A riddle problem is a question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning, typically presented as a game. Below is a list of the past problem of the week riddles in descending chronological order.
There Are 2 Ducks In Front Of 2 Other Ducks
POW: 09-09-2024
Riddle: There are 2 ducks in front of 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks behind 2 other ducks. There are 2 ducks beside 2 other ducks. How many ducks are there?
Answer: Just four, in a square formation.
If A Boy Blows 18 Bubbles Riddle
POW: 09-02-2024
Riddle: If a boy blows 18 bubbles, Then pops 6 eats 7 and then He pops 5 and blows 1. How many are left?
Answer: 1.
The Ages Of A Father And Son Add Up To 66
POW: 08-26-2024
Riddle: The ages of a father and son add up to 66. The father's age is the son's age reversed. How old could they be? (3 possible solutions).
Answer: 51 and 15. 42 and 24. 60 and 06.
What Arithmetic Symbol Can Be Put Between 2 And 3 So That
POW: 08-19-2024
Riddle: What arithmetic symbol can be put between 2 and 3 so that the resulting number is greater than 2 but less than 3?
Answer: A decimal point. 2.3 is greater than 2 and less than 3.
Four Digit Number
POW: 08-12-2024
Riddle: Find the four digit number in which the first digit is one fourth of the last digit, the second digit is 6 times the first digit, and the third digit is the second digit plus 3. What is it?
Answer: 1694.
Riddle: What two whole, positive numbers have a one-digit answer when multiplied and a two-digit answer when added?
Answer: 1 and 9.
Riddle: There is a clothing store in Bartlesville. The owner has devised his own method of pricing items. A vest costs $20, socks cost $25, a tie costs $15 and a blouse costs $30. Using the method, how much would a pair of underwear cost?
Answer: $45. The pricing method consists of charging $5 for each letter required to spell the item.
What Weighs More A Pound Of Feathers Or A Pound Of Stones?
POW: 07-22-2024
Riddle: What weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of stones?
Answer: The same. They both weigh a pound!
Riddle: Lily is a lilypad in a small pond. Lilly doubles her size each day, On the 20th day she covers the whole pond. On what day was Lily half the size of the pond?
Answer: Day 19, it's not 10 because on day 20 she doubled from day 19, so 19 must be half the size of the pond.
Four Times Older Thank My Daughter Riddle
POW: 07-08-2024
Riddle: 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?
Answer: I am 40 and my daughter is 10.
