Are you ready for a mental workout? In this article, we’ve curated a collection of brain-bending riddles that will put logic and quick thinking to the test. Whether you’re an inquisitive mind or simply need a cerebral jolt, these brain-teasers are designed to challenge you. Can you crack them in just 7 seconds? Let’s find out.
Try to solve all the riddles and check the correct answers at the end of the article.
RIDDLE 1.
A farmer in California owns a beautiful pear tree. The main trunk has 24 branches, each with 12 boughs, and each bough has 6 twigs.
Question: How many plums will the farmer be able to deliver?
RIDDLE 2
A woman in her hotel room hears a knock. Then a man enters her room and she screams. Upon calling security, he claims he mistook her room for his.
Question: Was the man lying?
RIDDLE 3
A prisoner is in a cell with two doors—one leads to freedom, and the other leads to certain death. There are two guards—one always tells the truth, and the other always lies. You don’t know which guard is which.
Question: What one question can you ask to determine the correct door?
RIDDLE 4
I am seen in the water, but I never get wet. I am always changing, yet I always remain the same. I can appear in front of you, but if you reach for me, you won’t be able to touch me. I exist because of light, but I have no light of my own.
Question: What is it?
RIDDLE 5.
Question: Which option below is the closest time to midnight?
Answers:
RIDDLE 1.
None, he has a pear tree.
RIDDLE 2.
Yes, the man was lying. If it was his room, he’d have tried to open the door, not knock first.
RIDDLE 3
Ask either guard, “If I were to ask the other guard which door leads to freedom, what would he say?” Then choose the opposite door.
RIDDLE 4
A story.
RIDDLE 5
The time closest to midnight is 12:04 am.
Source: Brightside
