Tricky Riddles for Adults – page 5
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Riddle Time
A doctor gives you three pills and instructs you to take one every thirty minutes; how long will it take before you have taken them all?
“Focus on intervals, not quantity.”
Answer
One hour.
Riddle Time
Three doctors and a patient walk into a room. Yet, there are only three people in the room. How is this possible?
“One person can have two roles.”
Answer
One of the doctors is the patient.
Riddle Time
There is a line in front of you that you cannot jump over; how do you make it shorter without touching it?
“Think about perspective.”
Answer
Draw a longer one.
Riddle Time
A woman has a brother, but her brother has no brother; how can this be true?
“Consider gender.”
Answer
She is his sister.
Riddle Time
What has cities without houses, forests without trees, and water without fish?
“It's a representation.”
Answer
A map
Riddle Time
What completely fills a room but you only see when it disappears?
“Think of light.”
Answer
Darkness
Riddle Time
If ten apples are to be distributed among ten people, but there's still an apple left in the basket, how is that possible?
“Consider all the items involved.”
Answer
The last person received the apple still in the basket.
Riddle Time
What can you hold in your right hand but never in your left?
“It's a body part.”
Answer
Your left elbow
Riddle Time
What can both hold an object and be a sharp turn on a road?
“Found in your home and on the road.”
Answer
A hook
Riddle Time
What is sharp, yet can never cut anything?
“Often grows by water.”
Answer
Reeds
Riddle Time
What makes a bird light, but also makes a clock wound?
“Think of something that has to do with both time and air.”
Answer
A spring
Riddle Time
What can you go on, but also shows which way you take?
“It can lead you forward or teach you something.”
Answer
A course
Riddle Time
What can catch mice, but also makes a tree fall?
“Both a thing and an action.”
Answer
A trap
Riddle Time
What has wings but can still sit neatly around your neck?
“An accessory.”
Answer
A fly
Riddle Time
What holds boxes but never says a word?
“Think furniture.”
Answer
A shelf
Riddle Time
What has a tongue but cannot speak, and daily meets your feet?
“It has a tongue, but it does not lick.”
Answer
A shoe
Riddle Time
What is light as a feather, but can still bear the weight of an entire car?
“Think of both birds and vehicles.”
Answer
A spring
Riddle Time
What falls from trees but can also cut sharply?
“It can be found in the forest and in the kitchen.”
Answer
A blade
Riddle Time
What can silence the worst storm, but is rarely there when needed most?
“It calms the little ones.”
Answer
A pacifier
Riddle Time
What always leaves traces of the family's party and mess, without ever speaking?
“Think of visible evidence from dinner table mishaps.”
Answer
A stain