11 Fun Riddles for Family and Friends

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An electric train is traveling from east to west, and the wind is blowing from north to south. In which direction does the smoke go?

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It is lighter than a feather, but you can’t hold it for more than two minutes. What is it?

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Jimmy’s mother had three children. The first was called April, the second was called May. What was the name of the third?

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You throw away the outside, eat the inside, then throw away the inside. What is it?

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How do you fix a cracked pumpkin?

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You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but you don’t see a single person on the ship when you look again. Why?

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What two words, added together, contain the most letters?

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What type of cheese is made backward?

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I am four times as old as my daughter. In 20 years’ time, I shall be twice as old as her. How old are we now?

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A man looks at a painting in a museum and says, “Brothers and sisters, I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the painting?

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What breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never breaks?

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