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.

Drive to the Store

You drive to the store at 20 mph and return by the same route at 30 mph. Discounting the time spent at the store, what was your average speed?

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There was once a soldier who had a brother that was wounded in battle. But the wounded man did not have a brother. How could that be?

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I like to twirl my body but keep my head up high. After I go in everything becomes tight. What am I?

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I am a poison strong enough to kill the sturdiest of men but I have the power to make even the vilest of dishes irresistible. What am I?

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Occurring once in a hundred years and one in thousands. But never in a day or a year or a century. What am I?

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