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Teenagers think they know everything, so use that to your advantage by asking them to crack these riddles for teens.

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Two people were playing chess and both won. How did this happen?

They were playing against other opponents

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A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He stayed in town for three days and rode out on Friday. How was that possible?

Friday was the name of his horse.

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What eight-letter word remains a word as you keep removing one letter from it?

Starting.

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It has four fingers and a thumb but isn’t alive. What is it?

A glove

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Tom is younger than Dave but older than Jill. Lou is older than Sally who is older than Tom. Dave is older than Lou. Who is the middle child?

Sally.

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What is heavy going forward but not going backward?

Ton.

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What goes up and never comes down?

Your age.

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What can go through glass without breaking it?

Light.

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What comes up to let us go, or goes down to make us stay?

An anchor.

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Here’s a list of sports: golf, darts, tennis, cricket, football, badminton. Which should come next: archery, boxing, squash, gymnastics, or baseball?

Gymnastics.

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I start in little but I end in full, you’ll find me in half and complete.

The letter “l.”

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What question can you never answer yes to?

Are you asleep?

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I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

Seven.

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What word is always spelled wrong?

Wrong.

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There is an electric train which is headed towards the east. So, where does the smoke go?

There is none: An electric train produces no smoke.

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I am a ball that rolls but can’t bounce or be thrown.

An eyeball.

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