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Hardest Riddles

Halt! Have you tried our hard riddles yet? You should try them before trying our hardest riddles. If you have, and they are too easy for you, then WELCOME to the toughest, most difficult riddles we have to throw at you. Good luck, you're going to need it, and a big brain too.

What Is It?
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What falls on the water but never gets wet?
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Canaries into Space
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NASA was considering sending canaries into space to study them under zero gravity. The project was scrapped when someone realized that in spite of having sufficient water supplies, they could die of dehydration within a few hours. Why?
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A Man Rode Out of Town
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A man rode out of town on Sunday, he stayed a whole night at a hotel and rode back to town the next day on Sunday. How is this possible?
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I Can Run But Never Walk...
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I can run but never walk, Have a mouth but never talk, Have a head but never weep, Have a bed but never sleep. What am I?
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Trip With a Fox
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A man went on a trip with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn. He came upon a stream which he had to cross and found a tiny boat to use to cross the stream. He could only take himself and one other - the fox, the goose, or the corn - one at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. How does he get all safely over the stream?
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I Connect People
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I connect two people, but I touch only one. What am I?
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Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more...
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Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more, On the kitchen floor; All the horses, all the men, Couldn’t drive Hick-a-more, Hack-a-more, Off the kitchen floor.
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What Has Roots That Nobody Sees...
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What has roots that nobody sees, Is taller than trees, Up, up it goes, And yet never grows?
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Riddle Me This...
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Riddle me, riddle me, rin-е-go, mother gave me some seeds to sow. The seeds were black, the ground was white. If you riddle me that, you'll escape my bite. What are they?
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I'm Both Weak and Strong
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I'm so weak that a little wind can move me. I'm so strong that when you cut me with a knife, it leaves no track. What is it?
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Weight in My Belly
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Weight in my belly, Trees on my back, Nails in my ribs, Feet I do lack. What am I?
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A House Full...
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A house full, a hole full, but you can never gather a bowl full. What is it?
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The Pearls of Night
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We are the pearls of night stolen in the light of day. What are we?
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What Falls...
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What falls but never breaks?
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A Weird Pattern
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123 = 0 4235 = 0 656 = 2 5390 = 2 8890 = 6 1001 = 2 19235 = 1 What is 123456789?
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5 Pirates Find Gold
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5 pirates are parting ways after finding a treasure of 100 pieces of gold. The pirates decide to split it based on a vote. Each pirate, from oldest to youngest, gets to propose a plan on how to split the gold. If at least 50 percent of the other remaining pirates agree on the plan, that is how they will split the gold. If less than 50 percent of the pirates agree, the pirate who came up with the plan will be thrown overboard. Each pirate is smart, greedy, and wants to throw as many others overboard as possible without reducing the amount of gold they get. What plan can the first (oldest) pirate propose to live and get as much gold as possible?
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Going o’er London Bridge
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As I was going o’er London Bridge, I heard something crack. Not a man in all England can mend that! What is it?
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The Hard Triangle Riddle
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This is a hard one: How many triangles are in this complicated picture?
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Cannot Be Seen
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All about, but cannot be seen, Can be captured, cannot be held No throat, but can be heard. What is it?
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What Mysterious Dust Is It?
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An old woman sweeps behind the house, but the dust turns up at your doorstep. What is it?
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An Ever Changing Creature
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What is that which, while it lives, constantly changes its habit, That is buried before it is dead, and whose tomb is valued wherever it is found?
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I Walk in the Wind
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Walks in the wind but stands where there's moist, Counts time, stops clocks, Swallows kingdoms, gnaws rocks. What is it?
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What Natural Phenomenon Am I?
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I am all that you see, yet I’m nothing at all, and from you, I will flee. Formed of deception, I will twist your perception. Wherever I'm rising, I warp the horizon. What am I?
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A Busy Boat
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You see a boat filled with people, but there isn’t a single person on board. How is this possible?
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Touched But Unseen
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What can be touched, but can’t be seen?
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What Day Is It?
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A group of campers have been on vacation so long, that they've forgotten the day of the week. The following conversation takes place. Darryl: What's the day? I don't think it is Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Tracy: Well that doesn't narrow it down much. Yesterday was Sunday. Melissa: Yesterday wasn't Sunday, tomorrow is Sunday. Ben: The day after tomorrow is Saturday. Adrienne: The day before yesterday was Thursday. Susie: Tomorrow is Saturday. David: I know that the day after tomorrow is not Friday. If only one person's statement is true, what day of the week is it?
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My First
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My first is in wield, sever bones and marrow. My second is in blade, forged in cold steel. My third is in arbalest, and also in arrows. My fourth is in power, plunged through a shield. My fifth is in honour, and also in vows My last will put an end to it all. What am I?
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What Natural Phenomenon Am I?
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The moon is my mother, The sea is my dad. I have a million brothers. When I reach land, I'm dead. What am I?
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Can't Be Seen, Can't Be Felt
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It can't be seen, can't be felt, can't be heard and can't be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills, and empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after, ends life and kills laughter. What is it?
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I Had No Father...
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I had no father, only a grandfather... I shall bear no sons, only daughters. What am I?
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