Challenge Your Logic: 30 Mind-Boggling Riddles With Answers to Test Your IQ
Are you someone who loves solving crosswords, puzzles and riddles in your leisure time? It can be really thrilling at times to challenge your brain and put your logical skills to the test. My love for riddles inspired me to put forward this exciting collection of 30 brain-teasing riddles with answers that are guaranteed to stretch your logical skills and shake up your IQ. While they may not be extremely difficult, they are testing enough to sharpen your mental acuity and encourage out of the box thinking, especially if you set yourself a 15-second timeframe for each riddle.
Although the answers are provided below each puzzle, which can be revealed with a simple button click, I strongly recommend trying to solve them yourself before taking a peek. Most of the riddles listed here are “Who Am I riddles,” which are word-based riddles that require you to think both literally and metaphorically to arrive at the correct answer. So why not take the challenge and push your mental limits and savor the satisfaction of figuring out the answers on your own? For those who truly enjoy flexing their brainpower, these riddles are just perfect for testing your logical reasoning and creative thinking.
In the past, we’ve published a couple of intriguing articles on matchstick puzzles that test your logical reasoning skills. This time, we’ve taken our brain teaser section to a new level with this unique collection of 30 tricky riddles with answers. Solving these riddles isn’t just entertaining—it’s a fantastic workout for your brain! Studies have shown that riddles can boost focus, improve memory, and enhance cognitive flexibility. So, clear your mind and dive into these brain-teasing riddles that are sure to leave you amazed and craving for more!
15 Tricky Riddles With Answers That Will Boost Your Logical Thinking
Riddle 1
You are my brother but I am not your brother.
Who am I ?
sister
Explanation: If I am not your brother, then I’m your sister.
Riddle 2
I am unstoppable but I am easy to waste.
What am I ?
Time
Explanation: Time is unstoppable and it’s easy to waste time
Riddle 3
Tom’s father has four sons. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, ………..?
Tom
Explanation: The question itself says it’s Tom’s father, so the fourth son is definitely Tom.
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Riddle 5
If I drink I die but if I eat I will grow.
What am I ?
Fire
Explanation: When you pour water on fire, it dies and a fire grows when it consumes or engulfs other objects.
Riddle 6
I start with an ‘E’ and end with an ‘E’ and I have powerful countries inside me.
Who am I ?
Europe
Explanation: Europe starts and ends with the letter ‘E’ and is home to several powerful countries.
Riddle 7
I sound like one letter but I am written with three. I show you things when you look through me.
Who am I ?
EYE
Explanation: The word eye sounds like one letter ‘I’. Eye is a three-letter word, and you see through it.
Riddle 8
I am full of keys but I can’t open any door.
What am I?
Keyboard
Explanation: The riddle implies the keys of a keyboard.
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Riddle 10
What five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Shorter
Explanation: SHORT + E + R = SHORTER
Riddle 11
There was a girl who was half my age when I was 20. My age is now 60. What is her age?
50
Explanation: When I was 20, her age was 10. So she is 10 years younger to me. Hence, now her age is 50.
Riddle 12
I have a face and two hands but I have no legs.
Who am I?
Clock
Explanation: A clock has a face and two hands—an hour hand and a minute hand—but no legs.
Riddle 13
I am a color. But you can eat me.
What am I?
Orange
Explanation: Orange is a color and also a fruit
Riddle 14
I shoot but I never hurt or kill. What am I?
Camera
Explanation: A camera is used for shooting photographs.
Riddle 15
I have a neck but no head, two arms but no hands. Who am I?
A Shirt
Explanation: A shirt has a neck but no head. It has two arms but no head.
15 Challenging Riddles With Answers To Challenge Your IQ Level
Riddle 16
Two people are born at the same moment but their birthdays don’t fall on the same date.
How is that possible?
They are born in different timezones
Explanation: A person born in India and the United States at the same time will have different birth dates as they fall in different timezones
Riddle 17
What is so delicate that even uttering its name breaks it?
Silence
Explanation: Even uttering the word silence breaks the silence.
Riddle 18
What can you add to a bucket full of water to make it lighter?
A Hole
Explanation: Adding a hole to the bucket drains out the water, making the bucket lighter.
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Riddle 20
What can be measured but has no length, breadth and height?
Temperature
Explanation: Temperature can be measured but has no length, breadth or height.
Riddle 21
I sit when you sit, I walk when you walk and I run when you run. Who am I?
My Shadow
Explanation: A person’s shadow follows the person all the time in whatever he does.
Riddle 22
If I have it I don’t share it and if I share it, I don’t have it.
What is it??
Secret
Explanation: A person doesn’t share a secret, and if he shares it, it no longer remains a secret.
Riddle 23
What English word sound the same even after you take away four of it’s five letters?
Queue
Explanation: The word Queue is pronounced as “Q”. So if you take away “UEUE” letters from the word Queue the pronunciation does not change
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Riddle 25
I am first on earth, second in heaven. I appear twice in a week but never in a month.
What am I?
The letter “e”
Explanation: The letter “E” appears first in the word “earth”, second in the word “heaven”, appears twice in the word “week”, and does not appear at all in the word “month”.
Riddle 26
What can fill an entire room without occupying any space?
Light
Explanation: Light fills a room but does not occupy space.
Riddle 27
The more you have me the less you see. Shine a light on me and I flee. Who am I?
Darkeness
Explanation: The more the darkness, the less is your visibility. But when you shine a light, darkness vanishes.
Riddle 28
I have no life but I can die. What am I?
A Battery
Explanation: A battery is an inanimate object, but when it runs out of charge, we say the battery is dead.
Riddle 29
Where does Friday come before Thursday?
Only in a dictionary
Explanation: In a dictionary, words are arranged in alphabetical order, where Friday comes before Thursday
Riddle 30
What can you easily break but never touch?
A Promise
Explanation: Not keeping a promise is often termed as breaking a promise. So, we can break a promise but can’t touch it as it’s not a physical item
