Challenge: Try to Solve These 20+ Tricky Riddles in Less Than 5 Minutes

Defining the boundaries of a riddle can be tough. Some riddles are mathematical, others are tricky, and then there are those that twist words around to make the answer more of a joke. But riddles are an ancient art, as can be seen by the world’s most ancient riddles, from the time of Sumerians to Aristotle. New or old, solving riddles makes us happy.

Bright Side searched for some fun riddles to crack for you to start the New Year with a mental workout. Here’s to a smarter world.

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How many of these riddles could you successfully crack? Which of these made you truly rack your brain for the answer?