Sometimes, people have heard the riddle before and will know the answer right off the bat. The trick is to let them squirm a little bit thinking of the possible answers before eventually letting them know the answer! When they finally hear the answer to the clever riddle, there will be a 'Ah ha!' moment, which is generally a lot of fun. They can be fun to ask your friends or family at a dinner table. A riddle is a statement or question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved.
