Logic Riddles

10 fish are in a tank. 2 Drown, 4 Swim away, and 3 Die. How many are left?

A bike rider is traveling north at 25 mph, a car passes the bike rider going north at 40 mph. At the same time the bike rider passes a jogger running north at 5 mph. Which will move away from the bike rider at a faster pace, the car or the jogger?

A boy throws a baseball. It travels 40 feet and then goes right back to the boy. How is that possible?

A claustrophobic person gets on a train. The train enters a tunnel just as it is leaving the station. Where is the best place for him to sit?

A girl is sitting in a house at night that has no lights on at all. There is no lamp, no candle, nothing. Yet she is reading. How?

A grandmother, two mothers and two daughters went shopping together and everyone bought one purse each. How many purses did they bring home all together?

A man goes upstairs to grab his time machine. He walks downstairs then goes back in time 200 years. Why did he go downstairs?

A man is able to contact his long lost brother who has never met. They agree to meet. When the brother arrives he is able to instantly pick him out from the crowd. How is that possible?

A man is twenty years old but has only had five birthdays. How is that possible?

A man wants to buy a used car. He finds a beautiful Buick for $9500, but he buys it without paying a dime. How did he manage this?

A man was sitting on his couch and searching for the English Channel. How did he find it?

A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven’t eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

A town has only two barbers. One of the barbers has a nice, tidy haircut, and the other has a shaggy, messy haircut. Which barber should you go to?

A train just leaves a station and enters a tunnel. Where is the best place for a claustrophobic person to sit?