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.

Break Me, Touch Me, Lose Me

If you break me, I do not stop working. If you touch me, I may be snared. If you lose me, nothing will matter. What am I?

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Have Legs but Walk Not

I have legs but walk not, a strong back but work not, two good arms but reach not, a seat but sit and tarry not. What am I?

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When I Live I Cry

When I live I cry, if you don’t kill me I’ll die. What am I?

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Asks but Never Answers

What asks but never answers?

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All Chickens Are Liars

If a chicken says, “All chickens are liars”, is the chicken telling the truth?

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