(Suppose each circuit breaker maps to only one light.) To your chagrin, you discover none of the 100 circuit breakers is labeled, and you face the daunting prospect of matching each circuit breaker to its respective light. The circuit breaker box in your new house is in an inconvenient corner of your basement. Riddle #5: Our Circuit Breaker Riddle Is Pure Evil. The King’s Orders / How Many Eggs? / The Gold Chain / Pickleball / Circuit Breaker / Two Trains, Two Grandmas / Ant Math / Peppermint Patty / Great American Rail Trail / A Cruel SAT Problem / Movie Stars Cross a River / Tribute to a Math Genius / One Belt, One Earth / Elbow Tapping / Whiskey Problem / Doodle Problem / Stumping Scientists / What ’ s On Her Forehead? / Keanu for President / Who Opened the Lockers? Got it wrong? No worries, you have 19 other riddles to test out. When you think you’ve got the right answer, click the link at the bottom of each riddle to find the solution. So go grab a pencil and a piece of scratch paper and prepare to rip your hair out (and we really do mean that in the best way possible). Let’s work through the toughies together.

With difficulties ranging from easy, to moderate, to hard, there’s something here for everyone. Who says mind-bending logic puzzles are just for kids? We’ve come up with 20 brand-new riddles for adults to test your critical thinking, mathematics, and logic skills.

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