Riddles and brain teasers are among the oldest games people have played with one another since the dawning of modern humans. They are a universal way of weeding out those who can discern important information from the irrelevant. Riddles are designed to stump us, to trick us, and to otherwise make us give an incorrect answer or admit we don't know something.
Perhaps you are someone that considers himself or herself to be smarter than the average person. If so, you will likely be better adept at solving riddles than most of your peers. Being able to answer riddles better than the average person makes you more competent, sharper and quick-witted than the rest. You could serve various roles in society well with your mental acuity.
If you would like to find out if you are indeed smarter than average then you will want to take this quiz, solve these riddles, and see how well you can do.
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If You Score 14 on This Riddle Quiz, You're Smarter Than Average Person Questions
What has a head and a tail but no body?
An unfortunate horse
A jellyfish
An earthworm
A coin
What word is always spelled incorrectly in the dictionary?
Pneumonia
None of these
Onomatopoeia
Dictionary
What type of coat is always wet when you first put it on?
A coat you kept in a tub of water
A coat of paint
A raincoat
A bad coat
What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
A deck of cards
An earthworm
A cow
A squid
Poor people have it, rich people need it, and if you eat it, you'll die. What is it?
Nothing
Bitcoin
Poison
KFC's Double Down Sandwich
What gets wetter as it dries?
Paint
A towel
An umbrella
A faulty hairdryer
What travels the world while staying in one corner?
A stamp
Someone using Google Earth
A frightened cat
A satellite
What tastes better than it smells?
KFC's Double Down Sandwich
Salmon
Durian
A tongue
What is used to bat but never gets hit and is near a ball that is never thrown?
Eyelashes
A baseball glove
A terrible baseball player
None of these
When you are given one of these you will either have two or none. What is it?
Pokemon battle
Shoes
A choice
A red pill or blue pill
What loses its head in the morning and gains it back at night?
The Moon
A pillow
The headless horseman
An angry person
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
A heart
A promise
A toy your older sibling won't give up
Who/What makes more money as they drive their customers away?
A shopkeeper
A taxi driver
Blockbuster
A lawyer
No matter how scarce food becomes in the Arctic, the people there will not eat native penguins. Why not?
Penguins are awesome
Penguins aren't native to the Arctic
There are better alternatives
Penguin meat is poisonous
A 20-year-old man has only had 5 birthdays. How is this possible?
He did not celebrate the other 15 birthdays
His mother was pregnant with him for 15 years and 9 months
He was in a coma for 15 years
He was born on February 29th
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Also KFC’s Double Down Sandwich? Why?
It was soooo easy I didn’t struggle One Bit!
That was too easy