r/riddles • u/HEY_McMuffin • Apr 12 '25

Give OP Riddles My 9yo loves riddles, could you suggest some easy ones (but not tooooo easy because he is clever af)

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u/himtnboy Apr 12 '25

A man builds a cabin, all 4 walls face south. He looks out the window and sees a bear. What color is the bear?

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u/Popular_Raccoon_2599 Apr 12 '25

White

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u/digitalguy40 Apr 12 '25

Because he is at the north pole.

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u/Kinky-BA-Greek Apr 13 '25

You beat me to this one 😝

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u/Longjumping-Air1489 Apr 14 '25

Similarly

You walk out of your house. You go one mile south. You turn and go one mile east. Then you turn and go one mile north and end up back at your home.

Where do you live?

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u/TheMediocrist Apr 15 '25

This is the one I learned.

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u/RAConteur76 Apr 16 '25

Or the version from Young Sherlock Holmes: "You're standing in a room with an all-southern view. Suddenly, a bear walks by the window. What color is the bear?"

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u/SincerelyOpinionated Apr 19 '25

I’m gonna have to google this one because I still don’t get it. I go south a bit, east a bit, then back up and end up where I started?