Can you answer
Can you answer
the sphinx’s
the sphinx’s
riddle? Give it
riddle? Give it
a try on page 7!
a try on page 7!
Can you answer
Can you answer
the sphinx’s
the sphinx’s
riddle? Give it
riddle? Give it
a try on page 7!
a try on page 7!
Turn to page
Turn to page
27 to figure out
27 to figure out
secret rebus
secret rebus
messages!
messages!
Turn to page
Turn to page
27 to figure out
27 to figure out
secret rebus
secret rebus
messages!
messages!
Use the secret
Use the secret
code on page 44 to
code on page 44 to
solve the mystery
solve the mystery
of the lobster’s
of the lobster’s
nickname!
nickname!
Use the secret
Use the secret
code on page 44 to
code on page 44 to
solve the mystery
solve the mystery
of the lobster’s
of the lobster’s
nickname!
nickname!
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Mysterious Puzzles, Secret Codes, and
Brain Teasers to Unravel and Solve!
“All is a riddle, and
the key to a riddle is
another riddle.”
– RALPH WALDO EMERSON
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ANCIENT RIDDLES
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
Can you solve riddles created centuries ago?
CLASSIC RIDDLES
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
An assortment of riddles that have challenged generations!
REBUS RIDDLES
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
A picture is worth a thousand words.
RIDDLE DETECTIVE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34
Follow the clues to reveal the answers to these riddles.
FUNNY RIDDLES
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
Share these riddles to make family and friends smile.
BRAIN-TEASING RIDDLES
. . . . . . . . . .
60
Solving these puzzling riddles takes a clever mind.
ANSWERS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
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Simply put, riddles are something challenging to understand.
Sometimes they are a question with a surprising answer.
Riddles make you think. And when you find the
answer to the riddle, you might just feel a
little smarter, or start laughing!
What is a Riddle?
ANCIENT RIDDLES
Riddles have been entertaining and challenging people for
at least 4,000 years! The oldest riddle that was written down is
from Ancient Sumeria, which was located where Iraq is today.
It was written about 1900 B.C.
Ancient Sumeria is also the civilization with the oldest surviving
writing system!
Here’s the world’s oldest riddle. Can you
figure out the answer? Think it over,
