Six riddles that reward rereading. Two of them hinge on a word you will skim straight past on the first attempt, and one is a counting problem that most people get wrong by exactly six.
#1easyUnsolved What goes through towns and over hills, but never moves?
Hint: You drive along it to get anywhere at all.Answer: a roadA road runs across the whole country while staying perfectly still.
#2mediumUnsolved What has thirteen hearts but no other organs?
Hint: You shuffle it before you deal.Answer: a deck of cardsA standard deck contains thirteen cards in the hearts suit, ace through king.
#3mediumUnsolved Forwards I am heavy, but backwards I am not. What am I?
Hint: Try spelling the answer in reverse.Answer: a tonA ton is a unit of weight, and reversed it spells 'not'.
#4hardUnsolved A woman has seven daughters, and each of her daughters has one brother. How many children does she have?
Hint: The brother does not need a twin.Answer: eightAll seven daughters share the same single brother, so there are eight children in total.
#5hardUnsolved What can be seen in the middle of March and April, but never at the start or end of either?
Hint: You are looking at spelling, not at the calendar.Answer: rThe letter R sits in the middle of both 'March' and 'April', and at neither end of either word.
#6hardUnsolved You look at a boat absolutely full of people, and yet there is not a single person on board. How is that possible?
Hint: Pay very close attention to the word 'single'.Answer: they are all marriedEvery person aboard is married, so there is not a single person on the boat.