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.

Take One Away Is Twelve

I am six letters. When you take one away I am twelve. What am I?

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What Is Broken but Right Two times a Day

What is broken but right two times a day?

Answer

A clock. A broken clock will still be right two times a day.

Is Is Not Not Not Is Not Is Is Is Is Not Is Not Is It Not

Add punctuation to the following phrase to make something grammatically and logically coherent:
is is not not not is not is is is is not is not is it not

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Two Hourglasses

You have two hourglasses, a 7 minute one and an 11 minute one. Using just these two hourglasses, how can you accurately time 15 minutes?

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1.5 Teenagers 1.5 Pizzas 1.5 Days

If one and a half teenagers can eat one and a half pizzas in one and a half days, how many pizzas can 9 teenagers eat in 3 days?

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