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.

O R E N O D W

Make one word from all the following jumbled letters: o r e n o d w

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An explorer found a silver coin marked 7 BC. He was told it was a forgery. Why?

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Terry is half as old as Alice was when Alice was five years older than Terry is now. How old is Terry now?

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A man is alone on an island with no food and no water, yet he does not fear for his life. Why is it so?

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I only point in one direction, but I guide people around the world. What am I?

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