Trick riddles can be a little frustrating when you can’t answer them, yet they still make you chuckle.
Even when you’re thinking seriously, sometimes you see the answer and feel let down, like, “That’s all it was?” Questions like “What’s something that waits for you from the morning?”, “What’s the smallest number in a deck of cards?”, or “Why were there no injuries in the elevator accident?” and so on.
In this article, we’ll introduce fun trick riddles you’ll want to share with someone right away.
Why not think them over with family and friends and spread some smiles?
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Trick quizzes and riddles (1–10)
The older sister ate five bowls and the younger sister ate three bowls of rice. Who ate more?
See the answer
younger sister
My older sister ate five bowls of rice, and my younger sister ate three times that—so 15 bowls—therefore the correct answer is the younger sister!
Spring, summer, autumn, winter — which is the longest in a year?
See the answer
one year
There are five options: spring, summer, autumn, winter, and a year. The longest is a year, which includes all four seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
What was the first creature Momotaro encountered?
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human being
The first animal to join Momotaro as a companion was a dog. However, the first living beings he met after being born from the peach were the old man and the old woman—that is, humans.
A 10-person elevator broke and fell. Yet nobody was injured. Why is that?
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Because no one was riding (it)/Because nobody was on it.
If an elevator breaks and falls down, you’d normally expect serious injuries, but the key point here is that there was no one inside at the time. It says it’s a 10-person elevator, but it doesn’t say anyone was actually riding it. In other words, no one was in the elevator, so no one was injured.
Taro’s mother has five children. The first is Ichiro, the second is Jiro, the third is Saburo, and the fourth is Shiro. Now, what is the name of the fifth child?
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Taro
When you hear Ichirō, Jirō, Saburō, and Shirō, you feel like answering, "Gorō!" right? But take a closer look at the problem statement. It says, "Tarō-kun’s mother..." In other words, the fifth child’s name has already appeared in the text. This is the kind of question that could trip you up when asked orally!
The dog is ‘dog’ in English, the elephant is ‘elephant’—then what about kappa?
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raincoat
When creatures are lined up, it makes you think of the yokai kappa, doesn’t it? By the way, I’ve heard that the yokai kappa is simply written as “Kappa” in English.
Roses, tulips, sunflowers—which flower has thorns?
See the answer
There is no correct answer.
The thorns on roses are on the stem. None of these flowers have thorns on the blossom, so “no correct answer” is the correct answer!