Lateral Thinking Riddles

Riddles that require thinking completely outside the box15 riddles

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HardLateral
I have cities but no houses live there. I have mountains but no trees grow. I have water but no fish swim. I have roads but no cars drive. What am I?
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HardLateral
When does tomorrow come before yesterday?
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MediumLateral
What is at the end of a rainbow?
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MediumLateral
I make your left hand your right hand and your right hand your left. I show you yourself but not as others see you. What am I?
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MediumLateral
What has no beginning, no middle, and no end?
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MediumLateral
The more it dries, the wetter it becomes. What is it?
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HardLateral
I am white when dirty and black when clean. What am I?
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MediumLateral
A teacher asks a student to spell wrong. The student spells W-R-O-N-G. Was the student right or wrong?
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MediumLateral
How many months have 28 days?
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HardLateral
The faster you run, the harder I am to catch. Yet I am always the same distance ahead of you. What am I?
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HardLateral
What is half of 8? There are two correct answers.
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You must throw me away to use me. You only use me once. I am essential on birthdays. What am I?
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MediumLateral
What does a ceiling have that a floor does not?
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If a ship captain has 15 fish and the sea is full of sharks, how many fish does he have?
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HardLateral
A bear walks one mile south, one mile east, then one mile north and ends up exactly where it started. What colour is the bear?
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