Today's Riddles

Q: I am Alone During the Day, I am Alone During the Night, but Twice a Day I see my friend. What am I?

Horizon (touches the sun twice every day)

Q: A man made this ordered list of animals: Dolphin, zebra, ostrich, rhino, pig, otter, species X. What can you tell me about species X?

Species X has 6 toes. (Dolphins have 0 toes, zebra has one hoof, ostrich has 2 toes, rhino 3, and so on.)

Challenge yourself with riddles at every difficulty level — easy, normal, and challenging. New brain teasers added daily with answers and community voting.

challenging

How many animals did Moses take on the ark?

easy

I am Alone During the Day, I am Alone During the Night, but Twice a Day I see my friend. What am I?

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challenging

What is stronger than steel but can't handle the sun?

challenging

A man made this ordered list of animals: Dolphin, zebra, ostrich, rhino, pig, otter, species X. What can you tell me about species X?

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normal

What has cities but no people, forests but no animals, and oceans but no water?

normal

What answer can you never answer yes to?

normal

How do you make the number one disappear?

normal

When it is there it is here when it is here it is gone. What is it?

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wordplay

I start with 'e' and end with 'e' but contain only one letter. What am I?

easy

I create with my head, I destroy with my tail, I am as sharp and as long as a nail.

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challenging

What spends all the time on the floor but never gets dirty?

normal

Mary's father has five daughters: Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono. What is the fifth daughter's name?

easy

Once upon a time there was a mid century castle and there was a diamond hidden inside of it. One guy wanted to find it and the other guy told him "If you start looking for it at night, you'll find it in the morning". One random guy heard him say that and he found the diamond immediately. Where was the diamond?

normal

A woman shoots her husband, then holds him under water for five minutes. Then she hangs him. But five minutes later they both go out and enjoy a wonderful dinner. How?

easy

A man and his son were having a car trip, but at some point there was a crash. The man died, while the boy was severely hurt and he had to be operated at the hospital. When he was there, he was waiting for the surgeon to come. The surgeon, after entering and seeing the boy, said: "I cannot operate him! He's my son!" How is this possible?