Some of the hardest riddles and brain teasers are incredibly simple questions that have been around for years. In the time that it’s taken to find the Higgs Boson, build affordable electric cars, and hack an iPhone, the world is still having trouble figuring out who had Einstein’s fish. If you’re someone who likes to relax with a nice mystery, these hard brain teasers are the perfect way to spend an afternoon (or longer). Your IQ might even go up a few points, who knows?! If you think you’re ready, start digging into these questions and riddles that most people can’t solve.
Up The Down Chimney
What can go up a chimney down but can’t go down a chimney up?
Answer:
Apparently when this riddle was thought up, losing umbrellas via the chimney was a real problem. If you haven’t figured it out yet, a closed umbrella can go up a chimney, but an open one can’t go down
Return To Sender
If you eat me, my sender will eat you. What am I?
Answer:
To solve this you have to think about adjectives for “send”: throw, give, cast, etc. What do you cast? If you guessed a fishhook, then you figured out the answer.
Return To Sender
If you eat me, my sender will eat you. What am I?
Answer:
To solve this you have to think about adjectives for “send”: throw, give, cast, etc. What do you cast? If you guessed a fishhook, then you figured out the answer.
The Worst Four-Letter WordThis four-letter word is always done tomorrow. We’re out of tea, the ultimate sorrow! Without the eye, you owe me some money. No sugar, no nectar, no sweetness, no honey. Four-letter word, if by chance you choose, you can never win, you can only lose! What is the four-letter word?
Answer:
Let’s break this down into some simpler language. What four-letter word carries the cliche of always starting tomorrow? A diet. But what about the other clues? Diet without the “T” is “die,” the ultimate sorrow. Diet without the “I” is a phonetic-ish spelling of “debt.” And if your diet is a success, it means you’ve lost weight
Long Live The King!
