Medium Riddles

What belongs to you, but others use it more than you do?

What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish?

You have a fox, a chicken, and a sack of grain. You need to cross a river in a small boat that can only hold you and one other item. If left alone, the fox will eat the chicken, and the chicken will eat the grain. How do you get all three across safely?

A basketball player scores 18 points in a game. All of his shots were either 2-pointers or 3-pointers. He scored exactly twice as many 2-pointers as 3-pointers. How many 2-pointers did he score?

I’m not a bird, but I can fly. I’m not a river, but I flow. I’m not alive, but I grow. What am I?

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

A man buys a horse for $60, sells it for $70, buys it back for $80, and finally sells it for $90. How much profit did he make?

A drawer contains 10 blue socks and 10 red socks. Without looking, how many socks must you take out to ensure you have a matching pair?

What shape has the most sides?

You have 9 identical looking balls but one weighs slightly more than the others. Using a balance scale, what’s the minimum number of weighings to find the heavier ball?