“Find the Intruder” riddles are always fun. They challenge players to identify the odd element out; what doesn’t quite belong. Perfectly suited for events, team-building sessions, or even family gatherings, these puzzles bring a touch of challenge to any setting.
Below, you’ll find 28 carefully selected riddles. Feel free to reuse them however you like; no attribution needed. Have fun and happy solving!
01. Find the intruder among the kitties
Difficulty: ⭐
Hint:
Look at their fur.
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3. This one is the only cat with long hair!
02. They like water
Difficulty: ⭐
Hint:
Do you swim?
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5. The plane doesn’t swim!
03. Nice beverage
Difficulty: ⭐
Hint:
Hot or Cold?
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3. The iced tea is the only cold beverage here!
04. Colorful things
Difficulty: ⭐
Hint:
Think about the color.
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5. The red apple is the intruder!
05. Find the intruder among the games
Difficulty: ⭐⭐
Hint:
What do they hit during the game?
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4. Hockey is the only game that doesn’t use a ball!
06. Many flags: Find the intruder
Difficulty: ⭐⭐
Hint:
Country.
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4. Brazil is the only country! All the others are organizations.
07. Up to the sky
Difficulty: ⭐⭐
Hint:
Look up!
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3. The ostrich doesn’t fly!
08. Playing music
Difficulty: ⭐⭐
Hint:
Can you play it if there’s a power outage?
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1. The acoustic guitar doesn’t need electricity to work!
09. Find the intruder among cute animals
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
One lays eggs, the others don’t.
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3. The duck isn’t a mammal.
10. These are arthropods: Find the intruder
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
Which one doesn’t have 6 legs?
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5. The scorpion isn’t an insect.
11. Firearms: Find the Intruder
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
One doesn’t fire bullets.
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5. The DAO-12 fires shells, not bullets!
12. Transportation: Find the intruder
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
Public.
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1. The car is the only individual transportation.
13. Find the intruder hidden among these famous people
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
Money!
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3. Jared Leto is the only one who is not a billionaire.
14. Some symbolic
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
One is the 13th sign. Or it’s not considered a sign at all.
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2. The snake isn’t part of the 12 astrological signs!
15. Matter matters
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
One isn’t “🤘”
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3. Bottles are not metal.
16. Fast cars
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
Every one of these brands has green, white, and red colors, except one.
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2. Bugatti is not from Italy!
17. War during the middle age
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
Think of a game.
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2. The catapult isn’t a chess piece.
18. Tech companies: Find the intruder
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
Country.
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1. Spotify is the only non-American company here! It’s from Sweden.
19. It moves
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
Wheels matter.
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4. The Leclerc Main Battle Tank doesn’t have wheels! It uses tracks.
20. Find the intruders among these locations
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
One of them is located on a completely different continent.
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1. New York City isn’t in Asia!
21. Opposite locations
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
North or South?
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3. London is the only location in the Northern Hemisphere.
22. 5 Countries: Find the intruders
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
Flags are: 1. Madagascar, 2. Mauritius, 3. Kazakhstan, 4. Australia, 5. Cyprus
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3. Only Kazakhstan is not an island!
23. Music album from the 2000s
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
Do you like pop-punk?
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1. The album “Monkey Business” isn’t considered pop-punk music contrary to the rest.
24. Again, find the intruders among these tech platforms
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
One isn’t social.
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2. ChatGPT is the only one that’s not a social network.
25. Let’s do some botanic
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
One is not a herb.
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3. The rose isn’t an herb like the others!
26. Find the intruders among these elements
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
Perfect gas or just solid?
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1. Silicon is the only non-perfect gas element of the list!
27. Japanese masterpieces
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
One isn’t made by the same studio.
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2. Full Metal Alchemist isn’t made by Studio Ghibli!
28. 5 country one access
Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hint:
1. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2. Czech Republic, 3. Kazakhstan, 4. Switzerland, 5. Botswana. 🛥️
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is the only country that has access to the sea.
Some other riddles
These find-the-intruder riddles are based on pictures; we also have visual riddles. Check them out! Also, feel free to look at our numerous other puzzles.
- 15 best Visual Riddles to challenge your brain
- 20 famous lateral thinking riddles and their answer
- 15 Challenging Logic Puzzles and Their Answers
- 20 math riddles (with answers) to challenge your minds
If you want to create your own riddles, you can contact me or get a 30 minutes demo. I would be happy to help you create your puzzle game for your colleagues, family or friends!
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