Riddles and Brain Teasers

Greater Than God

It is greater than God and more evil than the devil. The poor have it, the rich need it and if you eat it you’ll die. What is it?

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Nothing. Nothing is greater than God, nothing is more evil than the devil, the poor have nothing, the rich need nothing and if you eat nothing you’ll die.

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Going Down to the River

A zebra was going to the river. On the way the zebra encountered five giraffes. Each giraffe had five monkeys on their neck. How many animals were going to the river?

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Just one – the zebra. The other 30 animals (5 giraffes and 25 monkeys) were going the other way.

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Dumbstruck Beekeeper

Which word does not belong?

beekeeper, dumbbell, dumbstruck, untruthful

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Dumbbell. All of the other words have only one of the vowels (a, e, i, o, u).

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I Wear You Down

I wear you down, yet you will mourn me once I fly.
You can kill me, but I will never die.

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Time.

(found in The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare)

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Give Me Drink and I Die

Feed me and I live, give me drink and I die. What am I?

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Fire.

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A Dog Running in the Forest

How far can a dog run into the forest?

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Halfway. After that it will be running out of the forest.

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You have four chains. Each chain has three links in it. Although it is difficult to cut the links, you wish to make a single loop with all 12 links. What is the fewest number of cuts you must make to accomplish this task?

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Three cuts. Cut each link in one chain. Separate them, and use the links to join the ends of the three intact chains.

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Sweet in the Sun

When young, I am sweet in the sun.
When middle-aged, I make you gay.
When old, I am valued more than ever.

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Wine

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He And She Both Have One Each

He and she both have one each, but every person has two. A citizen has three and a human being has four. A personality has five and an inhabitant of earth has six. What are they?

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Syllables.

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