Tricky riddles that fool almost everyone
Twelve riddles with a twist. The answer is simple once you hear it, which is exactly why people groan. Send one to your group and wait.
Rekha's mother has four children. The first three are named East, West and North. What is the name of the fourth child?
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Rekha
What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?
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Your left elbow
Before Mount Everest was measured, which was the highest mountain in the world?
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Mount Everest. It was the highest even before anyone measured it.
A plane crashes exactly on the border of two countries. In which country are the survivors buried?
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Nowhere. Survivors are not buried.
Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
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The word "incorrectly".
Raju rode into a village on Sunday, stayed for three nights and rode out on Sunday. How?
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His horse is named Sunday.
What goes up and never comes down?
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Your age
I am full of holes, but I can still hold water. What am I?
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A sponge
What begins with T, ends with T and has T in it?
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A teapot
A boy fell off a ladder with twenty steps, but he was not hurt at all. How?
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He fell off the bottom step.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
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The letter M
If you have me, you want to share me. Once you share me, you no longer have me. What am I?
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A secret