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.

Ten Horses in Nine Stables

There are ten horses, but only nine stables.

• You can’t put 2 horses in the same stable.
• You can’t make another stable.
• You can’t split a stable in half.

How do you fit all the horses inside?

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Swimming in the Ocean

Imagine you are swimming in the ocean and a bunch of hungry sharks surround you. How do you get out alive?

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No Feet, No Mouth

It runs having no feet and it roars having no mouth. What is it?

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Unseen Roots

What has roots that nobody sees, is taller than trees. Up, up it goes, and yet never grows?

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Number of Triangles

How many triangles can you find in the picture?

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