There is a rich house and a poor one. They are burning. Which house will the police extinguish?
Police don't put out fires, firefighters put out fires
How can a person not sleep for 8 days?
Sleep at night
You enter a dark kitchen. It contains a candle, a kerosene lamp and a gas stove. What will you light first?
A girl is sitting, and you cannot sit in her place, even if she gets up and leaves. Where is she sitting?
She sits on your lap
You are standing in front of three switches. Behind an opaque wall are three light bulbs that are turned off. You need to manipulate the switches, go into the room and determine which light bulb each switch belongs to.
First you need to turn on two switches. After some time, turn off one of them. Enter the room. One light bulb will be hot from the switch on, the second will be warm from the switch off, the third will be cold from the untouched switch.
It is known that among the nine coins there is one counterfeit one, which weighs less than the rest of the coins. How can you identify a counterfeit coin in two weighings using a cup scale?
1st weighing: 3 and 3 coins. The counterfeit coin is in the pile that weighs less. If they are equal, then the fake is in the third pile. 2nd weighing: Any 2 coins from the pile with the lowest weight are compared. If they are equal, then the remaining coin is fake
Two people approach the river. There is a boat at the shore that can only support one. Both people crossed to the opposite bank. How?
They were on different banks
Two fathers, two sons found three oranges and divided them. Everyone got a whole orange. How can this be?
The dog was tied to a ten-meter rope and walked 300 meters. How did she do it?
The rope was not tied to anything
How can a thrown egg fly three meters without breaking?
You need to throw the egg four meters, then it will fly the first three meters intact
The man was driving a large truck. The lights on the car were not turned on. There was no moon either. The woman began to cross the road in front of the car. How did the driver manage to see her?
It was a bright sunny day
If five cats catch five mice in five minutes, how long does it take one cat to catch one mouse?
Five minutes
Is it possible to light a match underwater?
It is possible if you pour water into some container, for example, into a glass, and hold the match below the glass
The boat rocks on the water. A ladder was thrown from it along the side. Before high tide, the water covered only the bottom step. How long will it take for the water to cover the 3rd step from the bottom if during high tide the water rises at 20 cm per hour and the distance between the steps is 30 cm?
Never, because the boat rises with the water
How to divide five apples between five girls so that each gets an apple and at the same time one of the apples remains in the basket?
Give one girl an apple along with a basket
One and a half pike perch costs one and a half rubles. How much do 13 pike perch cost?
Traders and potters. In one city all the people were traders or potters. Merchants always told lies, but potters always told the truth. When all the people gathered in the square, each of those gathered said to the others: “You are all traders!” How many potters were there in this city?
The potter was alone because:
- If there were no potters, then the traders would have to tell the truth that all the other traders are traders, and this contradicts the conditions of the problem.
- If there were more than one potter, then each potter would have to lie that the rest were traders.
There are two coins on the table; they add up to 3 rubles. One of them is not 1 ruble. What coins are these?
1 and 2 rubles
The satellite makes one revolution around the Earth in 1 hour 40 minutes, and the other in 100 minutes. How can it be?
100 minutes is 1 hour 40 minutes
As you know, all Russian female names end with either the letter “a” or the letter “ya”: Anna, Maria, Irina, Natalya, Olga, etc. However, there is only one female name that ends with a different letter. Name it.
What has no length, depth, width, height, but can be measured?
Time, temperature
If it rains at 12 o'clock at night, can we expect sunny weather 72 hours later?
No, because in 72 hours it will be night
Seven brothers have one sister. How many sisters are there in total?
One yacht goes from Nice to Sanremo, the other from Sanremo to Nice. They left the harbors at the same time. For the first hour, the yachts moved at the same speed (60 km/h), but then the first yacht increased its speed to 80 km/h. Which yacht will be closer to Nice when they meet?
At the moment of their meeting they will be at the same distance from Nice
A woman was walking towards Moscow, and three men met her. Everyone has a bag, in each bag there is a cat. How many creatures were heading to Moscow?
Only the woman went to Moscow, the rest went in the other direction
There were 10 birds sitting on a tree. A hunter came and shot one bird. How many birds are left on the tree?
Not a single one - the rest of the birds flew away
The train runs from east to west, and the wind blows from north to south. In which direction does the smoke fly from the chimney?
You are running a marathon and have passed the runner who was running second. What position do you take now?
Second. If you answered that you are now first, then this is incorrect: you overtook the second runner and took his place, so you are now in second position
You are running a marathon and have passed the last runner. What position do you take now?
If you answered that it was the penultimate one, you were wrong again :). Think about how you can overtake the last runner? If you are running after him, then he is not the last. The correct answer is - it is impossible, you cannot overtake the last runner
There were three cucumbers and four apples on the table. The child took one apple from the table. How much fruit is left on the table?
3 fruits, and cucumbers are vegetables
The product first rose in price by 10%, and then fell in price by 10%. What is its value now relative to its original value?
99%: after the price increase, 10% was added to 100% - it turned out to be 110%; 10% of 110% = 11%; then subtract 11% from 110% and get 99%
How many times does the number 4 appear in the integers from 1 to 50?
15 times: 4, 14, 24, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 - twice, 45, 46. 47, 48, 49
You have driven your car two-thirds of the way. At the beginning of the journey, the car's gas tank was full, but now it is one quarter full. Will there be enough gasoline until the end of the trip (at the same consumption)?
No, because 1/4< 1/3
Mary's father has 5 daughters: Chacha, Cheche, Chichi, Chocho. What is the name of the fifth daughter?
A deaf and mute man went into a stationery store to buy a pencil sharpener. He stuck his finger into his left ear and made a spinning motion with the fist of his other hand near his right ear. The seller immediately understood what was being asked of him. Then a blind man entered the same store. How did he explain to the salesman that he wanted to buy scissors?
I just said, he's blind, but not dumb
A rooster has flown to the border between Russia and China. I sat down exactly on the border, absolutely in the middle. Layed an egg. It fell exactly across: the border divides it in the middle. Which country does the egg belong to?
Roosters don't lay eggs!
One morning, a soldier who had previously been on night guard approached the centurion and said that that night he had seen in a dream how the barbarians would attack the fortress from the north that evening. The centurion did not really believe in this dream, but still took measures. That same evening, the barbarians actually attacked the fortress, but thanks to the measures taken, their attack was repulsed. After the battle, the centurion thanked the soldier for the warning and then ordered him to be taken into custody. Why?
Because he slept on duty
There are ten fingers on the hands. How many fingers are there on ten hands?
A plane with English tourists was flying from Holland to Spain. He crashed in France. Where should the surviving (wounded) tourists be buried?
The survivors do not need to be buried! :)
You were driving a bus with 42 passengers from Boston to Washington. At each of the six stops, 3 people got out of it, and at every second - four. What was the driver's name when the driver arrived in Washington 10 hours later?
How about you, because in the beginning it was said that You drove the bus
What can you find in minutes, seconds and days, but not in years, decades and centuries?
How many times can you subtract 3 from 25?
Once, because after the first subtraction the number "25" will change to "22"
Mrs. Taylor's entire bungalow is decorated in pink, with pink light fixtures, pink walls, pink carpets, and a pink ceiling. What color are the stairs in this bungalow?
There are no stairs in the bungalow
In the ancient castle where the prison was located, there were 4 round towers in which prisoners were imprisoned. One of the prisoners decided to escape. And then one fine day he hid in the corner, and when a guard came in, he stunned him with a blow to the head, and he ran away, changing into different clothes. Could this happen?
No, since the towers were round and there were no corners
The 12-story building has an elevator. Only 2 people live on the ground floor; from floor to floor the number of residents doubles. Which button in the elevator of this building is pressed most often?
Regardless of the distribution of residents by floor - button “1”
A pair of horses ran 20 kilometers. Question: How many kilometers did each horse run individually?
20 kilometers
What can stand and walk, hang and stand, walk and lie at the same time?
Is it possible to predict the score of a football match before it starts, and if so, how?
The score of any match before it starts is always 0:0
What can a person increase in diameter by 7 times in a few seconds?
Pupil. When transitioning from bright light to darkness, the diameter can change from 1.1 to 8 mm; everything else either hardly increases or increases in diameter by no more than 2-3 times
A seller at the market sells a hat that costs 10 rubles. A buyer comes up and wants to buy it, but he only has 25 rubles. The seller sends the boy away with these 25 rubles. change it to a neighbor. The boy comes running and gives 10 + 10 +5 rubles. The seller gives the hat and change 15 rubles, and 10 rubles. keeps it for himself. After some time, a neighbor comes and says that 25 rubles. fake, demands to give her money. The seller returns her money. How much money was the seller defrauded of?
The seller was deceived by a counterfeit 25 rubles.
How many animals did Moses take on his ark?
It was not Moses who took the animals into the ark, but Noah.
2 people entered the entrance at the same time. One has an apartment on the 3rd floor, the other on the 9th. How many times will the first person get there faster than the second? Note: They simultaneously pressed buttons on 2 elevators moving at the same speed.
The usual answer is 3 times. Correct answer: 4 times. Elevators usually go from the 1st floor. The first one will travel 3-1=2 floors, and the second 9-1=8 floors, i.e. 4 times more
This riddle is often offered to children. But sometimes adults can rack their brains for a long time to figure out how to solve such a problem, so you can organize a competition: invite everyone to try to solve the problem. Whoever guesses it, regardless of age, deserves a prize. Here's the task:
6589 = 4; 5893 = 3; 1236 = 1; 1234 = 0; 0000 = 4; 5794 = 1; 1111 = 0; 4444 = 0; 7268 = 3; 1679 = 2; 3697 = 2
2793 = 1; 4895 = 3
The main thing is to look at the problem like a child, then you will understand that the answer is 3 (three circles in the writing of numbers)
Two horsemen competed to see whose horse would reach the finish line last. However, things did not go well, both stood still. Then they turned to the sage for advice, and after that they both rode at full speed.
The sage advised the horsemen to exchange horses
One student tells another: “Yesterday our college basketball team won the basketball game with a score of 76:40. At the same time, not a single basketball player scored a single goal in this match.”
Women's teams played
A man walks into a store, buys sausage and asks to cut it, not across, but lengthwise. The saleswoman asks: “Are you a fireman?” - "Yes". How did she guess?
The man was in uniform
The lady did not have a driver's license with her. She did not stop at the railroad crossing, although the barrier was down, then, not paying attention to the “brick,” she moved along a one-way street against the traffic and stopped only after passing three blocks. All this happened in front of a traffic police officer, who for some reason did not consider it necessary to intervene.
The lady was walking
On one Odessa street there were three tailoring workshops. The first tailor advertised himself as follows: “The best workshop in Odessa!” The second is “The best workshop in the world!” The third “outdid” them both.
“The best workshop on this street!”
Two brothers were drinking at a bar. Suddenly, one of them began to argue with the bartender, and then pulled out a knife and, not paying attention to his brother’s attempts to stop him, hit the bartender. At his trial he was found guilty of murder. At the end of the trial, the judge said: “You have been found guilty of murder, but I have no choice but to let you go.” Why did the judge have to do this?
The culprit was one of the conjoined twins. The judge could not send a guilty person to prison without putting an innocent person there as well.
We were traveling in the same compartment: Baba Yaga, Zmey Gorynych, a stupid ensign and a smart ensign. There was a bottle of beer on the table. The train entered the tunnel and it became dark. When the train came out of the tunnel, the bottle was empty. Who drank the beer?
The stupid ensign drank the beer, since the other creatures are unreal and do not occur in life!)
It looks like a wedge, but if you turn it around, it’s a damn thing.
(Umbrella)
* * *
Five closets, one door.
(Gloves)
* * *
A farmer had a flock of eight sheep: three white, four black, one brown.
How many sheep can answer that there is at least one sheep in the flock of the same color as hers?
(None, sheep don't talk)
* * *
He has no tongue, but he will tell the truth.
(Mirror)
* * *
I have neither fire nor heat, but I set everything on fire.
(Lightning)
* * *
Themselves are on horseback, and their legs are behind the ears.
(Glasses)
What sign should be placed between the numbers 5 and 4 so that the answer is less than 5 but greater than 4?
(You need to put a comma)
* * *
What can't a person live without?
(No name)
* * *
It's not a bird, but it flies.
(Bat)
* * *
What can't you hold in your hands?
(Water)
* * *
It is not found in the forest,
She's alone in the river
Doesn't fit in the shed
And there are 2 of them in the wallet!
(Letter K)
* * *
How to jump from a ten-meter ladder without getting injured?
(If you jump off the bottom step)
* * *
He doesn’t know grief, but she sheds tears.
(Cloud)
* * *
You walk and walk, but you can’t find the end.
(Earth)
* * *
What in the world is not:
no measure, no weight, no price?
(Fire)
* * *
The blue tent covered the whole world.
(Sky)
* * *
Without a head, but with horns.
(Month)
* * *
What flies without wings and burns without fire?
(Sun)
* * *
The gray-haired grandfather at the gate covered everyone's eyes.
(Fog)
* * *
It is not a bird that flies, it is not a beast that howls.
(Wind)
* * *
Where can you neither walk nor drive?
(Swamp)
* * *
Not a bird, but flying, with a trunk, not an elephant,
(Fly)
* * *
How is a horse different from a needle?
(First you sit on a needle, then you jump,
to get on a horse: first you jump, then you sit down)
* * *
There is a tongue, but it does not speak,
It has wings, but it doesn't fly.
(Fish)
* * *
In winter it stretches out, and in summer it curls up.
(Scarf)
* * *
Peas scattered on seventy roads,
No one will pick him up:
Neither the king, nor the queen, nor the red maiden,
(hail)
* * *
The baron has it, but the emperor does not.
Bogdan is in front, and Zurab is behind.
The grandmother has two, but the girl has none.
What is it about?
(About the letter "B")
* * *
Shakes his wet beard over a dry furrow.
(Watering can)
* * *
Yesterday it was, today it is and tomorrow it will be.
(Time)
* * *
How do day and night end?
(Soft sign)
* * *
What goes from city to city, but does not move?
(Road)
* * *
It's not fire, it burns.
(Freezing)
* * *
White carrots grow in winter.
(Icicle)
* * *
What disease do you not get on land?
(Nautical)
* * *
What comes first in Russia and second in France?
(Letter "P")
* * *
Two nails fell into the water. What is the Georgian's last name?
(Rusted)
* * *
(Secret)
* * *
Ducks were flying: one in front and two behind,
One behind and two ahead,
One between two.
How many were there in total?
(Three)
* * *
From birth, everyone is dumb and crooked.
They will stand in a row and start talking!
(Letters)
* * *
We saw it and were glad
But we still look away.
(Sun)
* * *
They have teeth, but don't bite.
(Rake)
* * *
One day, a collector of old money saw a coin in an antique store with the date on it: 175 BC. The Roman coin was damaged, but was of great value. However, its cost was not high. The collector didn't buy it. Why?
(The collector realized that it was a fake.
The master who made the coin did not know that he “lives BC”)
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Lying on his back - no one needs him.
Lean it against the wall - it will come in handy.
(Ladder)
* * *
What female name ends with a b sign?
(Love)
* * *
You can tie it, but you can’t untie it.
(Talk)
* * *
What stands among the Volga?
(Letter L)
* * *
They say it here, but you can hear it in Moscow. What is this?
(Telephone)
* * *
No intelligence, but more cunning than the beast.
(Trap)
Vova and Sasha were playing in the attic. Vova’s face was stained with soot, but Sasha’s remained clean.
When the guys came down, they looked at each other in the light of day, but it wasn’t Vova who went to wash,
and Sasha. Why?
(Sasha looked at Vova and decided that he, too, had gotten dirty and went to wash himself.
And Vova didn’t even think that he could be grimy)
* * *
You are in an airplane seat, a car is driving in front, a horse is galloping behind.
Where are you?
(On the carousel)
* * *
There are roads - you can’t drive through,
There is land - you can’t plow,
There are meadows - you can’t mow them,
There is no water in rivers, seas, oceans.
(Geographic map)
* * *
The more there are, the less weight. What is this?
(Holes)
* * *
If you have the acumen,
Then answer the question:-
Who has a heel behind his nose,
Or is there a nose in front of the heel? ...
(At the shoes)
* * *
Everyone tramples on me, and that only makes me better.
(Path)
* * *
Imagine that you are running a marathon.
You managed to overtake the second athlete.
Where did you find yourself?
(If you overtook the second one, it means you took his place, and,
therefore, run second, not first)
* * *
What is impossible to hold, although it is lighter than a feather?
(Breath)
* * *
What can only be taken in the left hand, but never in the right?
(Right elbow)
A riddle is a metaphorical expression in which one object is expressed through another that has some, even remote, similarity with it; Based on the latter, a person must guess the intended object.
In ancient times, a riddle was a means of testing wisdom; now it is a folk pastime. Riddles are found among all peoples, no matter what stage of development they are at. A proverb and a riddle differ in that a riddle needs to be guessed, while a proverb is a teaching. Material from Wikipedia. We bring to your attention 15 of the most difficult riddles in the world. At the same time, we also give answers so that you can immediately determine whether you are able to solve them.
The answer is hidden and is located on a separate page of the site.
- Two people approach the river. There is a boat at the shore that can only support one. Both people crossed to the opposite bank. How did they do it?
They were on different banks.
- Vasily, Peter, Semyon and their wives Natalya, Irina, Anna are 151 years old together. Each husband is 5 years older than his wife. Vasily is 1 year older than Irina. Natalya and Vasily are 48 years old together, Semyon and Natalya are 52 years old together. Who is married to whom, and how old is someone?
Vasily (26) - Anna (21); Peter (27) - Natalya (22); Semyon (30) - Irina (25).
- Do not write anything or use a calculator. Take 1000. Add 40. Add another thousand. Add 30. Another 1000. Plus 20. Plus 1000. And plus 10. What happened?
5000? Wrong. The correct answer is 4100. Try using a calculator.
- Jackdaws flew and sat on sticks. If they sit down one at a time, there’s an extra jackdaw; if they sit down in twos, there’s an extra stick. How many sticks were there and how many jackdaws were there?
Three sticks and four jackdaws.
- Mr. Mark was found murdered in his office. The cause turned out to be a bullet wound to the head. Detective Robin, examining the murder scene, found a cassette recorder on the table. And when he turned it on, he heard Mr. Mark's voice. He said: “This is Mark speaking. Jones just called me and said that in ten minutes he would be here to shoot me. There is no use in running. I know this footage will help the police arrest Jones. I hear his footsteps on the stairs. The door opens..." The assistant detective suggested that Jones be arrested on suspicion of murder. But the detective did not follow his assistant's advice. As it turns out, he was right. Jones was not the killer, as was stated on the tape. Question: why did the detective become suspicious?
The tape in the recorder was reviewed at the beginning. Moreover, Jones would have taken the tape.
- Third-graders Alyosha and Misha walk from school and talk:
“When the day after tomorrow becomes yesterday,” said one of them, “then today will be as far from Sunday as the day that was today, when the day before yesterday was tomorrow.” What day of the week did they talk?On Sunday.
- The hare and cat together weigh 10 kg. Dog with hare - 20 kg. Dog with cat - 24 kg. In this case, how much will all the animals weigh together: the hare, the cat and the dog?
27 kg. (solution .)
- There was a stone on the seashore. An 8 letter word was written on the stone. When the rich read this word, they cried, the poor rejoiced, and the lovers parted. What was that word?
Temporarily.
- There is a prison, next to a hospital. There are rails around them, and on the rails a train moves around at high speed. One boy needs to go to his grandfather in prison, and one girl needs to go to her grandmother in the hospital. How can they do this if the train doesn't stop?
The boy needs to throw the girl under the train, then he will go to prison, and the girl to the hospital.
- What Russian word can be written from right to left, turned upside down, mirrored, and it will still remain unchanged and not lose its meaning?
It.
- Which bird do you need to pluck feathers from to get morning, afternoon, evening, night at once?
Day.
- Teresa's daughter is my daughter's mother. Who am I to Teresa?
1. Grandmother.
2. Mother.
3. Daughter.
4. Granddaughter.
5. I am Teresa.Write your option in the comments.
Riddle 1
You are the pilot of an airplane flying from London to Berlin with two transfers in Paris. Question: what is the pilot's last name?
Your last name (at the beginning of the riddle “are you flying...”)
Riddle 2
You enter a dark room. The room has a gas stove, a kerosene lamp and a candle. You have a box with 1 match in your pocket. Question: what will you light first?
Riddle 3
A businessman bought a horse for $10, sold it for $20. Then he bought the same horse for $30, and sold it for $40. Question: what is the total profit of the businessman from these two transactions?
Riddle 4
There is a hare in the forest. Rain is coming. Question: under which tree will the hare hide?
Under the wet
Riddle 5
Who walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, and 3 in the evening?
Human. In infancy on all fours, then on two, then with a stick
Riddle 6
It was raining heavily. A bus was driving along the road. All the people on the bus were asleep, only the driver was awake. Question: What was the driver's name and what was the license plate number of the bus?
Because of the rain, the bus number cannot be seen, and the driver Tolya (only - Tolya)
Riddle 7
2 people go to meet each other. Both are exactly the same. Question: which of them will say hello first?
More polite
Riddle 8
The dwarf lives on the 38th floor. Every morning he gets into the elevator, gets to the 1st floor and goes to work.
In the evening, he enters the entrance, gets into the elevator, gets to the 24th floor, and then walks to his apartment.
Question: why does he do this?
Can't reach the right elevator button because he's a dwarf
Riddle 9
Dog-3, cat-3, donkey-2, fish-0. What does a cockerel equal? And why?
Cockerel-8 (kook-re-ku!), dog-3 (woof), cat-3 (meow), donkey-2 (ya), fish-0 (does not make sounds)
Riddle 10
The 12-story building has an elevator. Only 2 people live on the ground floor; from floor to floor the number of residents doubles. On which floor in this building is the elevator call button pressed most often?
On the ground floor, regardless of the distribution of residents by floor.
Riddle 11
The peasant needs to move a wolf, a goat and a cabbage across the river. The boat is so small that besides the peasant, only one more (passenger) can fit in it. But if you leave a wolf with a goat, then the wolf will eat it; if you leave a goat with cabbage, then the cabbage will be eaten. What should a peasant do?
The crossing must begin with the transportation of a goat. Then the peasant returns and takes the wolf, which he transports to the other bank and leaves it there, but takes the goat back to the first bank. Here he leaves him and transports the cabbage to the wolf. And then, when he returns, he transports the goat.
Riddle 12
Exam at a military school. The student takes a ticket and goes to get ready. The teacher smoked a cigarette and occasionally tapped his pencil on the table. A minute later he approaches the teacher. Without asking anything, he puts a 5. The happy student leaves. Clarify the situation.
The teacher wrote on the table with a pencil in Morse code: “Whoever needs an A, come here, I’ll give it to you.” Only one student was military-like vigilant and paid attention to the teacher’s encryption. For this he received 5.
Riddle 13
What lifts you up and brings you down, while constantly being in the same place?
Escalator
Riddle 14
A barrel of water weighs 50 kilograms, what needs to be added to make it weigh 15 kilograms?
Riddle 15
What kind of stones do you think are not in the river?
Riddle 16
Which hand do you think is best for stirring coffee with cream and sugar?
The hand that holds the spoon.
Riddle 17
Tell me, what can you hold without touching it with your hands?
Your breath
Riddle 18
The man got caught in the rain and had nowhere and nothing to hide. He came home all wet, but not a single hair on his head was wet. Why?
He was bald
Riddle 19
What word always sounds wrong?
The word "wrong"
Riddle 20
Two horns - not a bull, six legs without hooves, when it flies - it howls, when it sits - it digs the ground.
Riddle 21
A metal can was placed on the edge of the table, tightly closed with a lid, so that 2/3 of the can hung from the table. After some time, the can fell. What was in the jar?
Piece of ice
Riddle 22
Imagine that you are a pilot. Your plane flies from London to New York for seven hours. Airplane speed 800 km/h. How old is the pilot?
As much as you, because you are a pilot
Riddle 23
An electric train goes with the wind. Where does the smoke go?
The electric train has no smoke
Riddle 24
Why don't polar bears eat penguins?
Bears live at the North Pole, and penguins live at the South Pole.
Riddle 25
When a chicken stands on one leg, it weighs 2 kg. How much will she weigh if she stands on two legs?
Riddle 26
One egg is boiled for 3 minutes. How long will it take to cook 2 eggs?
Riddle 27
When is the sky lower than the earth?
When you look into the water
Riddle 28
What can't go into even the biggest pot?
Its cover
Riddle 29
What are the last teeth a person develops?
Artificial
Riddle 30
Why doesn't the cuckoo make nests?
Because he lives in the clock
Riddle 31. Series of 4 riddles
How to put a giraffe in the refrigerator in 3 steps? The refrigerator size is huge
Open the door, put the giraffe in, close the door.
How to put an elephant in a refrigerator in 4 steps?
Open the door, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant, close the door.
The lion called all the animals to a meeting. All but one showed up. What kind of animal is this?
The elephant, it's in the refrigerator.
You need to swim across a wide river that is infested with crocodiles. How can I do that?
ARITHMETICAL AND LOGICAL RIDDLES
Grandma Dasha has a grandson Pasha, a cat Fluff, and a dog Druzhok. How many grandchildren does grandma have?
The thermometer shows plus 15 degrees. How many degrees will these two thermometers show?
Sasha spends 10 minutes on the way to school. How much time will he spend if he goes with a friend?
My father's child, not my brother. Who is this?
There are 8 benches in the park. Three were painted. How many benches are there in the park?
My name is Yura. My sister only has one brother. What is the name of my sister's brother?
The loaf was cut into three parts. How many cuts were made?
What is lighter than 1 kg of cotton wool or 1 kg of iron?
(Equal)
The truck was heading to the village. On the way he met 4 cars. How many cars were going to the village?
Two boys played checkers for 2 hours. How long did each boy play?
(Two hours)
The miller went to the mill and saw 3 cats in each corner. How many legs are there in a mill?
A famous magician says he can place a bottle in the center of a room and crawl into it. Like this?
(Anyone can crawl into the room)
One driver did not take his driver's license with him. There was a one way sign, but he went in the opposite direction. The policeman saw this, but did not stop him. Why?
(The driver walked)
Can it rain two days in a row?
(No, there is night between them)
What will happen to the crow when she turns 7 years old?
(The eighth will go)
You can jump into it while moving, but you cannot jump out of it while moving. What is this?
(Airplane)
Born twice, dies once. Who is this?
(Chick)
What can’t you pick up from the floor by your tail?
(Ball of thread)
Who walks while sitting?
(Chess player)
What always increases and never decreases?
(Age)
A pan was placed on the edge of the table, tightly closed with a lid, so that two-thirds of the pan hung from the table. After some time the pan fell. What was in it?
The more you take from it, the more it becomes... What is this?
The girl fell from the second floor and broke her leg. How many legs will a girl break if she falls from the fourth floor?
(Maximum one, since the second leg is already broken)
The boy walks home from school for 30 minutes. How many minutes will it take 3 boys to cover the same road?
(In 30 minutes)
Where was Moses when the candle went out?
(In the dark)
The 9-story building has an elevator. 2 people live on the first floor, 4 people on the second, 8 people on the third, 16 on the fourth, 32 on the fifth, etc. Which button in the elevator of this building is pressed more often than others?
(First floor button)
When is the best time for a black cat to get into the house?
(When the door is open)
A soldier walked past the Eiffel Tower. He took out a gun and fired. Where did he end up?
(To the police)
When a house is built, what is the first nail driven into?
(In a hat)
What goes up and down the mountain, but remains in place?
What does half an orange look like most?
(For the second half of the orange)
Two went - three milk mushrooms were found. Four are following, how many milk mushrooms will they find?
(No one)
There are 25 coconuts in a box. The monkey stole all the nuts except 17. How many nuts were left in the box?
(17 nuts left)
Guests have come to your place, and in the refrigerator there is a bottle of lemonade, a bag of pineapple juice and a bottle of mineral water. What will you open first?
(Fridge)
What comb should you use to comb your hair?
(Petushin)
Which month has 28 days?
(There is a 28th day in every month)
What is not eaten raw, but cooked and thrown away?
(Bay leaf)
Which month is the shortest?
(May - it only has three letters)
What will happen to the red ball if it falls into the Black Sea?
(He'll get wet)
Which hand is better to stir tea?
(It’s better to stir with a spoon)
What question cannot be answered with “yes”?
("Are you sleeping?")
What question cannot be answered with “no”?
("You are alive?")
What nose doesn't smell?
(Nose of a shoe or boot, spout of a teapot)
How many eggs can you eat on an empty stomach?
(One thing. Everything else will be eaten not on an empty stomach)
It’s given to you, and people take advantage of it. What is this?
Can an ostrich call itself a bird?
(No, because he can't speak)
The man was driving in the car. He didn’t turn on the headlights, there was no moon, and there were no lights along the road. An old woman began to cross the road in front of the car, but the driver braked in time and no accident occurred. How did he manage to see the old woman?
(It was day)
Which ear can't hear?
(Ear (ear) at the mug)
What can you see with your eyes closed?
How long can you go to the forest?
My father's son, not my brother. Who is this? Where does the water stand? What is visible only at night?
(Myself) (In the well) (Stars)
A flock of ducks was flying: two in front, two behind, one in the middle and three in a row. How many are there in total?
A son and father and a grandfather and grandson walked in a column. How many are there?
