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.

Holds Keys Without Locks

I am a box that holds keys without locks, yet they can unlock your soul. What am I?

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Travel Far Before You Turn It over

You have to travel far before you turn it over. What is it?

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Iron Horse with a Flaxen Tail

An iron horse with a flaxen tail. The longer the horse runs, the shorter his tail becomes. What is it?

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I Am Always There, Some Distance Away

I am always there, some distance away, somewhere between land or sea and sky I lay, you may move toward me, yet distant I’ll stay. What am I?

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Flies When It Is Born

What flies when it’s born, lies when it’s alive, and runs when it’s dead?

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