Is Your Family Smart Enough to Solve These 11 Tricky Riddles?

There are all sorts of ways to be smart, and when it comes to things like solving tricky riddles, book smarts aren’t always the way to go. If you’re got your family working together, though, you’ve probably got all kinds of brains, right?

You’ll need to pool all of your smarts if you want to solve these 11 riddles – they’re pretty tough!

11. Sounds scary.

Riddle: With pointed fangs, I sit and wait. With piercing force, I crunch out fate. Over bloodless victims proclaiming my might, eternally joining in a single bite. What am I?

Answer: A stapler.

10. It has it all.

Riddle: I have mountains with no stone, lakes with no water, cities with no buildings, and towns with no people. What am I?

Answer: A map.

9. Sort of alive.

Riddle: I have mountains with no stone, lakes with no water, cities with no buildings, and towns with no people. What am I?

Answer: An echo.

8. Slowly dying.

Riddle: You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin but slow when I’m fat and the wind is my mortal enemy. What am I?

Answer: A candle.

7. He wasn’t even mad.

Riddle: A woman shoots her husband then holds him underwater for five minutes. Next, she hangs him. Right after, they enjoy dinner together. How is this possible?

Answer: She took a picture of him and developed it in a dark room prior to dinner.

6. An interesting life.

Riddle: I come from a mine but always get surrounded by wood. Everyone uses me. What am I?

Answer: Pencil lead.

5. Think carefully.

Riddle: I have keys but no locks and space with no rooms. You can enter but you can’t go outside. What am I?

Answer: A keyhole.

4. A family affair.

Riddle: A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. So, how is D related to A?

Answer: A is D’s uncle.

3. To the letter.

Riddle: What are the next three letters in this combination: OTTFFSS?

Answer: E N T (eight, nine, and ten).

2. Do this first.

Riddle: First, think of the color of clouds. Next, think of the color of snow. Now, think of the color of a full bright moon. What do cows drink?

Answer: Water.

1. Don’t take the “you” literally.

Riddle: First you eat me, and then you get eaten. What am I?

Answer: A fishhook.

I definitely needed some help with these, how about you?

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