Solve this riddle. Use your brain: the most interesting riddles with a trick
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 complex riddles are for children of 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 are bound to have difficult questions to answer. 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 should 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 preschool children, 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 next year to a dog that 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 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 is champagne, cold water and juice in your refrigerator. 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 a 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.
15 difficult riddles that will make your head work and take your mind off everyday thoughts...
1. This is given to a person three times: the first two times are free, but for the third you have to pay?
2. One of my friends can shave his beard clean ten times a day. And still he walks around with a beard. How is this possible?
He's a barber.
3. One day at breakfast, a girl dropped her ring into a cup full of coffee. Why did the ring remain dry?
Coffee beans, ground or instant.
4. In what case, looking at the number 2, do we say “ten”?
When we look at a clock that shows ten minutes of an hour.
5. A man bought apples for 5 rubles apiece, and then sold them for 3 rubles apiece. After some time, he became a millionaire. How did he do it?
He was a billionaire.
6. You are standing in front of two identical doors, one of which leads to death, the other to happiness. The doors are guarded by two identical guards, one of whom tells the truth all the time, and the other lies all the time. But you don't know who is who. You can only ask one question to any of the guards.
What question should you ask to avoid making a mistake when choosing a door?
One solution: “If I ask you to show me the door to happiness, which door will the other guard point to?” And after that you need to choose another door.
7. You are invited to work as a financial analyst at Gazprom. They promise a starting salary of $100,000 per year and two options for increasing it:
1. Once a year your salary is increased by $15,000
2. Once every six months - for $5,000
Which option do you think is more profitable?
Second.
Layout according to the first option: 1 year - $100,000, 2 year - $115,000, 3 year - $130,000, 4 year - $145,000 and so on. Layout according to the second option: 1 year - $50,000 + $55,000 = $105,000, 2 year - $60,000 + $65,000 = $125,000, year 3 - $70,000 + $75,000 = $145,000, year 4 - $80,000 + $85,000 = $165,000 and so on.
8. There are three light bulbs in one room. The other has three switches. You need to determine which switch goes to which light bulb. You can only enter a room with light bulbs once.
You need to first turn on one light bulb and wait, then turn on the second light bulb for a very short time, and then turn both off. The first will be the hottest, the second will be warm, and the third will be cold.
9. You have five and three liter bottles and lots and lots of water. How to fill a five-liter bottle with exactly 4 liters of water?
Take a five-liter bottle and pour 3 liters from it into a three-liter bottle. Pour out the three-liter container and pour the remaining two liters into it. Take the five-liter bottle again and pour the extra liter from it into a three-liter bottle, where there is just that much space left.
10. You are sitting in a boat that floats in a pool. There is a heavy cast iron anchor in the boat, not tied to the boat. What happens to the water level in the pool if you drop an anchor into the water?
The water level will drop. While the anchor is in the boat, it displaces a volume of water weighing the same as the anchor, its own weight and the weight of the cargo. If an anchor is thrown overboard, it will only displace a volume of water equal to the volume of the anchor, and not its weight, i.e. less, since the density of the anchor is greater than that of water.
11. A father and two sons went on a hike. On their way they met a river, near the bank of which there was a raft. It can support either a father or two sons on the water. How can father and sons cross to the other side?
First, both sons cross. One of the sons returns back to his father. The father moves to the opposite bank to join his son. The father remains on the shore, and the son is transported to the original shore after his brother, after which they both are transported to their father.
12. A steel ladder was lowered from the side of the ship. The bottom 4 steps of the ladder are submerged in water. Each step is 5 cm thick; the distance between two adjacent steps is 30 cm. The tide began, at which the water level began to rise at a speed of 40 cm per hour. How many steps do you think will be under water after 2 hours?
It looks like a wedge, but if you turn it around, it’s a damn thing.
(Umbrella)
* * *
Five closets, one door.
(Gloves)
* * *
A farmer had a flock of eight sheep: three white, four black, one brown.
How many sheep can answer that there is at least one sheep in the flock of the same color as hers?
(None, sheep don't talk)
* * *
He has no tongue, but he will tell the truth.
(Mirror)
* * *
I have neither fire nor heat, but I set everything on fire.
(Lightning)
* * *
Themselves are on horseback, and their legs are behind the ears.
(Glasses)
What sign should be placed between the numbers 5 and 4 so that the answer is less than 5 but greater than 4?
(You need to put a comma)
* * *
What can't a person live without?
(No name)
* * *
It's not a bird, but it flies.
(Bat)
* * *
What can't you hold in your hands?
(Water)
* * *
It is not found in the forest,
She's alone in the river
Doesn't fit in the shed
And there are 2 of them in the wallet!
(Letter K)
* * *
How to jump from a ten-meter ladder without getting injured?
(If you jump off the bottom step)
* * *
He doesn’t know grief, but she sheds tears.
(Cloud)
* * *
You walk and walk, but you can’t find the end.
(Earth)
* * *
What in the world is not:
no measure, no weight, no price?
(Fire)
* * *
The blue tent covered the whole world.
(Sky)
* * *
Without a head, but with horns.
(Month)
* * *
What flies without wings and burns without fire?
(Sun)
* * *
The gray-haired grandfather at the gate covered everyone's eyes.
(Fog)
* * *
It is not a bird that flies, it is not a beast that howls.
(Wind)
* * *
Where can you neither walk nor drive?
(Swamp)
* * *
Not a bird, but flying, with a trunk, not an elephant,
(Fly)
* * *
How is a horse different from a needle?
(First you sit on a needle, then you jump,
to get on a horse: first you jump, then you sit down)
* * *
There is a tongue, but it does not speak,
It has wings, but it doesn't fly.
(Fish)
* * *
In winter it stretches out, and in summer it curls up.
(Scarf)
* * *
Peas scattered on seventy roads,
No one will pick him up:
Neither the king, nor the queen, nor the red maiden,
(hail)
* * *
The baron has it, but the emperor does not.
Bogdan is in front, and Zurab is behind.
The grandmother has two, but the girl has none.
What is it about?
(About the letter "B")
* * *
Shakes his wet beard over a dry furrow.
(Watering can)
* * *
Yesterday it was, today it is and tomorrow it will be.
(Time)
* * *
How do day and night end?
(Soft sign)
* * *
What goes from city to city, but does not move?
(Road)
* * *
It's not fire, it burns.
(Freezing)
* * *
White carrots grow in winter.
(Icicle)
* * *
What disease do you not get on land?
(Nautical)
* * *
What comes first in Russia and second in France?
(Letter "P")
* * *
Two nails fell into the water. What is the Georgian's last name?
(Rusted)
* * *
(Secret)
* * *
Ducks were flying: one in front and two behind,
One behind and two ahead,
One between two.
How many were there in total?
(Three)
* * *
From birth, everyone is dumb and crooked.
They will stand in a row and start talking!
(Letters)
* * *
We saw it and were glad
But we still look away.
(Sun)
* * *
They have teeth, but don't bite.
(Rake)
* * *
One day, a collector of old money saw a coin in an antique store with the date on it: 175 BC. The Roman coin was damaged, but was of great value. However, its cost was not high. The collector didn't buy it. Why?
(The collector realized that it was a fake.
The master who made the coin did not know that he “lives BC”)
* * *
Lying on his back - no one needs him.
Lean it against the wall - it will come in handy.
(Ladder)
* * *
What female name ends with a b sign?
(Love)
* * *
You can tie it, but you can’t untie it.
(Talk)
* * *
What stands among the Volga?
(Letter L)
* * *
They say it here, but you can hear it in Moscow. What is this?
(Telephone)
* * *
No intelligence, but more cunning than the beast.
(Trap)
Vova and Sasha were playing in the attic. Vova’s face was stained with soot, but Sasha’s remained clean.
When the guys came down, they looked at each other in the light of day, but it wasn’t Vova who went to wash,
and Sasha. Why?
(Sasha looked at Vova and decided that he, too, had gotten dirty and went to wash himself.
And Vova didn’t even think that he could be grimy)
* * *
You are in an airplane seat, a car is driving in front, a horse is galloping behind.
Where are you?
(On the carousel)
* * *
There are roads - you can’t drive through,
There is land - you can’t plow,
There are meadows - you can’t mow them,
There is no water in rivers, seas, oceans.
(Geographic map)
* * *
The more there are, the less weight. What is this?
(Holes)
* * *
If you have the acumen,
Then answer the question:-
Who has a heel behind his nose,
Or is there a nose in front of the heel? ...
(At the shoes)
* * *
Everyone tramples on me, and that only makes me better.
(Path)
* * *
Imagine that you are running a marathon.
You managed to overtake the second athlete.
Where did you find yourself?
(If you overtook the second one, it means you took his place, and,
therefore, run second, not first)
* * *
What is impossible to hold, although it is lighter than a feather?
(Breath)
* * *
What can only be taken in the left hand, but never in the right?
(Right elbow)
Riddles for children are an important part of educational games and activities; they are used in any early development method and develop the mind, logical thinking and intelligence. In this section, we have selected for you the best and most interesting riddles for children with answers (2000 in total! children's riddles). And to make it easier to navigate their diversity, we have grouped children's riddles into categories. You can also display any riddle by clicking on .
Riddles for children. What are their benefits?
Riddles for children are always:
- training their memory;
- the good science of concentration;
- a great opportunity to pacify an active child and make him more diligent;
- unobtrusive switching of attention;
- expansion of vocabulary;
- reason for fun;
- active stimulation of imaginative thinking;
- a fun way to get to know the world around you;
- a great chance to chat with your child for an extra minute, give him your attention, and turn from an always busy parent into a true friend.
The most important thing is to choose the right riddle. If you overestimate a child’s capabilities and choose something that is too complex, it will quickly turn from an interesting pastime into a boring, uninteresting activity for him. As, however, too simple riddles that quickly deprive children of enthusiasm.
The secret of the amazing effect of riddles for children lies in several of its components.
- Firstly, in the form of a children's riddle, which so attracts children, turns learning into a fascinating game, an adventure that forces them to think logically, analyze, develop observation skills, and strive to understand the world. Curiosity is the engine of many discoveries.
- Secondly, in the content of the riddle, which most successfully reflects various aspects of a person’s life and activity, his life, environment, relationships, etc.
- Thirdly, the riddle is universal: children of all ages can make riddles, and this can be done anywhere (at home, in nature, on the road, at a party, at a party) and at any time. They are always appropriate, especially if selected in accordance with the chosen location and occupation.
When choosing children's riddles, first of all, give preference to those to which the child can not only guess the answer, but also pronounce it.
No more restrictions! Make a wish for any object, animal, fairy-tale character, profession, transport, holiday, number, letter...
It is naturally more interesting and easier for a child to find answers among what surrounds him and what he likes, so always try to ask children’s riddles that are relevant at that moment. In the forest, ask riddles about mushrooms, trees, at your grandmother’s in the village - about pets, on the road - about transport, at lunch - about vegetables, fruits, food. It is especially important that the answer be in the field of vision of the little ones, because their logical thinking is still being formed, and therefore needs hints - audio, visual.
Turn any of your child's learning (development) processes into an exciting riddle game and see how interesting and fun it is to learn together.
Incredible facts
We all know the feeling of satisfaction you feel after solving a difficult problem.
While intelligent jokes can be understood in seconds, solving riddles takes longer, making the pleasure is much greater.
Here , one of the most complex logical problems that are not so easy to solveb.
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Check yourself, Do you have the intelligence needed to solve these riddles?.
You will find out answers to riddles and explanationsbelow the image. However, do not rush to see the answer and try to think about it decision
Riddles with answers
Riddle 1
Answer 1:
Secret
Riddle 2
You are trying to get out of a maze and there are three doors in front of you.
The door on the left leads to hell. The door in the center leads to the deadly assassin. The door on the right leads to a lion who has not eaten for three months.
Which door will you choose?
Answer 2:
Door on the right
A lion will be dead if it is not fed for 3 months.
Riddle 3
An old man dies, leaving two sons. In his will, he asks his sons to organize horse races, and the one whose horse is slowest will receive the inheritance.
The two sons are having a race, but since both are trying to hold their horses, they turn to the sage and ask his advice.
After this, the brothers begin racing again, but this time at full speed. What did the sage advise them?
Answer 3:
Change horses.
If they switch horses, whoever wins the race will inherit because he owns the losing horse.
Logic riddles
Riddle 4
Turn me on my side and I become everything. Cut me in half and I'll be nothing. What am I?
Answer 4:8
If you turn the 8 on its side, it looks like an infinity sign. If you cut it in half, the number 8 turns into two zeros.
Riddle 5
A peasant needs to transport a fox, a chicken and a bag of grain across a river. The only way across the river is on a small boat, which can accommodate a peasant and one of three others (a fox, a chicken or a sack).
If left unattended, the chicken will eat the grain and the fox will eat the chicken. However, the fox will not try to eat the grain, and the fox and chicken will not run away. How will the peasant transport everyone across the river?
Answer 5:
...
The farmer needs to do the following:
· Transport the chicken across the river.
· Return with an empty boat, take the grain and transport it across the river.
· Take the chicken and transport it back.
· Take the fox and carry it across the river.
· Return with an empty boat and transport the chicken back across the river.
Riddle 6
You have a 7 minute hourglass and an 11 minute hourglass. How do you boil an egg in exactly 15 minutes?
Answer 6:
To boil an egg exactly in 15 minutes, you need to do the following:
· Turn over the entire hourglass when you start boiling the egg.
· After the 7-minute clock has expired, you need to start it again.
· After 4 minutes, when the time on the 11-minute hourglass has expired, you need to turn the 7-minute hourglass over again.
· Wait for the 7 minute hourglass to run out, which will take 4 minutes and you will have cooked the egg in 15 minutes.
Riddle 7
You are walking along the road and come to a fork. One path leads to certain death and the other to eternal happiness, but you don't know which one.
One brother always tells the truth, and the other one lies all the time. You can only ask them one question. How do you decide which road to take?
Answer 7:
Ask each brother: “If you were your brother, what would you say is the road to eternal happiness?”
· Let us assume that the road to the right leads to eternal happiness. After you ask the question, both brothers will give you the same answer: "He would say that the left path will lead to eternal happiness."
· Either way, you will choose the opposite of what they said, since one is telling the truth that it is a lie, and the other is lying about what is true.
Logic riddles
8. What number will be next in this series: 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211, ...
Answer 8:
13112221
· Each sequence of numbers is a verbal representation of the sequence that comes before it. So, for example, starting from one, the next sequence will be “one 1” or “11”. It will be followed by the sequence “two 1s” or “21” and so on.
· The first digit is 1 (quantity) "1" (digit from 0 to 9). So if you say "One 1", the next number will be "11". Now it turns out to be "two 1" or "21". After that "one 2 and one 1", which gives us 1211. Then "one 1, one 2 and two 1", which gives us 111221 and so on.
Riddle 9
Four people came to a river with a narrow bridge that only 2 people could cross at a time. It's night outside and they only have one flashlight, which they need to use when crossing the bridge.
Person A can cross the bridge in 1 minute, person B in 2 minutes, person C in 5 minutes, and person D in 8 minutes.
When two people cross a bridge together, they must pass at the speed of the slower one. Can they cross the bridge in 15 minutes or less?
Answer 9:
They will cross the bridge in exactly 15 minutes.
A group of 4 people must do the following:
· First A and B will cross the bridge and A will bring back a flashlight. It will take 3 minutes.
· Then, C and D will cross and B will bring back the flashlight. This will take another 10 minutes.
· Finally, A and B will cross the bridge again. This will take another 2 minutes.
Riddle 10
During the last census, the man said he had three children. When asked about their ages, he replied that the product of their ages was the number 72.
The sum of their ages is the same as the house number. The census taker looks at the front door to find out the house number and says he still doesn't know.
The man replies: “I forgot to say that the eldest son likes chocolate pudding.” After that, scribe records the ages of three children. How old are the children?
Answer 10:
three children are 3, 3 and 8 years old.
When the man looked at the house number, he knew the sum of the children's ages. However, he could not say the age of the children. So he had several options. Only two options for a set of numbers when multiplied give 72: (2,6,6) and (3,3,8).
After the man said that his eldest son liked chocolate pudding, the man was able to make a choice. Since it is in the second option that one can name the eldest son.
Riddle 11
You are in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove and a gas lamp. You only have one match, what will you light first?
Answer 11:
Match
Riddle 12
You have five bags of gold that look identical, each containing 10 bars.
One of the bags contains fake gold. The only difference between the two is that each piece of fake gold weighs 1.1 grams, while a real bar weighs 1 gram.
You have an accurate digital scale that you can use just once. How can you tell which bag contains fake gold?
Answer 12:
Take 1 bar from the first bag, 2 from the second, 3 from the third, 4 from the fourth, 5 from the fifth. If the weight ends with,1, then the fake gold is in the first bag. If the weight ends in .2, the fake gold is in the second bag and so on.
