Mindbenders


Mindbenders are riddles that are more simple and easier to solve. Many involve trying to trick you by stating information in a different way or leaving out something important. Like the real riddles, these are easier to solve after you get the hang of them, since many are based on the same tricks. For more help, read riddle hints. Note: Answer mindbenders with a capital letter at the beginning.



It's a holiday, and Austin hops into his car and starts to drive. He drives for hours in only one direction and covers hundreds of miles. When Austin stops the car and gets out, he's in the same place that he started.
In what US state did Austin drive?

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Ben has a high profile and an easily recognizable face. Ben's home sits near water, but has been attacked many times by land. Security guards protect the home 24 hours a day, while Ben entertains visitors, poses for pictures, and goes about his buisness without thinking about the attacks.
What city does Ben live in?

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While John drives their two-seater sports car, he and Marsha are having an intense conversation. Bob has a seat belt on, but Marsha doesn't. Suddenly, a car from the other side of the road swerves and hits their car head on. Their car is totaled, with equal damage on the driver's side and the passenger's side. John ends up with two broken legs and a broken pelvis, but Marsha doesn't have a scratch on her body.
How is this possible?


A woman is accused of a crime, tried in an American court of law, and found guilty. The woman has not killed anyone or committed treason, yet the judge orders the death penalty.
What was the woman convicted of?

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A group of famous people are always seen together, even though some have never even met eachother. What's more, although outsiders have seen them together, if you could talk to some members of the group, they wouldn't even be aware of the rest of the group's existence.
What is the last name of the oldest member of the group?

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A group of men and women take care of a large number of horses near the ocean. Every day in the summer, people come from miles to see the horses run. The horses run all day and most of the night, stopping for only short breaks. The men and women never feed the horses, even thought they are their sole source of income.
How is this possible?


A famous man has plotted the deaths of well over 100 people, many of them royalty. Some survived the plots, but all are now dead. The man is famous the world over for what he's done, yet he's never been tried by a court of law.
What is the man's last name?

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In California, a man breaks something that can't be repaired. He, and others, continue to braek this thing on a regular basis. The world finds out about theses actions, but tkes no actions against him. The thing that they broke was not widely disliked, yet they are praised by many.
What did they break?


A masked man is attacked by a gang of five men who shoot at him, then quickly flee. The masked man survives, but the gang returns again and again, then finally quits. The masked man moves to a new location, but the gang attacks again and he utimately moves back to his original spot. Suddenly, the gang goes up in cheers when one the their shots misses the masked man.
What is the masked man's profession?


Jill is driven to a government building from her home. She meets an official, who travels with her for a time then directd her back to the building. At the building, Jill is fingerprinted and photographed, even though she has committed no crime. Jill drives home with a smile on her face.
Why was she so happy?




Last edited: 10-1-MM