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.

Throw The Butter

Why did the man throw the butter out of the window?

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A girl was ten on her last birthday, and will be twelve on her next birthday. How is this possible?

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I have a cat that has three kittens, Tip, Top, and Topsy. What is the mother’s name.

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A is father of C and D is son of B. E is brother of A. If C is sister of D, how is B related to E?

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Emma is Willy’s niece, but she’s not Ginny’s niece, even though Ginny is Willy’s sister and Willy isn’t married. How is Emma related to Ginny?

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