Fabulous Riddles for Families
Tantalize the brains of your family and friends with these mind thrilling riddles. Riddles challenge thinking skills and are so much fun to ask and attempt to answer. These are great to include on trips, drives in the car, at mealtime, or anytime when you and your family are waiting. Tell some riddles and watch the fun interactions ignite.
A man was outside taking a walk, when it started to rain. The man didn’t have an umbrella and he wasn’t wearing a hat. His clothes got soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?
The man was bald.
How can you throw a ball as hard as you can, to only have it come back to you, even if it doesn’t bounce off anything?
Throw the ball straight up in the air.
A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays for three days, then leaves on Friday. How did he do it?
His horse’s name was Friday.
What can run but can’t walk?
Water
You have a 5 gallon bucket and a 3 gallon bucket with as much water as you need, but no other measuring devices. Fill the 5 gallon bucket with exactly 4 gallons of water.
First fill the 5 gallon bucket all the way up. Pour it into the 3 gallon bucket until it is full. Empty the 3 gallon bucket. Pour the remaining 2 gallons into the 3 gallon bucket. Fill the 5 gallon bucket all the way up. Finish filling the 3 gallon bucket.
What’s full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
What do the numbers 11, 69, and 88 all have in common?
The read the same right side up and upside down.
How far can a dog run into the woods?
The dog can run into the woods only to the half point of the woods after that the dog would run out of the woods.
I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven, for when you take the S away you are left with Even
What word looks the same backwards and upside down?
SWIMS
A boy fell off a 30 meter ladder but did not get hurt. Why not?
He fell off the bottom step.
Using only addition, how do you add eight 8’s and get the number 1000?
888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000.
What never asks questions but is often answered?
A doorbell
Imagine you’re in a room that is filling with water. There are no windows or doors. How do you get out?
Simply stop imagining
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footprints
