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.

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.

A one-seeded fruit I may be, but all of your calendars are full of me. What am I?

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What word do all dictionaries spell wrong?

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You begin reading a book that is three hundred pages long. If you read half of the remaining book each day, how long would it take you to finish it?

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When purchased together, a pair of binoculars and the case cost $100. If the binoculars cost $90 more than the case, how much does the case cost?

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