A simple but difficult riddle. The most difficult riddle in the world

Of course, parents don’t always want to bother their precious child and come up with the most complicated riddles for him. Nevertheless, such questions, the answer to which you need to think about, are useful and necessary for children and adults, regardless of age.

Why ask your child complex riddles?

Moms and dads may wonder whether it is worth misleading their child and including difficult tasks in the program. However, having studied the information about how productive the most difficult riddles are for children different ages, parents will immediately change their previous opinion. Logic and trick riddles are needed for the following reasons:

These are just some of the factors that indicate that children definitely need difficult questions, to which we need to find answers. This will help you develop fully and be literate.

What should riddles be like?

It is clear that complex riddles are somewhat different from simple logical questions. You should think through a program of developmental classes with such tasks in advance so that the process goes smoothly and without hitches. The most difficult riddles must be:

  • With a catch.
  • Ambiguous.
  • Those that are worth thinking about the answer to.
  • Complex riddles should be selected according to the child’s age. This will help boys and girls find answers according to their level of knowledge. It follows that children should not ask very complex riddles; for the little ones it is better to choose trick questions. For older children, you can choose the same questions as for adults.

It is worth considering the above factors when choosing logical questions for your child.

Logic riddles for little ones

For kids before school age You can take into account the following riddles:

There were three apples on the birch tree, and five pears on the poplar tree. How many fruits are there in total on these trees?

(None, fruits do not grow on birch and poplar)

How can you find a black cat in a dark room?

(To turn on the light)

What will a red handkerchief with white embroidery become if it is lowered into the Black Sea?

What can't you eat for lunch?

(Breakfast and dinner)

What will happen in next year with a dog who is five years old?

(She will be six years old)

Whose hair won't get wet in the pouring rain?

(Bald man)

Which is more correct to say: I can’t see the white yolk or I don’t see the white yolk?

(No way, the yolk is never white)

A duck standing on one leg weighs three kilograms, how much will the same duck weigh if it stands on two legs.

(3 kilograms)

Two eggs take 4 minutes to cook, how long will it take ten eggs to cook?

(4 minutes)

A cat is resting near the bench. The tail, the eyes, and the whiskers are all like a cat’s, but it’s not a cat. Who's resting near the bench?

Guess what goes missing when you eat a bagel?

How can you light a match when you are underwater?

(You can if you are in a submarine)

30 candles were lit in the hall. A man entered the room and extinguished 15 of them. How many candles are left in the hall?

(30 candles left, extinguished candles are still in the room)

The house has an uneven roof. One side is lowered more, the other less. The rooster sat on the top of the roof and laid an egg, which way will it roll?

(It won't go anywhere, the rooster doesn't lay eggs)

What tree does a fox hide under when it rains?

(Under the wet)

In which fields does not a single plant grow?

(On the brim of the hat)

Such complex logic riddles for little ones will cause a whirlpool of emotions and interest. The most important thing is to give your child hints so that he can find the correct answer.

Complex riddles with a trick for schoolchildren

School-age children may find it even more difficult to select questions. Very complex ones can be as follows:

You're at a running competition. When you overtook the last one running, what did you become?

(This cannot happen, because the last runner cannot be overtaken, because he is the last and there cannot be anyone else behind him)

Three car owners had a brother, Alyosha. But Alyosha didn’t have a single brother, how is this possible?

(Possibly if Alyosha had sisters)

What will your score be if you overtake the second runner in line?

(Many people will answer first, but this is wrong, because having overtaken the second runner, the person will become second)

Schoolchildren will certainly enjoy such complex riddles with a trick. After thinking about the answer, it will not be difficult to voice it.

Adult riddles with a trick

Sometimes adults are like children. Therefore, they will also like very complex riddles. People over school age can be asked the following logical questions:

A tram with five passengers is traveling. At the first stop, two passengers got off and four got on. At the next stop, no one got off; ten passengers got on. At another station, five passengers entered and one exited. On the next one, seven people came out and eight people entered. When there was another stop, five people got off and no one got on. How many stops did the tram have?

(The answer to this riddle is not so important. The point is that all participants will most likely count the number of passengers and it is unlikely that anyone will decide to count the stops)

The doorbell rings. You know that your relatives are behind her. There's champagne in your refrigerator cold water and juice. What will you open first?

(Door, because guests must first be allowed into the apartment)

A healthy person who is not sick, does not have a disability, and whose legs are fine, is carried out of the hospital in his arms. Who is this?

(Newborn baby)

You entered the room. It contains five cats, four dogs, three parrots, two Guinea pigs and giraffe. How many feet are there on the floor in the room?

(There are two legs on the floor. Animals have paws, only humans have legs)

Three prisoners unknowingly planned to escape from prison. The prison was surrounded by a river. When the first prisoner escaped, a shark attacked him and ate him. Thus the first of those escaping died. When the second prisoner attempted a disaster, he was noticed by guards and dragged by his hair into the prison grounds, where he was shot. The third prisoner escaped normally and was never seen again. What's wrong with this story?

(There are no sharks in the river; they couldn’t drag the prisoner by the hair because they shave his head)

Adult participants of the event will enjoy such riddles.

How to motivate a child to participate in educational activities

It is clear that children definitely need motivation in order for their participation in the game to be exciting and desirable. It is enough to simply promise the child some kind of gift and, of course, present it at the end of the game.

Trick riddles are riddles with a common question and a non-standard answer. At first glance, the answer may seem strange and incorrect, but if you read the riddle more carefully and think about the answer, it will turn out to be quite logical. Riddles with a trick, as a rule, are not without a sense of humor. They not only develop intelligence and out-of-the-box thinking, but are also fun. Tell tricky riddles to your friends and relatives, have a fun and useful time.

On Soccer game the same person always came. Before the game started, he guessed the score. How did he do it?
Answer: Before the game starts the score is always 0:0
77799

More than an hour, less than a minute.
Answer: Seconds (hand of some watch models)
Tag. Anna
46732

What language is spoken silently?
Answer: Sign language
133144

Why is the stop valve on trains red and on airplanes blue?
Answer: Many will say: “I don’t know.” Experienced people will answer: “There are no stop valves on airplanes.” In fact, airplanes have a stop valve in the cockpit.
Makarova Valentina, Moscow
31329

The boy paid 11 rubles for a bottle with a cork. A bottle costs 10 rubles more than a cork. How much does a cork cost?
Answer: 50 kopecks
Orlov Maxim, Moscow
39807

One French writer I really disliked the Eiffel Tower, but I always dined there (on the first level of the tower). How did he explain this?
Answer: This is the only place in all of vast Paris from where it is not visible
Borovitsky Vyacheslav, Kaliningrad
37300

What city did you hide in? male name and side of the world?
Answer: Vladivostok
Mezhuleva Yulia
43025

Seven sisters are at the dacha, where each is busy with some kind of business. The first sister reads a book, the second cooks food, the third plays chess, the fourth solves Sudoku, the fifth does laundry, the sixth takes care of plants. What does the seventh sister do?
Answer: Plays chess
Gobozov Alexey, Sochi
43090

Why do they often walk, but rarely drive?
Answer: By stairs
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It goes uphill, then downhill, but stays in place.
Answer: Road
133765

Which word has 5 "e"s and no other vowels?
Answer: Migrant
Radaev Evgeniy, Petrozavodsk
39441

Two people approach the river. There is a boat at the shore that can only support one. Both people crossed to the opposite bank. How?
Answer: They were on different banks
25 25, Vladivostok
29762

Vasily, Peter, Semyon and their wives Natalya, Irina, Anna are 151 years old together. Each husband is 5 years older than his wife. Vasily is 1 year older than Irina. Natalya and Vasily are 48 years old together, Semyon and Natalya are 52 years old together. Who is married to whom, and how old is someone? (Age must be expressed in whole numbers).
Answer: Vasily (26) - Anna (21); Peter (27) - Natalya (22); Semyon (30) - Irina (25).
Chelyadinskaya Victoria, Minsk
18248

Jackdaws flew and sat on sticks. If they sit down one at a time, there’s an extra jackdaw; if they sit down in twos, there’s an extra stick. How many sticks were there and how many jackdaws were there?
Answer: Three sticks and four jackdaws
Baranovsky Sergey, Polotsk
24815

Where does it happen that a horse jumps over a horse?
Answer: In chess
)))))))) Renesmee, L.A.
34730

What table has no legs?
Answer: Dietary
Boyko Sasha, Volchikha
29339

Do not write anything or use a calculator. Take 1000. Add 40. Add another thousand. Add 30. Another 1000. Plus 20. Plus 1000. And plus 10. What happened?
Answer: 5000? Wrong. The correct answer is 4100. Try using a calculator.
Ivanova Daria, Daria
32607

How can a person not sleep for 8 days?
Answer: Sleep at night
Sone4ka0071, Sosnogorsk
33068

What animal do people walk on and cars drive over?
Answer: Zebra
Tanya Kostryukova, Saransk
25761

Which word uses “no” 100 times?
Answer: Moans
Muslimova Sabina, Dagestan (Derbent)
30697

What's an elephant without a nose?
Answer: Chess
Ksenia Prokopieva, Moscow
26630

Mr. Mark was found murdered in his office. The cause turned out to be a bullet wound to the head. Detective Robin, examining the murder scene, found a cassette recorder on the table. And when he turned it on, he heard Mr. Mark's voice. He said: “This is Mark speaking. Jones just called me and said that in ten minutes he would be here to shoot me. There is no use in running. I know this footage will help the police arrest Jones. I hear his footsteps on the stairs. The door opens..." The assistant detective suggested that Jones be arrested on suspicion of murder. But the detective did not follow his assistant's advice. As it turns out, he was right. Jones was not the killer, as was stated on the tape. Question: why did the detective become suspicious?
Answer: The tape in the recorder was reviewed at the beginning. Moreover, Jones would have taken the tape.
Katarina, Moscow
10722

Sherlock Holmes was walking down the street. And suddenly he saw a dead woman lying on the ground. He walked over, opened her bag and took out her phone. Tel. in the book he found her husband's number. He called. Speaks:
- Come here urgently. Your wife has died. And after a while the husband arrives. He looks at his wife and says:
- Oh, honey, what happened to you???
And then the police arrive. Sherlock points his finger at the woman's husband and says:
- Arrest this man. He was the one who killed her. Question: Why did Sherlock think that?
Answer: Because Sherlock didn't tell her husband the address
Tusupova Aruzhan
18773

Two fifth-graders Petya and Alyonka are walking home from school and talking.
“When the day after tomorrow becomes yesterday,” said one of them, “then today will be as far from Sunday as the day that was today, when the day before yesterday was tomorrow.” What day of the week did they talk?
Answer: On Sunday
Khrushka, Ololoshkino
13869

There is a rich house and a poor one. They are burning. Which house will the police extinguish?
Answer: Police don't put out fires, fires are put out by firefighters
77643

What route has no one ever walked or ridden before?
Answer: Milky Way
Tikhonova Inessa, Aktyubinsk
22840

How many years are there in a year?
Answer: one (summer)
Maksim, Penza
27952

What kind of stopper can't stop any bottle?
Answer: Road
Volchenkova Nastya, Moscow
23284

In what word is the drink and natural phenomenon “hidden”?
Answer: Grapes
Anufrienko Dasha, Khabarovsk
22752

What sign must be placed between 6 and 7 so that the result is less than 7 and greater than 6?
Answer: Comma
Mironova Violetta, Saratov
20174

Without what can nothing ever happen?
Answer: Untitled
Anyutka, Omsk
23565

Union, number then preposition -
That's the whole charade.
And so that you can find the answer,
We need to remember about rivers.
Answer: i-sto-k
Nazgulichka, Ufa
16286

What muscle is the strongest in the human body?
Answer: The common belief is language. In fact, it is the calf and masseter muscles.
Anonymous
17864

You can tie it, but you can’t untie it.
Answer: Conversation
Dasha, Chelyabinsk
21810

To what mere mortal does even the president take off his hat?
Answer: Hairdresser
Nastya Slesarchuk, Moscow
20548

How to put 2 liters of milk in a liter jar?
Answer: Turn it into cottage cheese
Anonymous
17932

Once upon a time there lived an orphan girl in a thicket; she had only two kittens, two puppies, three parrots, a turtle and a hamster with a hamster who was supposed to give birth to 7 hamsters. The girl went to get food. She goes through the forest, field, forest, field, field, forest, forest, field. She came to the store, but there was no food there. It goes further, through the forest, forest, field, field, forest, field, forest, field, forest, field, field, forest. And the girl fell into the hole. If she gets out, dad will die. If she stays there, mom will die. You can't dig a tunnel. What should she do?
Answer: She is an orphan
I'm Yulechka, Omsk
14039

They are metallic and liquid. What are we talking about?
Answer: Nails
Babicheva Alena, Moscow
14819

How to write "duck" in 2 cells?
Answer: In the 1st - the letter “y”, in the 2nd - a dot.
Sigunova 10 years old Valeria, Zheleznogorsk
20395

Name a word in which one letter is a prefix, the second is a root, the third is a suffix, and the fourth is an ending.
Answer: Gone: u (prefix), sh (root), l (suffix), a (ending).
Little Daniel
14400

Guess the riddle: who has the heel behind the nose?
Answer: Shoes
Lina, Donetsk
17334

There were 20 people on the bus. At the first stop 2 people got off and 3 people got on, at the next - 1 got off and 4 got on, at the next - 5 got off and 2 got on, at the next - 2 got off and 1 got on, at the next - 9 got off and no one got on, at the next - 2 more came out. Question: how many stops were there?
Answer: The answer to the riddle is not that important. This riddle with an unexpected question. While you are telling the riddle, the guesser begins to mentally count the number of people on the bus, and at the end of the riddle, with a question about the number of stops, you will puzzle him.
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There lived a husband and wife. The husband had his own room in the house, which he forbade his wife to enter. The key to the room was in the bedroom chest of drawers. They lived like this for 10 years. And so the husband went on a business trip, and the wife decided to come into this room. She took the key, opened the room, and turned on the light. The wife walked around the room, then saw a book on the table. She opened it and heard someone opening the door. She closed the book, turned off the light and locked the room, putting the key in the chest of drawers. It's my husband who came. He took the key, opened the room, did something in it and asked his wife: “Why did you go there?”
How did the husband guess?
Answer: My husband touched the light bulb, it was hot.
SLEPTSOVA VIKUSIA, OMSK
11873

A husband and wife, a brother and sister, and a husband and brother-in-law were walking. How many people are there in total?
Answer: 3 people
Arkharov Mikhail, Orekhovo-Zuevo
14715

This name in full sounds like Danuta. What is it abbreviated as?
Answer: Dana
Hanukova Danuta, Bryansk
12807

A river that “fits” in your mouth?
Answer: Gum
Bezusova Anastasia, Overyata village

101 trick questions.

Target: development of logical connections
Can be used on classroom hours, for fun competitions, competitions and competitions, at the Feast of Laughter.
Intended for children of primary school age and older.

1. What does Boris have in front, and what does Gleb have behind? (letter "b")
2. The grandmother was carrying a hundred eggs to the market, one (and the bottom) fell. How many eggs are left in the basket? (none because the bottom fell out)
3. When is a person in a room without a head? (when he sticks it out the window)
4. How do day and night end? (soft sign)
5. Which clock shows the exact time only twice a day? (who stopped)
6. Which is lighter: a kilogram of cotton wool or a kilogram of iron? (same)
7. Why do you go to bed when you want to sleep? (by gender)
8. What needs to be done so that four guys remain in one boot? (take off a boot from each person)
8. The crow is sitting, and the dog is sitting on its tail. Could it be? (the dog sits on its own tail)
9. When is the easiest time for a black cat to get into the house? (when the door is open)
10. In which month does chatty Mashenka speak the least? (in February, it is the shortest)
11. Two birch trees are growing. Each birch tree has four cones. How many cones are there in total? (cones don’t grow on birch trees)
12. What will happen to the blue scarf if you put it in water for five minutes? (gets wet)
13. How to write the word "mousetrap" in five letters? (cat)
14. When a horse is bought, what type is it? (wet)
15. A person has one, a crow has two, a bear has none. What is this? (letter "o")
16. A flock of birds flew into the grove. They sat down two at a time on a tree - one remained; They sat down one at a time - they didn’t get one. How many trees are there in the grove, and how many birds are there in the flock? (three trees, four birds)
17. A woman was walking to Moscow, three old men met her, each old man had a bag, and in each bag there was a cat. How much did it go to Moscow? (one woman)
18. Four birch trees have four hollows, each hollow has four branches, each branch has four apples. How many apples are there in total? (apples don’t grow on birch trees)
19. Forty wolves ran, how many necks and tails did they have? (Tails do not grow near the neck)
20. What fabric cannot be used to make shirts? (From the railway station)
21. What three numbers, if added or multiplied, give the same result? (1, 2 and 3)
22. When are hands pronouns? (You-we-you)
23. What female name consists of two letters that are repeated twice? (Anna, Alla)
24. Which forests have no game? (In construction)
25. Which car wheel does not rotate while driving? (Spare)
26. What can’t mathematicians, drummers, and even hunters do without? (No fraction)
27. What belongs to you, but others use it more often than you? (Name)
28. When does a car move at the same speed as a train all the time? (When he is on the platform of a moving train)
29. One egg takes 4 minutes to cook, how many minutes should 6 eggs be cooked? (4 minutes)
30: Which flower has a male and feminine? (Ivan da Marya)
31. Name five days without giving numbers or names of days. (The day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow)
32. Which bird, having lost one letter, becomes the largest river in Europe? (Oriole)
33. Which city is named after a big bird? (Eagle)
34. Name the first woman in the world to master aircraft? (Baba Yaga)
35. From the name of which city can you make a filling for sweet pies? (Raisin)
36. In what year do people eat more than usual? (In leap year)
37. In what geometric body Can the water boil? (Cubed).
38. Which river is the scariest? (Tigris River).
39. Which month is the shortest? (May - three letters).
40. Where is the end of the world? (Where the shadow begins).
41. Can an ostrich call itself a bird? (No, because he can't speak).
42. What is under a person’s feet when he walks across a bridge? (Shoe sole).
43. What can you easily pick up from the ground, but cannot throw far? (Pooh)
44. How many peas can fit into one glass? (Not a single one - everything must be put down).
45. What comb can’t comb your head? (Petushin).
46. ​​How can you carry water in a sieve? (Frozen)
47. When is the forest a snack? (When he's cheese)
48. How to pick a branch without scaring a bird? (Wait for the bird to fly away)
49. What stones are not in the sea? (Dry)
50. What is it that freezes in the room in winter, but not outside? (Window glass)
51. Which opera consists of three conjunctions? (Ah, and, yes - Aida)
52. Whoever does not have it does not want to have it, and whoever has it cannot give it away. (bald)
53. What disease on earth has no one ever had? (Nautical)
54. My father's son, but not my brother. Who is this? (Myself)
55. Which question cannot be answered positively? (Are you sleeping?)
56. What is between the window and the door? (Letter "i").
57. What can you cook, but cannot eat? (Lessons).
58. How can you put two liters of milk in a liter jar? (You need to make condensed milk from milk).
59. If five cats catch five mice in five minutes, how long does it take one cat to catch one mouse? (Five minutes).
60. How many months in a year have 28 days? (All months).
61. What is dropped when needed and picked up when not needed? (Anchor).
62. The dog was tied to a ten-meter rope and walked three hundred meters. How did she do it? (The rope was not tied to anything.)
63. What can travel around the world while remaining in the same corner? (Postage Stamp).
64. Is it possible to light a match underwater? (You can if you pour water into a glass and hold the match below the glass).
65. How can a thrown egg fly three meters without breaking? (You need to throw the egg four meters, then it will fly the first three meters intact).
66. What will happen to the green cliff if it falls into the Red Sea? (It will become wet).
67. Two people were playing checkers. Each played five games and won five times. Is this possible? (Both people were playing with other people).
68. What could be bigger than an elephant and at the same time weightless? (Shadow of an elephant).
69. Which hand is better to stir tea? (It is better to stir the tea with a spoon).
70. What question cannot be answered “no”? (You are alive?).
71. What has two arms, two wings, two tails, three heads, three torsos and eight legs? (Rider holding a chicken in his hands).
72. What do all people on earth do at the same time? (Getting older).
73. What gets bigger when you put it upside down. (Number 6).
74. How to jump from a ten-meter ladder without hurting yourself? (Jump from the bottom step).
75. What has no length, depth, width, height, but can be measured? (Time, temperature).
76. Why does a duck swim? (From the shore)
77. What can you cook, but cannot eat? (Lessons)
78. When a car is moving, which wheel does not spin? (Spare)
79. What does the dog run on? (On the ground)
80. Why is there a tongue in the mouth? (Behind the teeth)
81. When a horse is bought, what kind of horse is it? (Wet)
82. Why does a cow lie down? (Because he doesn't know how to sit down)
83. When is the easiest time for a black cat to get into the house? (When the door is open)
84. Which month is the shortest? (May - it only has three letters)
85. Which river is the scariest? (Tigris River)
86. Can an ostrich call itself a bird? (No, because he can't speak)
87. What is between the window and the door? (Letter "i")
88. What will happen to the green ball if it falls into the Yellow Sea? (He'll get wet)
89. How many peas can fit into one glass? (Not at all. They don't know how to walk!)
90. What happens if you put a black handkerchief into the red sea? (gets wet)
91. Which hand is better to stir tea? (It is better to stir the tea with a spoon)
92. What tree does a crow sit on when it rains? (On wet)
93. What kind of dishes can you not eat anything from? (Out of empty)
94. What can you see from eyes closed? (Dream)
95. What do we eat for? (At the table)
96. Why do you go to bed when you want to sleep? (By gender)
97. When are hands pronouns? (When they are you-we-you)
98. How to write “dry grass” in four letters? (hay)
99. There were 90 apples growing on the birch tree. A strong wind blew and 10 apples fell. (Apples do not grow on birch trees).
100. Under which tree does the hare sit when it rains? (Under the wet).
101. Name five days without giving numbers (e.g. 1, 2, 3,..) and names of days (e.g. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...). (The day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow) .

Addition:
How many eggs can you eat on an empty stomach? (One, the rest are not on an empty stomach.)
What tree does a crow sit on during heavy rain? (On wet.)
How many minutes should you boil a hard-boiled egg - two, three, five? (Not at all, it’s already cooked. It’s hard-boiled.)
What clock does it show? right time only twice a day? (Which are standing.)
Where does the water stand? (In glass.)
What happens to a red silk scarf if it is lowered to the bottom of the sea for 5 minutes? (It will be wet.)
What disease does no one get on land? (Nautical.)
When are hands pronouns? (When they are you-we-you.)
What is under a person's feet when he walks across a bridge? (Boot soles.)
What do people often walk on and never drive on? (On the stairs.)
How far into the forest can a hare run? (To the middle of the forest, then he already runs out of the forest.)
What happens to the crow after three years? (She is in her 4th year.)
What tree does a hare hide under when it rains? (Under the wet.)
What needs to be done to cut off the branch on which the crow is sitting without disturbing it? (Wait until she flies away.)
Seven brothers have one sister. How many sisters are there in total? (One.)
The crow is flying, and the dog is sitting on its tail. Could it be? (Maybe, since the dog sits on the ground on its tail.)
If a cat climbed a tree and wants to get down along the smooth trunk, how will it go down: head down or tail first? (Tail first, otherwise she won’t hold on.)
Who's upside down above us? (Fly.)
What does half an apple look like? (For the second half.)
Is it possible to bring hearths in a sieve? (You can when it freezes.)
Three ostriches were flying. The hunter killed one. How many ostriches are left? (Ostriches don't fly.)
Which bird is made up of a letter and a river? ("Oriole.)
What is between the city and the village? (Conjunction "and".)
What can you see with your eyes closed? (Dream.)
When is the easiest time for a black cat to get into the house? (When the door is open.)
My father's son, not my brother. Who is this? (Myself.)
There were seven candles burning in the room. A man passed by and put out two candles. How much is left? (Two, the rest burned down.)

Trick riddles with answers represent an ordinary puzzle, but with a non-standard answer to it. At first the question seems a little strange and wrong. However, if you re-read the riddle several times and think a little, it will turn out to be quite logical. Ask such riddles to your friends and you will have fun.


Logic riddles with a trick.

2 people approached the river bank. There is a boat near the shore - it can only support one. However, each of them was able to cross to the other side. How?

Answer: both people were on different banks.

Semyon, Ivan, Alexander and their wives Lyudmila, Anna and Natalya are 151 years old together. Each husband is five years older than his wife. Semyon is one year older than Anna. Semyon and Lyudmila have been together for 48 years, Alexander and Lyudmila have been together for 52 years. How old are each of them and who is married to whom?

Answer: Natalya is 21 years old, Semyon is 26 years old, Ivan is 27 years old, Anna is 25 years old, Alexander is 30 years old.

Where can you see one horse jumping over another?

Answer: in chess.

What table doesn't have legs?

Answer: dietary.

What animal can cars drive over and people walk on?

Answer: zebra crossing

There is a word in which the word “no” is used as many as 100 times. What is this word?

Answer: the word "moans"

Which elephant doesn't have a nose?

Answer: the chess bishop.

Mr. Jake was found murdered in his own office. The cause of death was a bullet wound to the head. While examining the murder scene, Detective Robin discovered a cassette recorder on the surface of the table. The detective turned it on and heard the voice of Mr. Jake himself. He said the following: “Jake speaking. Recently Mark called me and said he would be here in 10 minutes. He said he wanted to shoot me. There was no point in running. I understand perfectly well that this recording will help arrest Mark. I think I hear his footsteps on the stairs. The door is already opening...” The assistant detective suggested that Mark be arrested on suspicion of murder. However, the detective was in no hurry to do this. As a result, it turned out that it was not in vain. The killer turned out to be a completely different person.

Question: how did the detective guess about this? Why didn't he believe the words on the tape?

Answer: The cassette tape was moved to the beginning. If Mark really was the killer, he would have taken the tape.

There are two houses: one rich, the second poor. They start to burn. Which one will the police put out first?

Answer: fires are extinguished by firefighters, so the police will not extinguish either the first or second house.


Trick riddles for children

If you want to test your child's unconventional thinking, then offer him riddles with a trick. Completely simple questions can hide rather non-standard answers. The questions are formulated in such a way that the baby is distracted from the obvious question, so he will have to “launch” his logical thinking. Children's riddles will be great fun for the whole family!

What is the difference between the Volga and the priest?

Answer: Volga is mother, and priest is father.

Strange riddles- fun and interesting.

What is behind the hare and what is in front of the heron?

Answer: letter "C".

Why do people in London walk with sad faces?

Answer: on the ground.

What kind of person never gets his hair wet when it rains?

Answer: bald.

What is the difference between a person and a locomotive.

Answer: a person first starts moving, and then whistles, but the locomotive, on the contrary, first whistles, and only then starts moving.

The more you take from it, the bigger it becomes.

Answer: pit.

How many gingerbread cookies can you eat on an empty stomach?

Answer: only one. The rest will already be eaten on an empty stomach.

In what place does a person pay for what is taken from him?

Answer: at the hairdresser.

Which river fits easily in your mouth?

Answer: Desna

What object has a heel behind its nose?

Answer: shoes

Dirty riddles with a trick

Any of the riddles we have proposed has a pretty decent answer. There are rumors that all these riddles were once published in the magazine “Murzilka”, but, unfortunately, there was no evidence of this - copies of the magazine have not been preserved.

Not horseradish, not a carrot, but there is a red head.

Answer: a pioneer in a cap.

Lie on your back and no one will need it, but lean it against the wall and it will immediately come in handy.

Answer: stairs.

Take it with both hands, put it between your legs, sweat for 5 minutes, and then go crazy.

Answer: bicycle.

It can be cold, it can be hot, it can be hanging, it can be standing.

Answer: shower

Which fellow has a drop fall from the end?

Answer: at the samovar

What type of dishes never gets you enough?

Answer: out of nowhere.

Funny riddles with a catch.

5 apples grew on the tree. A squirrel came running and picked 3 apples. How many apples are left hanging on the tree?

Answer: the tree grows cones, not apples.

What tree will the hare hide under if it rains?

Answer: under wet.

All names of Russian origin end with either the letter “A” or the letter “Z”. However, there is such Russian name, which does not end with these letters. What kind of name is this?

When is it easier for a black cat to get into the house?

Answer: everything is very simple - when the door is open.

On the table there is an eraser, a compass, a pencil, and a ruler. The task is to draw a circle. Where do you need to start?

Answer: the first thing you need to do is get a piece of paper.

There are 2 coins on the table. Their total amount is 3 rubles. One of the coins is not a ruble. So what are these coins?

Answer: one ruble and two rubles. That’s right, if one of them is not a ruble, then the second is definitely a ruble.


Complex riddles with a trick

The roof of one of the houses is asymmetrical: one of the slopes is horizontal at an angle of 70 degrees, and the second at an angle of 60 degrees. Let's assume that a rooster lays an egg on the ridge of the roof. In which direction will the egg roll - towards a steep or gentle slope?

Answer: A rooster cannot lay eggs.

The 14-storey building has an elevator. Only two people live on the very first floor. With each floor the number of people doubles. Which elevator button is pressed most often by residents?

Answer: button number 1.

The boy fell down 6 steps, resulting in a broken leg. If he falls down 30 steps, how many legs will he break?

Answer: if you're lucky, but not alone. And in worst case only one, since his second one is already broken.

The chicken is walking along the road. If he crosses the road, where will he end up?

Answer: on the other side of the road.

Which car wheel will not spin on a right turn?

The tin can was covered with a lid and placed on the edge of the table in such a way that 2/3 of the can began to hang down. After some time, the can fell. What was in the jar?

Answer: a piece of ice.

Funny riddles with a trick and an answer.

A large truck was driving along the road. The moon and stars did not shine, his headlights were not on, but at the same time he was able to see and miss the woman who was crossing the road in front of him. How did he do it?

Answer: the event took place during the day.

They claim that they do not glue, but they have never even tried to glue them.

Answer: business.

On one of the islands there is a hospital with a grandmother, on the second there is a boy with apples. There is a bridge between the two islands. The boy needs to bring one apple to his grandmother, but the boy can only walk across the bridge with one apple. As soon as the boy crosses the bridge at least once, the bridge will collapse. He won't be able to swim back because there are sharks in the water. How can he give his grandmother the second apple?

Answer: When crossing the bridge, the boy will need to juggle.

There is a prison with a river around it. Three prisoners plan their escape without knowing about each other. The first prisoner escapes from prison, but while trying to swim across the river he is eaten by a shark. The guards saw the second prisoner during the escape, pulled him out by the hair and shot him. And only the third prisoner managed to escape from prison. Question: where did the author deceive you? If you give 3 correct answers, he promised to treat you with candy.

Answer: all the prisoners in prison are bald, there are no sharks in the river, no one will treat you to candy.

Logic riddles with a trick with answers.

Lena wanted to buy a chocolate bar, but she didn’t have 10 rubles for this. Seryozha also dreams of a chocolate bar, but he only needs one ruble. The children decided to pool their money and buy one chocolate bar for two. However, they also lacked one ruble. How much does a chocolate bar cost?

Answer: the price of a chocolate bar is 10 rubles. Lena had no money at all.

This word can be mirrored, written upside down, written from right to left. However, it will not change.

Answer: it.

Answer: secret.

That you cannot hold it even for 10 minutes, despite the fact that it is even lighter than a feather.

Answer: breathing.

Cool riddles with a trick.

Why did Soviet janitors have their brooms shortened?

Answer: so that they do not stand leaning on it.

There were 5 apples on the plate, intended for 5 children. Each of the children came up and took an apple for themselves. However, one of the apples still remained on the plate. How can this be?

Answer: last child He took his apple along with the plate.

The person doesn’t really want to do this, but at the same time he absolutely doesn’t want to lose it.

Answer: work.

This item is thrown away when it is not needed and picked up when there is no need for it.

Answer: sea anchor.

He stands while working, hangs while not working, and after work he is all wet.

Answer: umbrella.

In France it is in second place, and in Russia it is in first place.

Answer: letter "R".

Which hand is better and more convenient to stir sugar?

Answer: with the hand that holds the spoon.

In the room there were 2 hens, 1 rooster, 2 cats, 5 puppies, 3 rabbits, 12 chickens. The owner entered the room with the dog. How many legs are there now?

Answer: two legs, because all animals have paws.

Can an ostrich tell that they are a bird?

Answer: No, because he cannot speak.

How many raspberries can fit into a glass?

Answer: none, because raspberries cannot walk.

Gray, small and very similar to an elephant. Who is this?

Answer: baby elephant.

What object does half an orange resemble?

Answer: to your soulmate.

What comes first in Russia and second in France?

(Letter "P")

They put it on the edge of the table tin can, tightly closed with a lid, so that 2/3 of the jar hung off the table. After some time, the can fell. What was in the jar?

(Piece of Ice)

There were 90 apples growing on a birch tree. A strong wind blew and 10 apples fell. How much is left?

(Apples don’t grow on birch trees)

You are competing and have passed the runner in second position. What position do you take now?

(If you answered that you are now first, then you are absolutely wrong. You overtook the second runner and took his place, so you are now in second position)

You passed the last runner, what position are you in now?

(If you answered the penultimate one, you are again absolutely wrong. Think about it. How can you overtake a runner who is running last? If you are running after him, then he is not last. The answer is that it is impossible. It turns out that your use of the brain is not the best strong point)

Do not write anything or use a calculator, and remember - you must answer quickly. Take 1000. Add 40. Add another thousand. Add 30. Another 1000. Plus 20. Plus 1000. And plus 10. What happened?

(The answer is 5000? Wrong again. The correct answer is 4100. Try using a calculator)

Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Chacha 2. Cheche 3. Chichi 4. Chocho.
Question: What is the name of the fifth daughter? Think fast. The answer is just below.

(Chuchu? NO! Of course, her name is Mary. Read the question again)

When a woman lifts her leg, what do you see? Five letters, starts with P and ends with A.

What elongates when you take it in your hands, pass it between your breasts and insert it into the hole?

(Safety belt)

What a woman has on her body, a Jew has on her mind, is used in hockey and chessboard?

(Combination)

What has a head but no brain?

(Cheese, onion, garlic)

Run, run - you won’t get there,
Fly, fly - not reach.

(Horizon)

Little blue fur coat -
Covered the whole world.

Blue field
Silver is strewn.

(Stars on the sky)

Blue scarf,
Red bun
Rolling on a scarf
People smile.

(Sky and sun)

White cat
Climbs through the window.

(The lights of a sun)

Gray boars covered the entire field.

No arms, no legs,
And he opens the gate.

An eagle flies across the blue sky:
Wings spread out
Found the sun.

I'll look out the window:
Long Antoshka is coming.

Red rocker
It hung across the river.

No arms, no legs,
And he can draw.

The tablecloth is white
I dressed the whole world.

It flows, it flows, it won’t flow,
He runs, he runs, but he won’t run out.

Doesn't burn in fire
Doesn't sink in water.

Not the sea, not the land,
Ships don't float
But you can’t walk.

What does half an orange look like?

(To the other half)

When is the best time for a black cat to get into the house?

(When the door is open)

Two nails fell into the water. What is the Georgian's last name?

(Rusted)

There are two coins on the table; they add up to 3 rubles. One of them is not 1 ruble. What coins are these?

(2 rubles and 1 ruble. One is not 1 ruble, but the other is 1 ruble)

She was white and gray
A green, young one came.

(Winter and Spring)

Two people approach the river. There is a boat at the shore that can only support one. Both people crossed to the opposite bank. HOW?

(They were on different banks)

What do you drop when you need it and pick it up when you don't?

(Sea anchor)

Two fathers and two sons were walking and found three oranges. They began to divide - everyone got one. How could this be?

(They were grandfather, father and son)

Without work it hangs, while work it stands, after work it is wet.

What is it that is easy to pick up the earth, but difficult to throw it far?

What rocks are not in the sea?

How do day and night end?

(With a soft sign)

Who speaks all languages?

There were four birch trees,
each birch has four large branches,
on each large branch there are four small branches,
There are four apples on each small branch.
How many apples are there in total?

(Not a single one. Apples don’t grow on birch trees!)

What is it: blue, big, with a mustache and completely stuffed with bunnies?

(Trolleybus)

Which hand is better to stir tea?

(Which one contains a spoon, and if there is a spoon in both, then which one is more convenient)

In the room there were 12 chickens, 3 rabbits, 5 puppies, 2 cats, 1 rooster and 2 hens. The owner came here with his dog. How many legs are there in the room?

(Two. Animals have paws)

How many steps does it take to put a hippopotamus in the refrigerator?

(Three. Open the refrigerator, place the hippopotamus and close the refrigerator)

How many steps does it take to put a giraffe in the refrigerator?

(Four: open the refrigerator, take out the hippopotamus, plant the giraffe, close the refrigerator)

Now imagine: they organized a race around the Kremlin, a hippopotamus, a giraffe and a turtle are participating. Who will reach the finish line first?

(Hippopotamus, because there is a giraffe in the refrigerator...)

Can an ostrich call itself a bird?

(No, he can't talk.)

How many peas can fit into one glass?

(Not at all, because peas don’t move)

Small, gray, looks like an elephant. Who?

(Baby elephant)

How do day and night end?

(Soft sign)

As you know, all native Russian female names end in either “a” or “ya”: Anna, Maria, Olga, etc. However, there is only one female name that does not end in either “a” or “i”. Name it.

The woman is standing on the floor, her hole slightly open.

What is it: the hard is inserted into the soft, and the balls dangle nearby?

What kind of woman first rubs up against you and then demands money?

(Conductor on the tram)