WorksheetsMystery Man's difficult riddles
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 5mins
What has to be broken before you can use it?
broom
corn
egg
sword
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
kid
lamp
water
candle
What month of the year has 28 days?
February
All of them
April
August
What is full of holes but still holds water?
Sponge
bucket
furniture
tree
What question can you never answer yes to?
homework
Are you asleep yet.
what is your name
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
the world
space
your future
god
There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.
yellow
red
green
blue
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
vase
friend
food
A promise
What goes up but never comes down?
hair
age
building
tree
My thickness is no more than a few centimeters, yet my depth can span to infinity. Although mundane, I intimidate most animals. When in my presence, you will inevitably follow me. What am I?
human
animal imitator
a mirror
glass
What two things can you never eat for breakfast?
steak and a smoothie
eggs and bacon
lunch and dinner
something you hate for breakfast
what looses its head in the morning and gets it back at night?
pillow
bed
you
praying mantis
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
he is wearing a raincoat
he is standing somewhere that there is no rain
he is dead
he is bald
What gets wet while drying?
towel
pillow
toy
water
What can you keep after giving to someone?
toy
kid
food
word
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
monster
dead person
bear
barber
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
they are on the other boat
They died
They all are married
You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?
match
fireplace
candle
kerosene lamp
A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible?
He is not old
He was born on February 29
he is magical
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
tree
government
bank
helicopter
windmill
What is at the end of the rainbow?
gold
leprechaun
W
nothing
What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
Coin
Penny
None
Both
Can you name two consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
Sunday
Today
Tomorrow
Nothing
What belongs to you but others use it more than you?
towel
sink
yourself
name
What is brown and sticky?
a brownie
a stick
soil
a baseball glove
How can a pants pocket be empty but still have something in it?
it has a crumb
it has a hole in it
there is no pocket
it has a rock in it
What has hands but cannot clap?
clock
time
person
monkey
What has 4 eyes but can't see?
spider
Mississippi
a needle
a storm
