plus half a brick. How much does one whole brick weigh? 2 kilograms. It sounds like 1.5 kilograms, which is why it catches so many people.

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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