Smiling Guards

Two guards were on duty outside a barracks. One faced up the road to watch for anyone approaching from the North. The other looked down the road to see if anyone approached from the South. Suddenly one of them said to the other, "Why are you smiling?"

How did he know his companion was smiling?




Similar Riddles

Can you find a five letter word that is left with only two letters if one is removed?

Asked by Neha on 20 Jul 2021


A man and a dog were going down the street. The man rode, yet walked. What was the dog’s name?

Asked by Neha on 10 Mar 2022

In the below-given picture of a pretty girl, there is something wrong. Can you find out what it is?

Funny Girl Puzzle

Asked by Neha on 20 May 2025


Why is it very easy to weigh a fish?

One Line Funny Riddle

Asked by Neha on 14 May 2024

The dirtier I get, the whiter I look. Who am I?

Asked by Neha on 12 Jan 2026

You are playing a game with your friend Jack. There are digits from 1 to 9. You both will take turn erasing one digit and adding it to your score. The first one to score 15 points will win the game.

Would you want to play first or second?

PS: The sum should be exactly 15.

Asked by Neha on 16 Dec 2020


A man started to town with a fox, a goose, and a sack of corn. He came to a stream which he had to cross in a tiny boat. He could only take one across at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. How did he get them all safely over the stream?

Asked by Neha on 05 Mar 2022

You are stuck on an island where you have nothing. You find four pieces of paper somewhere on the island. What will be your strategy to escape from the island safely?

PS: No other resource is available to you on the island, neither can you build anything.

Asked by Neha on 11 Oct 2025

A boy purchased a book from a bookkeeper and gave him $100.
The cost of the book is $50 but the bookkeeper has no change, so he gets the change from the next shop and returns the boy his $50.

After some time the next shopkeeper came with the $100 note and told the bookkeeper that the note was a fraud, so he took the money back.

How much loss did the bookkeeper face?

Asked by Neha on 25 Dec 2025


In two decks of cards, what is the least amount of cards you must take to be *guaranteed* at least one four-of-a-kind?

Asked by Neha on 11 Nov 2025

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Challenging

There is a cryptic organization called Cicada 3301 that posts challenging puzzles online, possibly to recruit codebreakers and linguists.