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.

Up Down Cold Hot

I am up when you are not. I am cold when you are hot. What am I?

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I see without seeing, to me, darkness is as clear as daylight. What am I?

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Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men?

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When I take five and add six, I get eleven, but when I take six and add seven, I get one. What am I?

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Beulah died in the Appalachians, while Craig died at sea. Everyone was much happier with Craig’s death. Why?

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