Out of Box Thinking riddles to Tickle your Brain

Can you think out of box?
A few days back, I posted Funny Quick Riddles. These were riddles in which one doesn't need to think much as these were neither logical nor mathematical. However, the answers to these riddles were very funny. Those riddles were just for fun. Then I posted Quick Riddles. These riddles were kind of one-liner questions. However, answers to these riddles were not easy and required deep logical thinking. Today I am posting some out of box thinking riddles to tickle your brain.
These riddles will require some out of box thinking to solve. For some of these riddles, one may feel that it's impossible and the question is not correct, but if one thinks out of the box then these riddles can be solved very logically. Let's see how many of these out of box thinking riddle you can solve without looking at the answers. Do share this post with your friends, so that they can also twist their brains with these riddles.

1. Two men went down to the river. There was a boat that could carry only one person at a time. But both the men crossed the river. How did they do it?

2. The 22nd and 24th President of the US has the same parents but they are not brothers and neither they are brother or sister. How is this possible?

3. I am tall when I am young.
I am short when I am old.
I glow when I am alive.
I can die because of your breath.
Who am I?

4. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

5. I went out to a popular tourist destination one morning. I spent the entire day there asking the same question to everyone I came across. Though I met around 1000 people, everybody had a different answer to the question.
What question did I ask?

6. I came first on earth but second on heaven.
I also came twice a week but found just once a year.
I stay away for months but you can find me in February.
What am I?

7. A man makes a house that is square in shape. All the side of his house is facing south. How is this possible?

8. Tina is the daughter of Tom. Tom is the ..... of Tina's father.

9. Fill in the blanks with the same letters in the same order to make the following sentence which is both sensible and grammatically correct.
The _________ Doctor was _______ to operate because he had __________.

10. Two fathers and two sons go to watch the movie. However, they buy only 3 tickets. How is this possible?

11. A basket has 5 Mangoes. How can you divide these 5 Mangoes among 5 people so that each gets one Mango and still there is one Mango left in the basket?

12. When a father is asked what is the skin color of his sons, he answers
They are all white but two, all brown but two, all black but two.
How many sons this person is having?

13. Two girls are born to the same mother at the same time, at the same month and year, and yet they are not twins. How is this possible?


14. A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for five minutes. A little while later, they both go out and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?


To solve these riddles you need to think out of the box. There are many such puzzles on this website that will make you think laterally and out of the box. Do checkout below listed few sets of puzzles that will twist your brain.

List of Out of Box Thinking Puzzles


40 comments:

Simrit Bedi said...

Loved reading your post.. I love riddles and puzzles :)


Srishti@trendtofit said...

Perfect brain exercise to sharpen the brain. Loved it!


Cook with sweetannu said...

My dad and me have a collection of mind solving math games n riddles. We enjoy sitting and solving together. I could relate to your post.


GB said...

Had a great brain exercise early in the morning. Thanks


Pooja Priyamvada said...

this is so good, gonna share it with my kid


Vidhi said...

I enjoyed solving the puzzles. Love doing it. Its a nice post.


Shubhra said...

Great riddles. I enjoyed solving them and my daughter is thrilled that she has new riddles to ask her friends. #MyFriendAlexa #ShubhraReads


aditi said...

Good collection of riddles👍🏻


Kala Ravi said...

Love the quirky riddles you've posted! I couldn't crack many, thankfully the YT video has the answers!


A Lady Lawyer said...

Wow these are too good! I am scratching my head on all of them!
Noor Anand Chawla


Geethica said...

I am so glad I found your blog. My kids are die hard fan of puzzles and that too online. Your site is filled with plenty of them. They will be happy for life long.


Ritu said...

Your blog is indeed a find. You have some really interesting puzzles here. I am definitely following it.


Pr@Gun said...

Loved all your puzzles and guess what my kiddo loved them more and we played and saw videos too. I am a subscriber to your blog and love all your posts. these puzzles churns and refreshes the brain. #PraGunReads #MyFriendAlexa


Supriti said...

This is some amazing collection of puzzles.... Loved each one of them. many of them were new to me. Took me back to my school days. thanks for sharing.


Vartika said...

haha this is awesome, after a long long time, scratching my head over some interesting puzzles. #myfriendalexa #vartikasdiaryreading


Trapti@PrideInWear said...

All puzzles are new to me and they are interesting too��


Swiddle D'Cunha said...

Wow...your blog is nice...my kids love puzzles


Rajesh Kumar said...

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Rajesh Kumar said...

Yes, you are right. Solving puzzles and riddles is brain exercise which will sharpen your brain.


Samidha Mathur said...

Really interesting blog post. Puzzles are something really good for the mind. Thanks for sharing these riddles.

#LovelyReads #MyFriendAlexa


Rajesh Kumar said...

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Jayanthi said...

Lovely riddles...my son will definitely like these...


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Priyal said...

This is something from another blog post, puzzle and Riddle, I am sure kids gonna like it


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