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.

Barrel Weighs 20 Pounds

A barrel of water weighs 20 pounds. What must you add to it to make it weigh 12 pounds?

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You bought me for dinner but never eat me. What am I?

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What word is right when pronounced wrong, but is wrong when pronounced right?

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Rearrange the letters:
NOR DO WE
to make one word.

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If a brother, his sister, and their dog weren’t under an umbrella, why didn’t they get wet?

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