Yesterday remains a mystery to many of us. We go about our daily lives often without thinking much about the events of the previous day. To get us pondering the puzzles of the past, here are 85 riddles about yesterday along with their answers:
Riddles about the Time and Date of Yesterday
Let’s start with some riddles about the basic details of yesterday – what day it was, the date, and what time period we’re talking about.
Riddles 1-10
- Yesterday was the day before today. What day was it?
Answer: Whatever the previous day of the week was. For example, if today is Wednesday, then yesterday was Tuesday. - Yesterday’s date was one less than today’s date. What was yesterday’s date?
Answer: If today is the 18th, then yesterday was the 17th. - What does the word “yesterday” specifically refer to?
Answer: The day before today. - If today is Monday, what day was yesterday?
Answer: Sunday - Yesterday was 24 hours ago. What time period does yesterday cover?
Answer: From 12:00am to 11:59pm of the previous day. - Yesterday is considered the recent past. True or false?
Answer: True - How many days ago was yesterday?
Answer: 1 day - What day follows yesterday?
Answer: Today - Yesterday is how many hours ago?
Answer: 24 hours - If today is Friday, yesterday was:
Answer: Thursday
Riddles 11-20
- Yesterday was the _____ day of the week.
Answer: Previous - Yesterday’s date has the same month and year as today’s date. True or false?
Answer: True - How many minutes ago was 12 noon yesterday?
Answer: 1,440 minutes (24 hours) - What day comes before yesterday?
Answer: Two days ago - How many seconds ago was yesterday morning?
Answer: 86,400 seconds (24 hours x 60 minutes x 60 seconds) - Yesterday is considered part of this week. True or false?
Answer: True - If today is Wednesday, yesterday was:
Answer: Tuesday - How many hours ago was 3pm yesterday?
Answer: 21 hours - Yesterday was one day before what day?
Answer: Today - What day is after yesterday and before tomorrow?
Answer: Today
Riddles about Events and Experiences of Yesterday
Now let’s ponder some existential riddles about what we did yesterday and what happened in the world.
Riddles 21-30
- Yesterday is a day you cannot relive. True or false?
Answer: True - What did you do yesterday?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Yesterday has passed and is now history. True or false?
Answer: True - How would you describe yesterday using three words?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What meals did you eat yesterday?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Who did you see or spend time with yesterday?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What did you wear yesterday?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What time did you wake up yesterday morning?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What did you do for work yesterday?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Did anything notable happen in the news yesterday?
Answer: Answers will vary.
Riddles 31-40
- What was the weather like yesterday where you live?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What emotions did you feel yesterday?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What did you learn yesterday?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Did you watch any TV or movies yesterday? What did you watch?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Did you exercise or play any sports yesterday?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What goals did you work toward yesterday?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Did you read anything interesting yesterday?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What was your favorite part of yesterday?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What was the most difficult or challenging part of yesterday?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Did you listen to any good music yesterday?
Answer: Answers will vary.
Imaginative Riddles about Yesterday
These riddles encourage you to use your imagination about yesterday.
Riddles 41-50
- Pretend yesterday never happened. How might today be different?
Answer: Answers will vary. - If you could travel back in time to yesterday, what would you do differently?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Whatlandmark events happened yesterday in history?
Answer: Answers will vary, but should describe imaginary historical events. - Imagine you woke up yesterday with a different identity and life. Who were you? What was your life like?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Pretend you could choose where you lived yesterday. What fictional city or place would you choose?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Imagine if the whole world stopped for five minutes yesterday. What do you think would have happened?
Answer: Answers will vary. - If yesterday was a movie, what actors would star in it and what would the plot be?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Suppose you woke up yesterday with a superpower. What power would you have chosen?
Answer: Answers will vary. - If there was breaking news yesterday, what fictional news would you report?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Pretend you were an explorer yesterday. What uncharted lands would you have discovered?
Answer: Answers will vary.
Riddles 51-60
- Imagine if you woke up yesterday on a pirate ship 200 years ago. What would your adventure have been?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Suppose yesterday was the apocalypse. How would you have spent your last day on Earth?
Answer: Answers will vary. - If yesterday you were magic, what spells would you have cast?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Pretend yesterday you woke up as an animal. What animal would you be and what would you do?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Imagine you owned a restaurant yesterday. What kind of restaurant would it be and what would you serve?
Answer: Answers will vary. - If yesterday you became a famous celebrity, what would you be famous for?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Suppose yesterday you could transform into any mythical creature. What would you become?
Answer: Answers will vary. - If yesterday you discovered you were invisible for the day, what would you do?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Imagine if yesterday you switched lives with your favorite fictional character. Who would it be and what adventures would you have?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Pretend yesterday you woke up on Mars. What would you have explored on the red planet?
Answer: Answers will vary.
Reflective Riddles about Yesterday
These riddles prompt you to reflect philosophically on yesterday.
Riddles 61-70
- How do you think your actions yesterday impacted the world?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Do you wish you had done anything differently yesterday? If so, what?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What did you accomplish yesterday that you are proud of?
Answer: Answers will vary. - How do you think yesterday impacted your future?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What lessons did you learn yesterday that you can apply to your life?
Answer: Answers will vary. - How did yesterday shape who you are as a person?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What quote or saying about yesterday resonates with you?
Answer: Answers will vary. - How has reminiscing about yesterday changed your outlook or mood?
Answer: Answers will vary. - Knowing what you know now, what advice would you give to yourself yesterday?
Answer: Answers will vary. - How has reconnecting with the events of yesterday impacted you?
Answer: Answers will vary.
Riddles 71-80
- Do you think you made the right decisions yesterday? Why or why not?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What emotions or feelings does reflecting on yesterday evoke for you? Why?
Answer: Answers will vary. - How has pondering these riddles about yesterday changed your perceptions?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What were you taking for granted yesterday that you appreciate more today?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What did yesterday teach you about yourself?
Answer: Answers will vary. - If you had insight into how yesterday would unfold, what would you have done differently?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What did you learn yesterday that challenged your assumptions?
Answer: Answers will vary. - How did yesterday impact your relationships or connections with others?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What do you now understand about yesterday that you did not realize before?
Answer: Answers will vary. - How has revisiting yesterday given you perspective?
Answer: Answers will vary.
Riddles 81-85
- Have your thoughts and feelings about yesterday evolved since it happened? How?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What did you forget about yesterday that this reflection has helped you remember?
Answer: Answers will vary. - How has reconnecting with yesterday impacted your motivations or goals today?
Answer: Answers will vary. - What have these riddles about yesterday inspired you to do moving forward?
Answer: Answers will vary. - How can your memories and lessons from yesterday be applied to create a better tomorrow?
Answer: Answers will vary.
Conclusion
Yesterday may be gone, but these riddles have hopefully sparked introspection about the residual impact it has on us today. Although we cannot relive the past, reflecting on it grants us insight. Yesterday’s imprint shapes who we are and who we will become. The memories and lessons last, even when the day is done. While yesterday is behind us, it can guide us on our journeys ahead if we take time to reconnect and unravel its mysteries.
