Short Riddles

Short riddles with answers are most often just one or two sentences long. But don’t be fooled, these short riddles could be very tricky as well.

Subtract 6 from 30

How many times can you subtract 6 from 30?

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Not Your Aunt

How could all of your cousins have an aunt who is not your aunt?

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First Thing You See

What is the first thing you see in an emergency but you only see it twice in a lifetime?

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Take Away 2 from 100

How many times can you take away 2 from 100?

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Two Mothers and Two Daughters

Two mothers and two daughters go shopping,they buy one dress each and return with 3 dresses. How can this be?

Answer

The women are a grandmother, a mother and a daughter – the mother is therefore both a mother and a daughter – so there were only 3 people.