100 Riddles for Adults (With Answers)
Looking for a fun way to spend time with friends or unwind with a challenge? Riddles for adults are the perfect choice. They are not only entertaining but also stimulate critical thinking and enhance problem-solving skills. Dive into this collection of mind-bending riddles that will keep you guessing and spark some friendly competition. And if you're stumped, don't worry; each riddle comes with a 'Show' and 'Hide' answer option to keep the mystery alive until you're ready to see the answer.
1. What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
2. People buy me to eat, but never eat me. What am I?
A plate
3. What is something that, if you tell it to someone, it no longer remains with you?
A secret
4. When you want to use me, you throw me out, but when you don’t want to use me, you keep me in one place. What am I?
An anchor
5. What speaks only when we shout loudly in an enclosed space?
An echo
6. It's yours, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
Your name
7. What is something in which you can see things moving, but it itself stays in one place?
A mirror
8. The more you move ahead, the more you leave me behind. What am I?
A footstep
9. I'm making billions of dollars selling windows. Who am I?
Microsoft
10. What breaks just by naming it?
Silence
11. It's smaller than the rest, but when you're happy, you lift it up like it's the best. What is it?
A thumb
12. You can see me, but you cannot hold me. I am always with you, yet I never speak. I grow in sunlight and hide in the dark. What am I?
A shadow
13. What is something without which humans cannot survive and which is never visible?
Air
14. I never ask you questions, yet you answer me. What am I?
A telephone
15. What is something that is easy to get into, but hard to get out of?
Trouble
16. What can you hold without touching?
Your breath
17. Everyone sees things through us, but we cannot see each other. What are we?
Eyes
18. How can a dog cross a river without getting wet?
By using a bridge
19. What can be measured but has no length, width, or height?
Temperature
20. What is something in which you can see your reflection, but only if you don't move?
Water
21. What is something that is lighter than what it is made of?
Ice
22. What is something that kids really enjoy and want to return to when they grow up?
Childhood
23. What is all over a house?
The roof
24. I see you, you see me. I have three eyes, yet I cannot see. Whenever I blink, I command you. What am I?
A traffic light
25. What part of a bird stays away from it while it flies and can float on the sea but doesn't get wet?
The bird's shadow
26. I shave several times a day, but I still have a beard. Who am I?
A barber
27. It's an insect, yet it gives light. You can see it in the dark of night. What is it?
A firefly
28. Everyone calls him king, but he doesn't have a crown or a kingdom. Who is he?
The chess king
29. What is found over your head but under your hat?
Your hair
30. What do goats, devils, and unicorns have?
A horn
31. Cows do this to salt blocks, and humans do it to ice cream. What is it?
Lick
32. A young man wants to get it, but after getting it, he regrets it. With a blade in his hand, he attacks it, and every day he thinks of removing it. After a few days, it comes back again. What is it?
A beard
33. What has holes on each side but can still hold water?
A sponge
34. Why does a teddy bear never feel hungry?
Because it’s always stuffed.
35. I am an animal, yet I produce wool. What am I?
A sheep
36. If you work in this profession, you go to many places at the will of others. What is it?
Taxi driver
37. Doing something of this nature is likely to land you in court. What is it?
Illegal acts
38. I'm a piece of paper that takes most people three or four years to get. What am I?
A diploma
39. If you really want to see inside someone, use me. What am I?
An X-ray
40. I contain words about words, some of which you've never heard. What am I?
A dictionary
41. Before Mt. Everest was discovered as the highest mountain in the world, which mountain was the highest?
Still Mount Everest
42. I have roads but no pavement, rivers but no water, and cities but no buildings. What am I?
A map
43. I fall from the sky, but not as rain. I like the cold, but not the sun. What am I?
Snow
44. I'm white, perfect for cutting and grinding, and for most animals, I'm a useful weapon. What am I?
Teeth
45. Whether you use me less or more, you have to change me every month. What am I?
A calendar
46. A place where stories come alive on stage, with people performing of every age. What is it?
The theater
47. A priceless gift that has no beginning, no end, and nothing in the middle. What is it?
A ring
48. I can invent dreams or open the skies. It’s easy to use me, just close your eyes. What am I?
Imagination
49. I look at it, it looks at me. I raise my right hand, it raises its left hand. What is it?
A mirror
50. The world was very dark before I came, it's true. But be careful, I can also kill you. What am I?
Electricity
51. I am a place where you can enjoy all seasons. What am I?
Bathroom
52. Edible items purchased in large quantities. What are they?
Groceries
53. It is a form of plastic money. What is it?
Credit card
54. It's only good if people laugh at it. What is it?
A joke
55. How can a pants pocket be empty and still have something in it?
A hole
56. Where is the ocean deepest?
At the bottom
57. What goes up but never comes down?
Age
58. What is something that the poor have but the rich don't?
Nothing
59. What gets whiter the dirtier it gets?
A chalkboard
60. What’s higher than the king?
The crown
61. Who is the one who can quickly build his own house without using any tools?
A bird
62. What is something that breaks without being touched?
A promise
63. Which fish can never swim?
A dead fish
64. When he was young he had a tail, but when he grew up it was replaced by legs. What is it?
A frog
65. What is something people start drinking as a hobby, but later it becomes a compulsion?
Alcohol
66. If you are running a race and overtake the person in second place, what position are you in now?
Second place
67. What question can you never answer 'yes' to?
Are you asleep?
68. A man walks outside in heavy rain, yet not a single hair on his head gets wet. Why?
He is bald
69. I have branches but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?
A bank
70. Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How is this possible?
They are a grandfather, father, and son
71. What is something that is black when bought, red when burned, and white when thrown away?
Coal
72. A king’s unique queen drinks water with the help of her tail. What is it?
A lamp and the wick
73. Thirty-two thieves in a cave, all live on three sides, they work for three hours, the rest of the time they rest. What are they?
Teeth
74. What is something that cannot dry in the sun?
Sweat
75. What is something that is free but very valuable?
Advice
76. What is something that is hard to take off once you wear it?
A habit
77. What is something that is visible, yet cannot be grasped?
A dream
78. What is something that opens without a key?
Eyes
79. What pushes people, but still they don’t fall?
Inspiration
80. What moves very fast, can neither be stopped, nor does it stop on its own?
Time
81. What is one thing no one can steal from you?
Knowledge
82. What is something that the more there is, the less people like it?
Overwork
83. What is something that gets weaker with time, but never ends?
Memories
84. I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood. Everyone uses me. What am I?
Pencil lead
85. I have a lot of holes in me, but I'm strong like steel. What am I?
A chain
86. I fly in the sky, yet I am not a bird. What am I?
A cloud
87. What gets smaller the more you pull it?
A cigarette
88. I remain silent during the day, but I speak at night. What am I?
Crickets
89. Something that has no weight, yet no one can hold it. What is it?
A shadow
90. I don’t come during the meal, but I come after the meal. What am I?
Belching
91. What has so many holes but still sings beautiful songs?
A flute
92. What is the path that never ends?
The path of knowledge
93. I am so simple that I can only point, yet I guide people all over the world. What am I?
A compass
94. What is a fruit that can never be bought?
The fruit of hard work
95. Which house always has water?
An aquarium
96. I am a sea animal with eight arms and a soft body. I squirt ink to protect myself. Who am I?
An octopus
97. What has many teeth but can’t bite?
A zipper
98. You cut me, slice me, dice me, and all the while, you cry. What am I?
An onion
99. If you drop me, I’m sure to crack, but smile at me and I’ll smile back. What am I?
A mirror
100. What has one eye but can’t see?
A needle
