Hard Riddles for Adults

Hard riddles for adults, as the name suggests, may not be so 'brain teasing' for all. They might be easy for some and equally daunting to solve for others. Solving riddles depends on the way a person perceives and understands the question; if it clicks, you get the answer! Some apply direct logic and some 'beat around the bush' to get to the answer. As I had mentioned in my previous article 'trick questions and answers' that I would be coming up with more of such 'stuffs', so here it is for you to play tough and get more intense to solve these hard riddles for adults. All the best!..

Let's start with some hard riddles to solve with answers based on numbers, letters, words and logic. Play smart!...

Hard Riddles With Solutions

#1. There is this 6 digit number! The tens digit is 2 more than the ones digit. The hundreds digit is 2 less than the tens digit. Now the hundreds digit is again equal to the thousands digit. The ten thousands digit is 2 more than the thousands digit and the hundred thousands digit is 2 less than the ten thousands digit. What is the digit?

       

#2. How will you behead sixty eight and leave eighteen?

       

#3. An apple begins with me and age too. I am in the midst of a man and foremost in every apprehension. You will find me in everyday and see me in all Autumns. It's a pity that you cannot see me in the air and yet it's so wonderful to be a part of the great Atlantic ocean! Guess what am I?

       

#4. My 1st brother studies aerodynamics, my 2nd builds different engines. My 3rd brother is just an illustration and my fourth is as wise as an owl. About me? I am unanimous to whatever you say! Find us all!

       

#5. Name any word that becomes shorter even if you add 2 more letters to it?

       

#6. From which 7 letter word, if you take out 4 letters, you will have one left?

       

#7. There was this magician who was playing some smart tricks on the road side. One boy went to him and the man said to the boy, "I will just touch your forehead and write your actual name on this paper. If I am wrong then I will give you some of my magic stuffs, otherwise you have to give me $50." The boy agreed as he thought that no matter what name he writes, he will deny it. At the end, the boy was the one who lost the bet. How?

       

#8. Some pencils are erasers. All erasers are papers. Some papers are pens and some pens are erasers. So pencils are obviously pens? True or false?

       

Here are some more tricky and hard riddles with simple answers to refer to but before this, you can check out more on math riddles and puzzles.

#9. A gorilla has more hair than a chimpanzee. That is the reason why they lay on their side to keep themselves warm during winters! Do you know which side of these creatures have more hair?

       

#10. A boy in my neighborhood was full of letters. What was his name?

       

#11. You cannot see him in the same way as you see others. His voice is different from what you hear. He is always with you when you are alone or in a crowd. He listens to each and every word you utter and he is your best friend but speaks to you once in a blue moon? Who's he?

       

#12. You live in a place wherein, 6 months is extreme summer and the other 6 months, the mercury goes 'really really' down! You own a lake where there is a small island. You want to build a house over there and need to carry the required stuffs. Sadly, you have no boat, ship or anything which you can use to transport all the materials to the island! What will you do in order to carry the stuffs to the island?



#13. Danny was running really late for something. So he got his father's black Mustang and whooshed away in no time. His lights were not working for some reason, and even the moon was not out. Suddenly a cat was crossing the street and he missed it by a fraction. How did Danny see the animal?



#14. I went to Paris, I went to Spain, I have been to New York and I will be going to Japan. And all this I do by simply sitting in a corner? Who am I?



#15. Francelia killed almost 100 people, and was accountable for a damage of $4.7 Million. Yet she was not pressed with any charges. Why?



So, this was it for my hard riddles for adults with answers, for this article. Till I hunt and get some more of such riddles and tricky questions, enjoy finding the answers to the ones which I have cited above and be the coolest 'brain teaser' of your neighborhood!