Viral riddles that have stumped netizens, can you answer them?

Riddles and puzzles are something that everyone loves to solve using their brains and problem-solving skills. It makes your thinking muscles work while also having fun. There are some riddles that are more difficult than others and have us scratching our heads for days. 

Here are some of the riddles that have stumped netizens throughout the years. They are sure to make you feel nostalgic. 

Two masked men 

Riddle: A man leaves home on foot one evening, makes three left turns, and arrives back home to find two masked men waiting there. Who are they?

Answer: The catcher and the umpire - the man has made a home run in a baseball game.

The Cabin 

Riddle: There is a cabin in the woods. There are no footprints around the cabin. There are seven people inside that are all dead. They all died at the same time. There is no one else in the cabin. How did the people die?

Answer: It's an airplane cabin; the plane crashed in the woods.

I speak without a mouth 

Riddle: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?

Answer: An echo 

Brothers and sisters, I have none 

Riddle: A man in prison has a visitor. Afterward, a guard asks the inmate who the visitor was to him. The inmate replies: "Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man's father is my father's son." Who was the visitor to the inmate?

Answer: His son 

Fallen fishermen 

Riddle: Four men were fishing in a boat on the lake. The boat turned over and all four men sank to the bottom of the lake. And yet, not one single man got wet. How can this be?

Answer: All the men were married.

The guy who has no eyes

Riddle: There was a man who had no eyes,
He went abroad to view the skies;
He saw a tree with apples on it,
He took no apples off, yet left no apples on it.
 
Answer: It's a plurals problem; the man had only one eye (not eyes), and the tree had only two apples.

A bat and ball 

Riddle: A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

Answer: Five cents

Breakfast time

Riddle: It’s 7 am. You are asleep and there is a sudden knock on the door. Behind the door are your parents, who came to have breakfast. In your fridge: bread, milk (pasteurized!), juice, and a jar of jam. To answer, what will you open first? 

Answer: Your eyes 

Devourer of all things 

Riddle: This thing all things devours,
Birds, beasts, trees, and flowers.
Gnaws iron, bites steel,
Grinds hard stones to meal,
Slays king, ruins towns,
And beats high mountains down.

Answer: Time

Gold treasure 

Riddle: A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hidden. What is it?

Answer: An egg

The beginning of an eternity 

Riddle: I am the beginning of eternity and the end of time and space. The start of every end and the end of every place. What am I?

Answer: The letter 'e' 

Thirteen hearts 

Riddle: What has 13 hearts but no other organs?

Answer: A deck of cards 

Mysterious door 

Riddle: When is a door, not a door?

Answer: When it is ajar 

A trick riddle 

Riddle: What can you sit on, sleep on, and brush your teeth with?

Answer: A chair, a bed, and a toothbrush.