Paradox Riddles Page 6 of 6
Paradox riddles sometimes have double meanings and you must think outside the box sometimes.
A paradox riddle is a misleading riddle in that it may seem like one answer is correct, but another answer is also correct. Can you solve these paradox riddles?
76. Why is everyone especially tired on April 1st?
77. When is it particularly difficult to catch a train?
78. Four jolly men sat down to play; And played all night till break of day;
They played for money and not for fun, With separate scores for every one.
Yet when they came to square accounts, They all had made quite fair amounts! Can you the paradox explain? If no one lost, how could all gain?
79. How can you eat and study at the same time?
80. I have 2 coins that add up to 55 cents, one is not a nickel, what are the 2 coins?
81. One morning a boy couldn't find his trousers; what did he do?
82. How would you speak about a tailor when you couldn't remember his name?
83. What American author can be considered equal to three-fifths of all other poets?
84. What animal do you look like when you go swimming?
85. Why do some people press the elevator button with their thumb and others use their forefinger?
86. As I was going down the lane,
I met a man who was doing the same;
He tipped his hat an' drew his cane,
And in this riddle I've told you his name.
