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.

Point in One Direction

I only point in one direction, but I guide people around the world. What am I?

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I have no eyes, ears, tongue, or nose. Yet I see, hear, taste, and smell everything. What am I?

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What has three feet but cannot walk?

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They have no flesh nor feathers nor scales nor bones. Yet they have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they?

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If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?

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