17 Logic Riddles That Will Challenge Even the Smartest Minds
These riddles aren’t about rhymes or silly wordplay. They’re about pure logic.
The kind that makes you pause, scratch your head, and say, “Wait… what?”
Whether you're warming up your brain for the day or testing your reasoning under pressure, these 17 logic-based riddles are made to challenge—and occasionally stump—even the sharpest minds.
Logic Riddles 🧩
A man pushes his car to a hotel and tells the owner he’s bankrupt. Why?
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many does he have left?
What comes next in this sequence: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11…?
You’re in a room with three light switches and one bulb in a closed room. You can only enter the room once. How do you figure out which switch controls the bulb?
Two fathers and two sons go fishing. They catch three fish. Each gets one. How is this possible?
Which weighs more: a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
You see a room with no windows, three people are inside, but only two walk out. Where’s the third?
A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. He calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet or using a bridge. How?
I have two coins that add up to 30 cents. One of them is not a nickel. What are the coins?
There’s a clothing store where everything costs $1. Shirts are $1, pants are $1, but a suit is $2. Why?
How can you divide 10 apples among 10 people so that one apple remains in the basket?
If three people each take half a cake, how can there still be half left?
You see a dead man in a locked room with 53 bicycles. What happened?
You have a 5-liter jug and a 3-liter jug. How can you measure exactly 4 liters?
You’re running a race. You pass the person in second place. What place are you in?
A man builds a square house with all sides facing south. A bear walks by. What color is the bear?
A plane crashes on the border of the U.S. and Canada. Where do they bury the survivors?
Ready to Test Your Brain?
- Play fun and tricky riddles
- Challenge yourself daily with fresh brain teasers
- Perfect for all ages — kids, teens, and adults