Brain Teasing Riddles

Riddle Me This: 30 Riddles to Pick Your Brain

Are you a riddle lover? If yes, then here is a challenge for you. A witch had kidnapped three married women and turned them into rose bushes long ago. However, one of the women, who had children, begged the witch to let her see her family. Surprisingly, the witch agreed and took the woman to her home for one night, and turned her back into a rose bush the next morning. The witch was not aware that the woman's husband had followed her back to save her. He looked at three identical rose bushes and figured out which one was his wife. Can you guess how?

Well, the rose bush his wife had been turned into didn't have any dew on the leaves. Clever, right?

In another scenario, a woman called the police to report that her grandmother's ring had been stolen. When the detective came to her house, she saw shards of broken glass on the ground and dirty footprints. However, instead of looking for the thief, she arrested the woman who had made the call. Can you tell why?

The shards of glass would have been inside the house if someone had indeed broken into the house. The window was broken from the inside, most likely to stage the robbery.

In another instance, a man called his wife from the office and said he would be home by eight. He arrived home at two minutes past eight, but his wife was still very angry with him. Why?

The wife was angry because she thought the man would be home by 8 PM, but he came home at 8:02 AM.

A small shop in New York is called Seven Bells, but there are eight bells hanging outside the store. The owner can easily correct this mistake but chooses not to. Why?

Initially, it was indeed just a mistake, but over time the store owner noticed that people often came inside to point out the inconsistency, and this started to increase his sales.

In another scenario, a queen had a bowl of golden apples, which were her most treasured possession. However, one day, one of the apples went missing. She gathered all the members of the court in the throne room and told them she knew how to find the thief. Each of them had to touch a rusty pot with a rooster inside while the lights were off. The rooster would crow when the criminal touched the pot. Strangely, the rooster didn't crow throughout the whole procedure. Despite this, the queen knew who had stolen the apple. Can you guess how?

By touching the pot, the members of the court ended up with rust on their hands. However, the thief was too scared to touch the pot in case the rooster crowed, so they didn't have any rust on their hands.

Moving on, a rich man named James Leonard was attacked in his house on a Sunday afternoon. The maid, the cook, the butler, the gardener, and James's wife were in the house at that time. When the police asked for their statements, the maid said she was laying the table, the cook said she was cooking breakfast, the butler said he was polishing silverware and dishes, the gardener said he was planting tomato seeds, and the wife said she was reading a book. Who do you think attacked Mr. Leonard?

It was the cook. You don't cook breakfast in the afternoon.

Dennis is a talented architect who has designed a unique skyscraper, and the construction works are about to start. However, his boss asked him to show a group of specialists from a competitor company around the site. The only condition was that they weren't allowed to take any photos. Dennis did as he was told, but when the group was going to leave, he asked the security, realized that the cafe had been recently renovated, yet the sign outside had not been changed. How did he know?

He noticed that the sign outside had the old logo of the cafe, which was different from the new one he saw on the menu board.

A woman was found dead in her apartment. The cause of death was determined to be a bullet wound to the head. The detective interviewed the victim's husband, brother, and neighbor who were the only people who had access to the apartment. The husband said he was out of town on business, the brother said he was out of town on vacation, and the neighbor said she was watching TV all night. Who killed the woman?

It was the neighbor. If she was watching TV all night, she would have heard the gunshot and called the police, but she did not do so.

A man was found dead on the floor in his office. The detective found a gun and a cassette recorder on the desk. When he pressed the play button on the recorder, he heard the man's voice saying, "I can't go on any longer. I have decided to end my life." The detective knew that the man did not commit suicide. How did he know?

If the man had committed suicide, he would not have been able to turn off the cassette recorder, as it was out of reach from where he was lying on the floor.

A man walked into a bar and ordered a drink. The bartender took out a gun and pointed it at him. The man said thank you and walked out. Why did the bartender point the gun at him?

The man had the hiccups and the bartender pointed the gun at him to scare him, which made the hiccups stop.

A man was driving his car when he heard a loud noise. He got out of the car and saw that one of the tires had blown out. He noticed a nearby gas station and started to walk towards it. After walking for a few minutes, he realized that he had left his wallet in the car. He then turned back to get it, and when he arrived, he saw that his car had been stolen. How did the thief manage to steal the car?

The thief let the air out of another tire, which caused the man to walk back to the car, leaving the car unattended and ready for the thief to steal.

That's it for the riddles. I hope you enjoyed them!