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.

Go Around in Circles

I go around in circles, but always straight ahead. Never complain, no matter where I am led. What am I?

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I start with the letter e, I end with the letter e. I contain only one letter. Yet, I am not the letter e. What am I?

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The day before yesterday John was 17. Next year he will be 20. What day is his birthday?

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Two fathers and two sons leave town. This reduces the population of the town by three. How is this possible?

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What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

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